Carl Hult

I have been active as researcher at Kalmar Maritime Academy since 2008 until my retirement in February 2023. My earlier research in sociology was predominately comparative, focusing on differences in work related attitudes depending on institutional and cultural country differences. At the Maritime Academy my research interest in work attitudes remained, although now with focus on the circumstances and work environments in the seafaring occupation. My interest in seafaring activities started early in life, resulting in a first job as deckhand on a cargo ship. This was eventually followed by many years at sea as a diver and crewman for the Swedish Marine. Much later, in 2004, I defended my thesis in sociology at Umeå University.