Round table: Reflecting Barbara Czarniawska´s legacy in STS and Organization Studies

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Datum: fredag 13 juni 2025

Tid: 10.00 – 11.00

Plats: Aula Magna, Hörsal Vä, Stockholm University

Round table organizers: Elena Raviola, Andreas Diedrich, Ulla Eriksson-Zetterquist

Born in Bialystok, Barbara Czarniawska studied psychology and earned a doctorate in Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw in 1976. After postdoctoral studies at MIT and research in Berlin, she joined the Stockholm School of Economics in 1984, and in 1990 became Sweden’s second female Professor of Business Administration. In 1996, she joined the Gothenburg Research Institute, raising its international profile. Her work shaped Scandinavian social science and connected thinkers like Bruno Latour and Zygmunt Bauman to organization studies.

Czarniawska saw language as central to organizing, echoing Wittgenstein in her view that words are tools—used to label, control, and enact change. Her concept of “talk as work” laid the foundation for studies on consultants, journalists, managers, and even spies. With Bernward Joerges, she extended this to organizational inscriptions, showing how the work of talk is done by humans and technology in action nets that are chained together by narratives (Czarniawska, 2004). Despite her deep engagement with method, she believed that a compelling story often mattered more. Her work bridged organization theory and science and technology studies (STS), creating lasting translations between the two fields. This panel honors and continues her legacy.

This event is part of the Nordic STS conference. Please note that this session is open, but the other sessions at the conference require registration!

The KTH Reactor Hall. Photo: Jann Lipka
The KTH Reactor Hall. Photo: Jann Lipka

 

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