Research projects
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Geopolitics and Media
In this project, we identify an urgent need for theoretically and empirically exploring the “return”, or rather expansion of, geopolitics and the particular...
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Green public ethics: exploring and elaborating value conflict handling of public administrators
Public administrators are increasingly pressured to take judgement in critical value conflicts of great relevance to sustainable development and public ethic...
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How diversity make a difference. A comparative study of how issues of ethnic and national diversity are managed in mass media organizations in Sweden and Germany
The development towards diversity in the working life is necessary both on the basis of globalization and as a human rights issue. Hence, the main issues of...
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Identities and Democratic values on European digital screens: Distribution, reception, and representation (DIGISCREENS)
This project focuses on how digital audiovisual platforms contribute to transform social and cultural dynamics in Europe. DIGISCREENS is a transdisciplinary...
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Ingmar Bergman out of focus: translations, receptions & interpretations
As a key figure in modernist film, Ingmar Bergman has had a tremendous impact on film cultures worldwide. Interpretations of his work vary from religious...
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Integration of road safety in sustainability transformation at the local and regional levels in Sweden
As local and regional governments set out to make the necessary shift to more sustainable mobility, integrating road safety is important – sustainable mobili...
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Internal dimensions of crisis communication in an on-going crisis situation: Lessons from 22th July terrorist attacks
Information-sharing and communication is a perennial challenge in crisis management and coordination, both intra- and inter-organizational communication and...
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Involuntary Celibacy and Singlehood: Gender and Vulnerability in Times of Precarious Love
The project investigates experiences of involuntary celibacy and singlehood. In particular, we are interested in what role conceptions of gender, sex, love a...
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Knowledge, perspectives and crisis - Tiktok as an arena for communication
The project will contribute to an increased understanding about how the social media app TikTok supports and constrains the worldviews of young people. Using...
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Landscapes of Remembrance of Post-Holocaust Humanitarian Reception in Sweden 1945-47
The newly opened Swedish Holocaust Museum (SHM) has a state mission to be of relevance for the whole nation. A frequently asked question from the public is w...