About

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I am a South-African-born researcher and boundary-spanner, based in a small town outside Stockholm, Sweden.

I conduct research into how code-based technologies (e.g. code itself, digital platforms, machine learning, digital automation) are changing how we work, how organising occurs, and what these things mean for us as individuals and as members of increasingly unequal societies.

I am an Associate Professor (docent) at the University of Uppsala’s Department of Informatics and Media. In addition to a PhD from the Stockholm School of Economics, I hold a postgraduate LLB in Law and a BSocSci (Politics, Philosophy and Economics, with distinction) from the University of Cape Town.

I came to Sweden on a gap year, many years ago, intending to go back to South Africa and practice law. But serendipity intervened: now I conduct research in one of the most exciting–but accessible–entrepreneurship hotspots in the world.

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Socially Relevant Research

I resisted learning to code as a teenager, choosing instead to pursue political science, law, and philosophy. Today, I conduct research into the organisational, legal and political implications of rapid digital advancements, particularly on entrepreneurs. Ironically, I have to code.

In addition to my ongoing research, I regularly hold seminars, work with executives, and cooperate with journalists. I am also an Advisor to startup generator Antler, and a former Research Advisor for Industrifonden.

ALTERNATIVE WORK
COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SOCIAL CAPITAL
VALUE CREATION
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Media

I have collaborated extensively with Media outlets, both disseminating research findings and giving context to topical debates. Key areas include cashlessness, digital entrepreneurship, women in entrepreneurship, cryptocurrencies, and FinTech.

Pandemi-appar kan bli hot mot personliga integriteten

“Ändamål tenderar ju ofta att förändras… den datainsamling som legitimeras av en pandemi senare används för helt andra intressen.”

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Futurewatch: The death of cash

“The cash uprising want to see government support for cash, for instance financial support for ATMs”

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Utmaningar med kortare anställningsformer – enligt forskare

“De som väljer gigarbete väljer egentligen den flexibilitet arbetsformen erbjuder…”

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Därför skakar kryptomarknaden

“Vi ser en normalisering av kryptovalutor och blockkedjeteknik i nya format, vare sig det handlar om smarta kontrakt i NFT:er, kryptovalutor som kan användas i spel, eller metaverse.”

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The World Is Digitalising – So Too Should Regulators

“In general, legislation is only ever as effective as the probability of its enforcement.”

Sweden's Cashless Experiment: Is It Too Much Too Fast?

“There is a very, very large number of people who … don’t think that the state should be trusted as blindly as many do”

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Sweden’s surprising rule for time off

“For someone to have gone out and tried something new and had that opportunity and come back isn’t actually seen negatively.”

Fintechbranschen stöper om affären

“En lågkonjunktur skulle leda till att en del av fintechbolagen försvinner, men skulle inte främst bero på lägre efterfrågan hos kunder, utan av brist på riskvilligt kapital.”

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The ethical bar for digital entrepreneurs today is higher than it has ever been

“…responding pre-emptively to these challenges will make today’s digital entrepreneurs produce better products…”

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