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Mikael Hjerm

I'm a professor in Sociology and deputy head of the department. My research generally concerns attitudes and more specifically prejudice and nationalism.

Research qualifications: Docent

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Hus Y, Beteendevetarhuset & Norra beteendevetarhuset Mediagränd 14, Beteendevetarhuset, Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Mikael Hjerm's research generally concerns attitudes and more specifically prejudice and nationalism. He have focused on why such attitudes vary across countries. His current focus is more on explaining what causes prejudice to change within and between individuals. His research also includes other fields like studies on trust, immigration and gender. His research is funded by VR, FORTE, RJ and Wallenberg including the research program The Evolution of prejudice that involves more than ten researchers and PhD students. Hjerm is the National Coordinator for the European Social Survey (ESS) and the P.I for Comparative Research Centre Sweden which in a national Swedish infrastructure incorporating some of the largest and most influential cross country surveys like ESS, SHARE, ISSP, EVS, SNES and LORE.

European Journal of Higher Education, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 14, (3) : 429-450
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael; et al.
Personality and Individual Differences, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 226
Fors Connolly, Filip; Hjerm, Mikael; Kulin, Joakim; et al.
International Journal of Sociology, Routledge 2024, Vol. 54, (4) : 242-264
Frech, Johannes; Fors Connolly, Filip; Hjerm, Mikael
The international migration review, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 58, (2) : 573-592
Kudrnáč, Aleš; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Acta Sociologica
Mitchell, Jeffrey; Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Academy of Sciences 2022, Vol. 119, (44)
Breznau, Nate; Rinke, Eike Mark; Wuttke, Alexander; et al.
Nations and Nationalism, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 28, (1) : 366-370
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Nations and Nationalism, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 28, (1) : 341-352
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 38, (2) : 169-188
Eger, Maureen A.; Mitchell, Jeffrey; Hjerm, Mikael
Scandinavian Political Studies, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 45, (2) : 135-155
Sandelind, Clara; Hjerm, Mikael
Sociologisk forskning, Huddinge: Sveriges Sociologförbund 2021, Vol. 58, (1-2) : 77-102
Kulin, Joakim; Johansson Sevä, Ingemar; Hjerm, Mikael; et al.
Mainstreaming the global radical right: CARR yearbook 2019/2020, Ibidem-Verlag 2020 : 362-365
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Sex Roles, Springer 2020, Vol. 83 : 101-113
Fors Connolly, Filip; Goossen, Mikael; Hjerm, Mikael
Social Indicators Research, Springer 2020, Vol. 147 : 897-919
Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.; Bohman, Andrea; et al.
Frontiers in Sociology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2019, Vol. 4
Bohman, Andrea; Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.
Tracking the rise of the radical right globally: CARR Yearbook 2018/2019, Stuttgart: Ibidem-Verlag 2019 : 135-138
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Springer 2019, Vol. 48, (6) : 1175-1189
Miklikowska, Marta; Thijs, Jochem; Hjerm, Mikael
The effects of race, Stellenbosch: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA 2018 : 151-167
Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 4 : 1-11
Hjerm, Mikael; Eger, Maureen A.; Danell, Rickard
International Studies in Sociology of Education, Abingdon: Taylor & Francis 2018, Vol. 27, (1) : 42-59
Hjerm, Mikael; Johansson Sevä, Ingemar; Werner, Lena
Nothing to fear but fear itself, London: Demos. Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies 2017 : 375-422
Sandelind, Clara; Hjerm, Mikael; Rehnwall, Anna
Journal of ethnic and migration studies, Taylor & Francis 2016, Vol. 11, (42) : 1729-1747
Bohman, Andrea; Hjerm, Mikael
Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer 2016, Vol. 17, (5) : 1789-1799
Gärling, Tommy; Gamble, Amelie; Fors, Filip; et al.
Utblick: Sverige i en internationell jämförelse, Umeå: Sociologiska institutionen, Umeå universitet 2016 : 11-28
Hjerm, Mikael; Bohman, Andrea
Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 2 : 1-15
Kulin, Joakim; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Ethnic and Racial Studies, Taylor & Francis Group 2015, Vol. 38, (15) : 2705-2721
Bevelander, Pieter; Hjerm, Mikael
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Sage Publications 2015, Vol. 56, (2) : 141-162
Hjerm, Mikael; Nagayoshi, Kikuko
Delmi rapport, 2014:2
Bohman, Andrea; Hjerm, Mikael
DN-debatt
Bohman, Andrea; Hjerm, Mikael
Ethnic and Racial Studies, Taylor & Francis 2014, Vol. 37, (6) : 937-957
Bohman, Andrea; Hjerm, Mikael
Tid för tolearans: En studie om vad skolelever i Sverige tycker om varandra och samhället i stort, Stockholm: Forum för levande historia 2014 : 23-28
Hjerm, Mikael
Tid för tolerans: en studie om vad skolelever i Sverige tycker om varandra och om samhället, Stockholm: Forum för levande historia 2014 : 16-20
Hjerm, Mikael
European Populism and winning the immigration debate, Fores 2014 : 41-64
Hjerm, Mikael; Bohman, Andrea
Lund: Gleerups Utbildning AB 2014
Hjerm, Mikael; Lindgren, Simon; Nilsson, Marco
SAGE Open, Sage Publications 2014, Vol. 4, (1)
Schnabel, Annette; Hjerm, Mikael
Axess, (5) : 50-53
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Axess, (5) : 46-49
Bohman, Andrea; Eger, Maureen A.; Hjerm, Mikael
Curie : en tidning från Vetenskapsrådet
Danell, Rickard; Hjerm, Mikael
Scientometrics, Vol. 94, (3) : 999-1006
Danell, Rickard; Hjerm, Mikael
Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press 2013, Vol. 22, (4) : 210-214
Danell, Rickard; Hjerm, Mikael
Multiethnica. Meddelande från Centrum för multietnisk forskning, Uppsala universitet, (34) : 3-6
Hjerm, Mikael; Schnabel, Annette
Proceeding of STI 2012 Montreal: 17th international conference on science and technology indicators : 228-235
Danell, Rickard; Hjerm, Mikael
The future of the welfare state, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing 2012 : 153-171
Ervasti, Heikki; Hjerm, Mikael
Framtider, Stockholm: Institutet för framtidsstudier 2012, (2) : 9-12
Hjerm, Mikael; Bohman, Andrea
Nations and Nationalism, Blackwell Publishing 2012, Vol. 18, (2) : 346-369
Hjerm, Mikael; Schnabel, Annette
The future of the welfare state: social policy attitudes and social capital in Europe, Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing 2012 : 172-194
Hjerm, Mikael; Schnabel, Annette
The future of the welfare state, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing 2012 : 249-260
Ringdal, Kristen; Hjerm, Mikael
Oslo: Gyldendal 2011
Hjerm, Mikael; Lindgren, Simon
International Sociology, Cardiff: University College Cardiff Press 2011, Vol. 26, (6) : 815-843
Hjerm, Mikael; Nagayoshi, Kikuko

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Political sociology

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1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026
1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024
1 January 2017 until 31 December 2023
1 January 2015 until 31 December 2019
1 January 2008 until 31 December 2009
27 September 2007 until 31 December 2010
1 January 2003 until 31 December 2008