Malin Gawell holds a PhD and is Associate Professor in Business Administration. She has social entrepreneurship, social enterprise and civil society as her main research interests. She has written, among other things, about activist entrepreneurship, social enterprise in Sweden and the Nordic countries. Malin has also studied entrepreneurship and innovation, in a broad sense, in international contexts, currently for example through a partnership with the Kyiv School of Economics and the University of Rwanda.

As a teacher, Malin teaches primarily at advanced level and within postgraduate education. The commitment for doctoral students is channeled primarily through the subject's and PESO's postgraduate education, coordination of the Swedish Network for Advanced Business Studies (SNABS), international 'summer schools', active supervision and assignments as opponent/examination committees.

Malin actively collaborates with the surrounding society both in her own research and by participating in the development of the university's strategic partnerships, collaboration with enterprises and civil society. Malin is currently participating in the development of Social Innovation Södertörn External link, opens in new window., an initiative by Södertörn University and partners primarily in the Södertörn region, i.e. a (sub)urban context.

The research that Malin is working on has been financed by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, KK-stiftelsen, Östersjöstiftelsen, EU Commission and SIDA. She has also had assignments for the Swedish Research Council, Forte, Formas and UKÄ. Results are published continuously in reports, Swedish and international books, and scientific journals.

Malin is also affiliated with the centres REINVENT and ENTER forum as is active in the international International Sustainable Development Research Society External link, opens in new window. (ISDRS) and EMES International Research Network for Social Enterprise External link..