Emma Björkvik
Researcher at Department of Earth Sciences; Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 84 51
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 667 28 93
- E-mail:
- emma.bjorkvik@geo.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Campus Gotland
Cramérgatan 3
SE-621 57 Visby
Sweden - Postal address:
- Uppsala universitet
Campus Gotland
SE-621 67 Visby
Sweden
Short presentation
My research focuses on the connection between people and nature in the case of Swedish fisheries. Overall, I'm interested in what sustainability means and how it can be strengthened in relation to both commercial and recreational fisheries and their management.
Keywords
- qualitative methods
- sustainability studies
- fisheries
- social-ecological systems
- mixed methods and interdisciplinary research
- natural resource management
- environmental sociology
Research
I am an interdisciplinary researcher investigating the social-ecological dynamics of sustainability issues related to fisheries and fisheries management in Sweden.
I am interested in a variety of topics such as the future of small-scale fisheries, cultural values of fish and its potential ecological consequences, integration of fishers’ ecological knowledge in fisheries science and management, gender (in)equality in recreational fisheries, and fisheries co-management. In my work, I often use a mix of methods and take inspiration from multiple disciplines, but my main expertise lies in qualitative methods and I have with time become more and more occupied with the social sciences.
I have a PhD in Sustainability Science, a MSc in Social-ecological Resilience for Sustainable development from Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, and a BSc in Biology from Gothenburg University.
Publications
Selection of publications
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Swedish small-scale fisheries in the Baltic Sea: Decline, diversity and development
Part of Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe, p. 559-579, Springer, 2020
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Part of Ecology and Society, 2020
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Part of Marine Policy, p. 340-349, 2018
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The quality of compliance: investigating fishers' responses towards regulation and authorities
Part of Fish and Fisheries, p. 682-697, 2017
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Human responses to social-ecological traps
Part of Sustainability Science, p. 877-889, 2016
- DOI for Human responses to social-ecological traps
- Download full text (pdf) of Human responses to social-ecological traps
Recent publications
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Holding the fish herself: women anglers and gendered power relations in Swedish recreational fishing
Part of Leisure Studies, p. 1-18, 2025
- DOI for Holding the fish herself: women anglers and gendered power relations in Swedish recreational fishing
- Download full text (pdf) of Holding the fish herself: women anglers and gendered power relations in Swedish recreational fishing
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Part of Society & Natural Resources, 2025
- DOI for Effects of recreational anglers’ sense of place on their stewardship intentions in private and social contexts
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of recreational anglers’ sense of place on their stewardship intentions in private and social contexts
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Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
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Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, p. 310-322, 2023
- DOI for Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
- Download full text (pdf) of Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
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Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, 2021
All publications
Articles in journal
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Holding the fish herself: women anglers and gendered power relations in Swedish recreational fishing
Part of Leisure Studies, p. 1-18, 2025
- DOI for Holding the fish herself: women anglers and gendered power relations in Swedish recreational fishing
- Download full text (pdf) of Holding the fish herself: women anglers and gendered power relations in Swedish recreational fishing
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Part of Society & Natural Resources, 2025
- DOI for Effects of recreational anglers’ sense of place on their stewardship intentions in private and social contexts
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of recreational anglers’ sense of place on their stewardship intentions in private and social contexts
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Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2024
- DOI for Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
- Download full text (pdf) of Future Trends in Angler Behavior Based on a Delphi Study in the Nordic Countries
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Part of Fisheries Management and Ecology, p. 310-322, 2023
- DOI for Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
- Download full text (pdf) of Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management
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Part of Ocean and Coastal Management, 2021
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Part of Ecology and Society, 2020
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Part of Marine Policy, p. 340-349, 2018
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The quality of compliance: investigating fishers' responses towards regulation and authorities
Part of Fish and Fisheries, p. 682-697, 2017
-
Human responses to social-ecological traps
Part of Sustainability Science, p. 877-889, 2016
- DOI for Human responses to social-ecological traps
- Download full text (pdf) of Human responses to social-ecological traps
Chapters in book
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Swedish small-scale fisheries in the Baltic Sea: Decline, diversity and development
Part of Small-Scale Fisheries in Europe, p. 559-579, Springer, 2020