Wilhelm

Wanecek

MSc

PhD candidate

wilhelm.wanecek@su.se

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Profile summary

  • Food systems transformation
  • Sustainable food systems
  • Food systems modelling
  • Narrative analysis

Wanecek researches the resistance to transformative change for sustainability in the Swedish food system.

Wanecek’s research aims to unpack how resistance to transformative change for sustainability can manifest in the Swedish food system. His research includes exploring roles of different actors by analysing narratives and their normative implications, as well as developing food system scenarios combining qualitative analysis with quantitative modelling. His PhD is part of the Mistra Food Futures research programme, specifically the Pathways work package.

Wanecek has a mutli-disciplinary background, with a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering at Lund University, prior to which he worked as a software engineer. Driven by an interest in the sociopolitical dynamics of climate change, he pursued a MSc in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science at LUCSUS, offering interdisciplinary and critical perspetives on sustainability, from which he graduated in 2024.

Teaching
Supervisors

Main supervisor: Line Gordon, Stockholm Resilience Centre

Co-supervisors:
Elin Röös, SLU – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Martin Persson, Chalmers University of Technology

Key publications

Röös, E., Jacobsen, M., Karlsson, L., Wanecek, W., Spångberg, J., Mazac, R., & Rydhmer, L. (2025). Introducing a comprehensive and configurable tool for calculating environmental and social footprints for use in dietary assessments. Journal of Cleaner Production, 519, 146002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146002