Ulrika Åkerlund Editor

Fredrik Hoppstadius is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Karlstad University, Sweden, and programme director for the Tourism and Place Design programme. His research explores the intersections between tourism, landscape, and posthuman design, with a particular focus on mobility, rurality, and sustainability.

Mekonnen Tesfahuney is Professor of Human Geography at Karlstad University, Sweden. His work engages with postcolonial theory, critical geopolitics, and mobility studies. He has published extensively on global migration, tourism, and the politics of difference.

Ulrika Åkerlund is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Karlstad University, Sweden. Her research focuses on tourism planning, regional development, crisis and resilience management, and everyday life practices in Nordic and European contexts. She has led several research projects on migration and rural change.