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Media and communications

A bird’s eye on digital revolution
A bird’s eye on digital revolution

Meet Pelle Snickars – professor at Humlab, and one of the most prominent media theorists in Sweden.

How trolls will affect the election
How trolls will affect the election

Fake new, made viral via social media, will affect the 2018 Swedish general election.

Five recent research projects

DISTIME Ageing with disabilities in past, present and future societies: Risks, loads and later life outcomes
Digital media initiatives as a resistance strategy by Indigenous peoples’ movements in contemporary Brazil
Rekordgenerationen går i pension: Kulturella föreställningar om och samhälleliga konsekvenser av en åldrande befolkning
Digital landscapes of care: The digitalization of Swedish health care and its significance for older patients in rural areas
Welfare State Analytics. Text Mining and Modeling Swedish Politics, Media & Culture, 1945-1989 (WeStAc)