IAS Visiting Fellows

The IAS fellowship programme aims to attract outstanding researchers who are operating at the cutting edge of their disciplines, to work collaboratively with colleagues at the University of Birmingham.

More about Klas Rönnbäck

Professor Klas Rönnbäck, Department of Economy and Society, The University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Hosted by Prof Stephanie Decker, Birmingham Business School

Klas Rönnbäck is a Professor in Economic History at the Department of Economy and Society, University of Gothenburg. He has published research on African and Atlantic economic history in many different journals.

The purpose of the visit is to enable the deepening of an already established multi-disciplinary collaboration with UoB colleagues and development and further connections on the business history of slavery.

If you would like full details of the plans for Professor Rönnbäck fellowship or would like to meet with him during his visit as an Institute of Advanced Studies Distinguished Fellow, please contact Sue Gilligan.