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Saara Matala is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Science, Technology and Society at the Department of Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University. A historian of industrialization, she is interested in the interaction of technology, economy, and politics over time, with a specialization in the history of modern maritime industries during the Cold War. Her book, 'History of Cold War Industrialization – Finnish Shipbuilding East West' (2021), examines how global geopolitical conflict shaped technological development in a neutral country's civilian industry. This work increases understanding of the long-term, unexpected consequences of economic sanctions and political alliances on industrial development. Her research interests also include Arctic maritime technology, winter logistics, mobile platform security, and oil capitalism.
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