Gunnel Axelsson Nycander
Act Church of Sweden Expert on Development Policy
Uppsala, Sweden
Gunnel Axelsson Nycander is trained in economic history and environmental economics. After having worked on issues around trade, environment and development at the Ministry of Environment, and as independent consultant, she is since 2002 a policy adviser at Act Church of Sweden. She initiated the work on social protection of Act Church of Sweden, which kicked off in 2012 with the publication of Cash in the hand, an anthology on rights based social protection as a method of eradicating poverty and hunger.