WIFORCE Seminars: Knowledge brokering in the Swedish forestry sector
How does knowledge influence forestry practices and policies? In this seminar, Jimmy Jönsson explores the historical role of knowledge brokering in the Swedish forestry sector.
Date: 6 November 2026
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
Language: English
Organiser: Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research (WIFORCE)
Location: Online
A knowledge broker is someone who distributes knowledge to form commitment to policy—be it a researcher, research communication officer, journalist, or someone else. Drawing on studies in the project “Forest Knowledge in Action” (funded by Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation), this seminar highlights the historical role of knowledge brokering in the Swedish forestry sector, primarily in a transitional context.
Speaker: Jimmy Jönsson, researcher in History of Ideas and Sciences, Lund University.
Jimmy leads the research project Forest Knowledge in Action, which is part of WIFORCE-HS, a research initiative that focuses on forests and forestry from humanities and social sciences perspectives.
About WIFORCE Seminars
WIFORCE Seminars is a new monthly online seminar series bringing together research, knowledge and perspectives from different disciplines. The series aims to encourage dialogue and knowledge exchange across research fields. The seminars are developed with WIFORCE's research community in mind but are open to everyone interested.
The seminar lasts 30 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Interested in giving a seminar or suggesting a topic or speaker? Please contact the WIFORCE Communications Officer.