Magnus Nygren

About me

Research

Focuses on how occupational health and safety is shaped in the industry sector through, on the one hand, management and governance, and on the other hand, organisational culture. An important strand of this work concerns how the division of roles and responsibilities shapes the conditions for occupational health and safety management. More recently, the research has also turned to issues of social sustainability in supply/contracting chains, with a focus on how overarching policies and governance are translated and negotiated in practice between clients and contractors

Teaching

Primarily focuses on research methods in the sociology programme, serving as examiner for three courses:

• Methods in sociology I, 15 ECTS
• Applied sociological analysis and method, 15 ECTS
• Perspectives on evaluation, 7.5 ECTS

In addition, serves as the program director for the commissioned education Occupational Health and Safety Technician, developed in collaboration with LKAB, and currently co-supervises three PhD students.

Current research projects

The managar as an employee, 2022-2025. Focuses on the organizational and social work environment of managers in the Swedish construction industry. Project members: Leif Berglund, Jan Johansson, Maria Johansson, Magnus Stenberg.

Attract - A roadmap for attractive, safe and inclusive mine work, 2022-2025. The project consists of two work packages focusing on the one hand on the effects of digitization on mine work, and on the other hand on expanding the theoretical and practical knowledge of gender and safety in mining. Project members include, e.g., Lena Abrahamsson, Jan Johansson, Kristina Johansson, Erik Sundström.

Accident investigations in the construction industry - are there lessons to be learned from aviation? 2023-2026. Focuses on comparing and contrasting methodologies for accident investigation in the two industries in question. Project members include, e.g., Leif Berglund, Jan Johansson, Maria Johansson, Magnus Stenberg.

Socially sustainable contracting chains in the mining industry, 2024-2025. Project members include Kristina Johansson and Johan Sanne.

Green transition in the construction industry, 2025-2026. Project members include Johan Sanne, Anneli Julander, Erik Lund.