Category: Research journals
Anger at the elite and hope for their own – how emotions are used in right-wing populist communication
Anger and contempt are directed primarily at political elites, while fear is mainly associated with groups such as immigrants. Positive emotions, by contrast, are used to foster a sense of community around the party and “the people”. These are the findings of a study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg examining the Finns Party’s social media communication during Finland’s 2023 election campaign.
Call for Papers – Media Futures: Mediating Futures
Nordic Journal of Media Studies invites contributions to the 2028 issue engaging with the intersections of media, futures, and critical imagination.
New Nordic Journal of Media Studies issue examines media and the past
How do media shape the way we remember the past, and how does the past shape our understanding of the future? These are some of the central questions explored in this year’s issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies.
New special issue explores online extremism in the Nordic countries
A new special issue of Nordicom Review explores how social media are changing the ways extremist ideas emerge, spread, and take shape across the Nordic countries. Focusing on a region often considered stable and high in trust, the studies show how global online trends meet local contexts, creating new and hybrid forms of extremism.
Tech giants and telecom companies dominate the media market in the Nordics
A small number of actors account for a large share of both revenue and influence in the Nordic media markets. This is shown in a new study from Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, which also suggests that concentration may be a prerequisite for small countries to compete globally.
Different levels of media trust among users of right- and left-wing alternative news media
Users of right- and left-wing alternative news media in Denmark relate differently to established news outlets. This is shown in a new study published by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg. Users of left-wing alternative news media have lower trust in news outlets perceived as leaning to the right, while users of right-wing alternative news media display a more consistently low level of trust in established news media, regardless of political orientation.
Call for papers: Media and the past: Mediating the past
Nordic Journal of Media Studies invites contributions to the 2026 issue exploring the relationship between media, communication, and the past, focusing on international as well as Nordic perspectives.
Call for papers: Extremism on social media: Nordic perspectives
The SMIDGE research project (HorizonEurope), Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at University of Copenhagen, and Nordicom invite scholars from a broad range of disciplines to submit extended abstracts for a special issue of Nordicom Review. The issue will focus on contemporary trends in extremism on social media in the Nordic countries, including mainstreaming processes, hybrid threats, conspiracy theories, and social media practices and phenomena, which enable shifts toward the extremes of the Nordic public cultures.
Nordic insights into the intersection of media and gender
Following the #metoo movement, discussions on gender inequality in the Nordics have evolved. The latest issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies explores the intersection of media and gender, highlighting new trends and challenges.