{"id":6520,"date":"2026-08-03T19:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/?post_type=person&#038;p=6520"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:51:56","slug":"axel-eriksson","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/person\/axel-eriksson\/","title":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/person\/axel-eriksson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Axel Eriksson<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"203\" class=\" wp-image-6522 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/axel2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>BIOGRAPHY: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Axel Eriksson has studied tourism throughout his academic career, and the research following an anthropological tradition. In December 2025, he earned his PhD in Tourism at Mid Sweden University. He holds a master\u2019s degree in Global Tourism Development from Aalborg University in Copenhagen, Denmark, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Tourism from Universidade Lus\u00f3fona in Lisbon, Portugal. He has also made shorter and longer visits to S\u00e3o Paulo University (Brazil), KU Leuven (Belgium), Aalborg University (Denmark) and Hokkaido University (Japan). Before his studies, he worked as a tourist guide in Portugal, among other countries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"204\" class=\"wp-image-6523 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/axel3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <strong>RESEARCH: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His research directs attention to people\u2019s encounters and connections with nature and other cultures, applying (post)qualitative and ethnographic research methods. His PhD research focuses on the acceptance of physical impacts on nature. The study area is located in northern inland Sweden, a remote area with a mountainous landscape and slow regrowth, where he analysed how different actors perceived nature-based events, such as trail running, orienteering and mountain biking. Axel also conducts research with people who live abroad long-term for lifestyle and work reasons. He has been conducting ethnographic research on foreign digital nomads coming to rural Japan to understand how their imaginaries of Japan alter when encountering another side of the culture. He has also conducted research in Portugal, where he interviewed Swedish migrants looking for a better quality of life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" class=\" wp-image-6525 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/axel4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>:<strong> <a href=\"mailto:axellove.eriksson@ucf.edu\">axellove.eriksson@ucf.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/axelleriksson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.se\/citations?user=WxzgUHQAAAAJ&amp;hl=sv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/researchgate.net\/profile\/Axel_Eriksson8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Gate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BIOGRAPHY: Axel Eriksson has studied tourism throughout his academic career, and the research following an anthropological tradition. 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