Sebastian Carlsson
PhD researcher, Department of People and Society
Social Anthropologist focused on alternative food networks and food-system transformations.
Presentation
I have a background in Social Anthropology from Lund University where I did fieldwork in Aotearoa/New Zealand investigating small-scale indigenous food producers' experiences of, among other things, "sustainable development".
This led me to alternative food networks (AFNs), which I am exploring within the SURFIT project with Kes McCormick and Jonas Bååth.
I have also worked with Erik Hunter on the FOODCoST project, where we investigated True Cost Accounting and ways to reduce externalities in the food system.
Research
Recent publications:
- Carlsson, S. M., Bååth, J., & McCormick, K. (2026). Municipal Prefiguration: How Creative Politics Can Shape Urban Foodscape Governance. Politics and Governance, 15. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.12912
- Carlsson, S. M., Hunter, E., Arnesen, E., Peschel, A. O., Stein, L., Oebel, B., Gaugler, T., de Jong, M., & Thøgersen, J. (2025). Stakeholder skepticism and pragmatic approaches for True Price Labeling. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1599970