<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Data journalism, gender and ideologies online, digital parenting, investigative journalism, and how parliamentarians use media \u2013 these were just some of the topics of the doctoral theses defended at Nordic universities last year. In 2024, 66 researchers earned their PhDs in the region. Congratulations to all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through searches across databases including DiVA in Sweden, Cristin in Norway, NORA in Denmark, and Finna in Finland, we found 62 accepted theses in 2024. None were found in Iceland. The universities of Bergen, Copenhagen, Tampere, and Turku had the highest number of accepted doctoral theses in the Nordic region last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congratulations to all the graduates of last year! If you are aware of any theses that are missing from the list, please let us know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doctoral Theses 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweden (14)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Baltz, Andr\u00e9: Dialog och digital kommunikation i svenska kommuner<\/a>, Ume\u00e5 University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bendfeldt, Luise:\u00a0Tales of Lonely Young Men: Analysing Portrayals of Misogynistic Incel Violence<\/a>, Uppsala University\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Broms, Lovisa: Equestrian (Media) Cultures in Transition? Mediatization of Stable Cultures Through Social Media<\/a>, Malm\u00f6 University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Burnett, Allan: Order in Ruins: British Society and the Media Assemblage of The World at War c. 1970-1975<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Daudi, Aur\u00e9lien: Conspicuous Fitness: Social Media, Fitspiration, and the Rise of the Exhibitionistic Self<\/a>, Malm\u00f6 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elmerot, Irene: Decoding Discourse: A Corpus Linguistic Study of Evaluative Adjectives and Group Nouns in Czech Print News Media (1989\u20132018)<\/a>, Stockholm University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hedenmo, Otto: Elusive Promises of Mediated Collaboration: An Exploration of Media-Driven Potentials and Pitfalls in Collective Climate Change Mitigation<\/a>, J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mohammadinodooshan, Alireza: Data-driven Contributions to Understanding User Engagement Dynamics on Social Media<\/a>. Link\u00f6ping University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Morini, Francesca: Design + Data Journalism: Shifting Epistemologies, Values, and Practices<\/a>, S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University<\/p>\n\n\n\n O’Farrell, Kate: Gender and Ideologies Online: Discursive Constructions in Online News Comment Sections<\/a>, Stockholm University <\/p>\n\n\n\n Osborne, Tanya: Unicorns in Moderation: Gender and Epistemology on Stack Overflow.<\/a>, Gothenburg University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sj\u00f6gren, Maria: A Talking Matter: Discursive Enactments of Norms and Tensions an a Public Participation Process<\/a>, Gothenburg University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stenkvist, Sara Rebecka: Ett sj\u00e4lvmatande maskineri. En etnografisk studie av kommunikationsverksamheten i en svensk myndighet<\/a>, Gothenburg University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Svensson, Torbj\u00f6rn: From Games to News: Creating an Engagement Model for Digital Local News<\/a>, University of Sk\u00f6vde<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Denmark (12)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Andelsman Alvarez, Victoria: At Arm’s Length: Thinking with Care about Digital Parenting in Denmark<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Batikha, Josef Peter: Koldkrigsjournalistik: en mediehistorisk analyse af skiftende amerikanske regeringers p\u00e5virkning af Danmarks Radio under Den Kolde Krig, 1945-1970<\/a>, Roskilde University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Brems, Miriam: Alternative News Use in a High-Trust Media and Political Context: The Spread and Use of Alternative Media and their Democratic Implications in the Least Likely Case of Denmark<\/a>, Arhus University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Brinkmann, M\u00f8rch Maria: DR for b\u00f8rn: Strategi og strategisk arbejde i en digital medievirkelighed<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Henriksen, Elb\u00e6k Sofie: Big Tech to the Rescue? An Ethnographic Study of Corporate Humanitarianism in the Refugee Crisis<\/a>, Copenhagen Buisiness School <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Henriksen, M\u00f8ller Fredrik: BURN IT DOWN: Anti-Systemic Narratives and Counterpublics in Digital Alternative Information Environments<\/a>, Roskilde University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hyslop Graham, Mike: Single-Player Games and the Self: (Game)Play and Transformations<\/a>, IT University of Copenhagen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kappelgaard Severin-Nielsen, Majbritt: Parliamentarians’ Media Practices in a Hybrid Media Environment: A Mixed-Methods Study of Media Strategies and Behaviors in Danish Politics<\/a>, Aalborg University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lohse, August: Political Participation, Responsiveness and Discourse<\/a> in the Social Media Age<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lykke Ringgaard, Rebekka: Kollektive anklager i aktuel skandinavisk offentlighed<\/a>, Aarhus University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rossi, Sippo: Bots on Social Media: The Past, Present and Future<\/a>, Copenhagen Business School <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Scott Hansen, Sne: Wearable Communication: Exploring Communicative Agency with Wearable Digital Tracking Technologies for Personalized Decision-Support in People’s Everyday Lives<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Weldingh, Line: Mediernes problembarn: Den fastl\u00e5ste danske klimajournalistik \u2013 er der en vej ud?<\/a>, Roskilde University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Norway (15)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n af Malmborg, Frans August Runo:\u00a0Artificial Intelligence – a Promethean Technology? Frames, Narratives and Arguments about AI in the EU and the Nordics 2016-2022<\/a>, University of Agder<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bjerknes, Fredrik: Exploring Investigative Journalism: Boundaries, Epistemologies and Visibilities<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Doan, Tu My. Viewpoints Detection in Political Speeches<\/a>, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Haanshuus, Birgitte Pranger\u00f8d:\u00a0Old Hate in New Media: Understandings of Antisemitism and Boundary-Making in the Norwegian Digital Public Sphere<\/a>, University of Oslo<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Iveland, Kari:\u00a0Lyrics, Voices, and the Stories They Tell<\/a>, University of Agder\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kiberg, H\u00e5vard: Platform Ambivalence: Exploring the Dynamic Relationship Between Platformization and the Norwegian Music Industry<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kronman, Linda Maria Jessica: Performing Bias: Conceptions of Machine Vision Bias in Digital Art<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kvalvaag, Alyssa Marie:\u00a0Re\/Presentations of Migrant Integration Discourses in Northern Norway<\/a>, Nord University\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mehri S. Agai: Digital Flux: The Process of Youth Disconnection in an Ambivalent Digital Modernity<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Obukhova, Anna: Svalbard Through the Prism of Russian Media: A Discourse and Cognitive Perspective<\/a>, UiT The Arctic University of Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Okopnyi, Pavel: Collaborative Video Editing<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Outzen, Mads: Facing Terror: The Ethical Potential of Facing Terror Through Film<\/a>, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Refsum, Anne Sigrid: Skillingsvisene i Norge ca. 1780-1860. Mellom muntlighet og massemedium<\/a>, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stifjell, Celina: She-Monsters and Sea Changes: Imagining Submersion in Speculative Feminist Fiction<\/a>, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Undrum, Linda Victoria Moland: Kritisk literacy, multimodalitet og sosiale medier: En utforsking av multimodale fritidstekster og tekstpraksiser p\u00e5 Instagram, ungdommers vurdering av dem, og hvordan de kan inng\u00e5 i norskfagets arbeid med kritisk tiln\u00e6rming til tekst<\/a>, University of Stavanger <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finland (21)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Antola, Laura: Creating Transnational Superheroes: The Adaptation of American Superhero Comics in Finland in the Late Twentieth Century<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Asman, Ihsan Can: Intimate Happenings: Uses of Porn and Other Sexual Media in Turkey<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Erkkil\u00e4, Taina: Towards Maturity in Alignment: Balancing Organizational Listening and Speaking on Social Media<\/a>, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fernandez Galeote, Daniel: Gamification and Climate Change Engagement: Building Knowledge, Developing Practice, and Studying Experiences and Effects<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Harju, Auli: Experiencing Public Participation and Its Research<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Huttunen, Kaapo: The Sounds of Nordic Noir<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Huuhka, Marleena: Weird Encounters in Virtual Worlds: Towards a Theory of Performative, Anarchic Counterplay as Resistance<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kaartinen, Miina: Kehkeytyv\u00e4 selviytyminen ja toinen tieto : Kulttuurisen sosiaality\u00f6n kompilaatio<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Koivula, Minna: Journalism Made Different: Continuity and Change in Contemporary Newsrooms<\/a>, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Korkeam\u00e4ki, Laura: Historians\u2019 and Media Scholars\u2019 Interactions with Research Data: Research Work Processes, Information Needed, and Focus Formulation to Understand Human Phenomena<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lathi, Henri: Growing Up Online: Adolescents’ Digital Media Use and Its Relationships with Individual Factors, Social Factors, and Health<\/a>, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Mia<\/a>:<\/span> Enterprise Social Media for Knowledge Brokering<\/a>, Alto University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Marttila, Eetu: Compulsion for Connection: Exploring Problematic Social Media Use<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Morney, Elisabeth: Beyond the Craft \u2014 Three Perspectives on the Creative Process in the Innovation of Television Formats<\/a>, Alto University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Oisalo, Niina: Traces, Gaps and Constellations: Acts of Remembering in Contemporary Nordic Documentary Film<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Park, Solip: Understanding Game Work Migration: Game Expats in Finland<\/a>, Aalto University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Parthasarathi, Vibodh: A Considered Silence:<\/a> The Regulatory History of Press Ownership in India<\/a>, University of Helsinki <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ritter, Susanne: Regimenting Bodies, Regulating Lives: Fatness, Gender, and Relationships of Power in Makeover Television Shows from Finland and the United States<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, Jenni Maria: Pronouns separating the UK from the EU: We and us in British newspapers and parliamentary debates in 1973\u20132015<\/a>, University of Helsinki <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Salonen, Margareta: Revising the Understanding of Gatekeeping Theory: Factors and Practices of Post-Publication Gatekeeping.<\/a>, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Spurava, Guna: Towards Platform Awareness in Media Education<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Teiril\u00e4, Olli: From Weapons of Mass Destruction to Snowden and Beyond: Development of Intelligence-Media Relationship in Britain<\/a>, National Defence University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pedersen, Kristina Aleksnadrova: Subtle Strings and Loud Chains: Autocratic Strategies of Information Control and their Impact on Media and Political Expression,<\/a> University of Copenhagen<\/p>\n\n\n\n