Algorithmic bias, social media and mental health, climate communication, newsroom innovation, and the role of AI and automated fact-checking in journalism were among the topics explored in doctoral theses defended at Nordic universities in 2025. In total, 103 researchers earned their PhDs across the region. Congratulations to all! You can see the list, with links to the dissertations, in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through searches across databases including DiVA in Sweden, the Norwegian Research Information Repository, NORA in Denmark, and Finna in Finland, we identified 103 accepted doctoral theses in 2025. No theses were found in Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The universities with the highest number of accepted doctoral theses in the Nordic region last year were Tampere University, University of Bergen, Lund University, and the University of Turku. Congratulations to all the graduates. If you are aware of any theses that may be missing from the list, please let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alighieri Luz Monteiro, Bianca: The Primacy of Affects in Politics: A Discourse Theoretical and Psychoanalytic Perspective on the 2022 Brazilian Presidential Election<\/a>, University of Stavanger<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Borchgrevink-Br\u00e6khus, Marianne: News Experience: Understanding Why and How Audiences Interact with News Beyond Audience Metrics<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Borgen-Eide, G\u00f8ril: Rich Pasts and Risky Futures – Norwegian Media Narratives of Climate And Oil in Liminal Times<\/a>, OsloMet<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Castro Herrera, Lucia: Resilience through Crisis Management Transitions: A Process Organization Study of Support Information System in Public Service, the Case of Social Media Analytics<\/a>, University of Agder<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ferm Fasting, Mia Franzisca: Visuell og multimodal konseptualisering av l\u00e6ring – en studie av tekstproduksjon p\u00e5 smarttelefon i skole og hverdagsliv<\/a>, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gebremeskel, Solomon Kebede: Between the Global North and the Global South: Journalists\u2019 Role Perception in the Ethiopian Diaspora Evolving Hybrid Media Practices<\/a>, University of Agder<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hogsnes, Mathilde: Unconsciously Influenced and Influential: Exploring Sociotechnical Influence on Social Media Platforms<\/a>, Kristiania University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00e5rstad, Renate: Dyrevelferd i endring \u2013 ideer og politikk p\u00e5 det norske dyrevelferdsfeltet,<\/a> Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kavtaradze, Lasha: Machine Truth : The Construction and Contestation of Epistemic Authority in Automated Fact-Checking<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Klimashevskaia, Anastasiia: Beyond Popularity: Investigating and Mitigating Bias in Recommender Systems<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Khan, Sohail Ahmed: Computational Visual Content Verification<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kumlachew, Sileshie Semahagne: The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in the Media: Recent Religious Controversies<\/a>, University of Agder<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lennon, Alana Denise: \u201cPlaceshaking\u201d and Placemaking for Sustainability. Discourses and Narratives on Establishing a \u201cNew\u201d Ecovillage in a Rural Local Community<\/a>, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Makki, Samira: The Future is Only a Fold Away: Archiving Rehearsals with Film, for Palestine<\/a>, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mtchedlidze, Junai: The Innovation Pulse: Internal and External Drivers of Innovation in Newsrooms<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Okafor, Carl Chineme: Datafied Cities: A Socio-Technical Study of Data Volume, Data Quality, and Data Utility as Elements of Datafication in the Smart City<\/a>, University of Stavanger<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Olesen Andersen, Amanda Iselin: Digital Well-being in Context : Exploring Social Media Use, Stress, and Mental Health among Adolescents and Young Adults<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Roaldsnes, Andreas: Cultural Capital and Early Childhood Socialization: Family, Friends, and the State<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Samuelsen, Reidun J.: Demokratiske dilemmaer i m\u00f8te med informasjonsp\u00e5virkning – En studie av redakt\u00f8rstyrte medier og sikkerhetsmyndigheters forst\u00e5else og h\u00e5ndtering av desinformasjon<\/a>, OsloMet <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Selvaag, Sofie Kjendlie: Fostering Pro-Environmental Behavior through Communication: Managing Outdoor Recreation in National Park Setting<\/a>, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research <\/p>\n\n\n\n Shamsi, Marjan: Understanding Employees’ Adoption of New Digital Communication Solutions: An Integrated Approach to Personal, Technological, and Work Environment<\/a>, University of Stavanger<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spirin, Artem: Fortyfying Border Memories: Memmory Politics in the Post-Soviet Russian North<\/a>, UiT The Artic University of Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Staaby, Tobias: Digital Game-Based Teaching: Exploring How Digital Games Facilitate the Necessary Conditions for Learning<\/a>, University of Bergen<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Suijkerbuijk, Martinus: TURING GAIA – The Making of Behavioral Media: Sensibilities Through Other-Agents<\/a>, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thu Kro, Ingvild: Framing or Being Framed? A Qualitative Study of the Use of Feature Film in Confirmation Teaching within the Church of Norway<\/a>, University of Agder<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Toft, Jim: Leading Through the Language of Expectations: A Multi-Study of Pygmalion Language in Business Settings<\/a>, University of Agder<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Uppstr\u00f8m Berg, Ida: Collaborations Between Publicly Funded Art Museums and Private Art Collectors in Norway – Tensions, Challenges, and Opportunities<\/a>, OsloMet <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wiik, Anders: Data Visualizations in Journlistic Media Studied from the Perspective of Visual-Numeric Literacy, Everyday Mathematics and Mathematization as a Social Process,<\/a> University of Agder<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Xu, Ying: Generalising Deepfake Detection: Towards Robust, Interpretable and Fair Models<\/a>, Norwegian University of Science and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Denmark <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Briggs-M\u00f8nsted, Casper Thorhauge: The Fabric of Spectacle: Stagings of Triumph at the Court of Denmark-Norway, c. 1577-1634,<\/a> University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dausgaard, Christoffer Hentzer: The Interface of Politcs: How Social Groups Guide Political Choice<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Djurslev, Anders Thrue: Where the Present Begins to Appear as Past: Mediating Contemporaneity in a Museum of the Future<\/a>, Aarhus University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Egendal, William Kj\u00e6rgaard: The Corridors of Power in Brussels: Informal Communication, Coordination, and Compromise in EU Trilogue Negotiations<\/a>, Copenhagen Business School <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fals, Katinka Bundg\u00e5rd: Wanderlust on a Warming Planet: Exploring Climate-friendly Practice Change in Young Adults\u2019 Vacations<\/a>, Aarhus University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Farooqi, Amos: Condensed Rhythms: Power, Place, and the Spatial Imaginary in Korean Hip-Hop<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fisker, Thore Keitum: The Body Politic in Motion: A Critical Rhetoric of Moving Bodies in Politics and Activism<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gaarskj\u00e6r, T: A Few Good Men: An Exploration of Masculinities among Danish Army Soldiers,<\/a> Aalborg University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hedges, T: Us and Them: The Phenomenology and Politics of Third-Person Sociality<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Skovgaard, Mads: The Making of Activist Identity: Hybrid Activism and Everyday Life in U.S. Socialist Politics<\/a>, University of Copenhagen <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vilmar, Therese Wiwe: Literature Imagining Music: Mapping Western Music in a Corpus of Late Modern Fiction 1990-2010<\/a>, Aarhus University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wittchen, Maria Bendix: Presseetiske gr\u00e6nser og gr\u00e5zoner: Et studie af medieansvar, presseetiske dilemmaer og forhandlinger i den danske nyhedsinstitution<\/a>, Roskilde University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Xiao, Leon Y.: Lex Loot Boxes – The Regulation of Gambling-like Products in Video Games<\/a>, IT-Universitetet i K\u00f8benhavn<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweden <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Almstedt Valldor, Amanda: Essays on the Links Between Vertical and Horizontal Social Stratification, Political Attitudes, and Radical Right Support: Evidence from Sweden and Europe<\/a>, Stockholm University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alven Sjoberg, Jens: Communicating a Sense of Public Safety: The Case of the Swedish Police Authority\u2019s Strategic Social Media Communication,<\/a> J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Andreasson, Annika: Cyber Situation Awareness and Common Operational Pictures: Studies of the Swedish Public Sector<\/a>, KTH Royal Institute of Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c5gren, Malin: Strategic Communication and Preparedness: Discursive Legitimation Practices in Swedish Total Defence Organizations<\/a>, \u00d6rebro University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Aspern\u00e4s, Julia: Who Falls For Misinformation? Epistemic Beliefs and Political Identity as Predictors Of Conspiracy Ideation, Bullshit Receptivity, and Fallacies<\/a>, Link\u00f6ping University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bazan Royuela, David: Algorithmic Interaction Ritual Chains on TikTok: Scrolling through Feedback Loops<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bracco, Sofia Elena: From Visibility to Inclusion: Trans and Gender Diverse People in the Media and in the Workplace,<\/a>Stockholm University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Calvo, Esther: Old Foe, New Friend? Rhetorical Responses of Mainstream Parties towards a Radical Right Party<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fritz, Bj\u00f6rn: Experiencing Gameworlds: Understanding Zelda and Mario through the Lenses of Art History and Phenomenology<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Johansson, Magnus: Parenting in Screen Times: Negotiations, Practices and Experiences in Everyday Family Life<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kisi\u0107-Merino, Pasko: Enjoying the Fall: The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security<\/a>, Karlstad University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjellstr\u00f6m, Zakayo: Black Open Access: Shadow Libraries and Text Piracy<\/a>, Ume\u00e5 University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kuai, Joanne: AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China\u2019s Algorithmic Age<\/a>, Karlstad University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Laurell Thorslund, Minna: Doing, Being, Thinking HCI Otherwise at the End of the World as We Know It<\/a>, KTH Royal Institute of Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Malmstedt, Johan: Sound out of Time: Signal Archaeology of Swedish Public Service Radio 1980\u20131999,<\/a> Ume\u00e5 University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n McMullan, Kathryn (Kylie): The \u201cWild West\u201d of Social Media Influencer Marketing: Examining the Relationship Between Social Media Influencers and Firms<\/a>, KTH Royal Institute of Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Menshikova, Anastasia: Cultural Change: Studying Social Interdependencies in Public Discourse with Computational Text Analysis<\/a>, J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mileros, Martin D: Users Like You and Me: Understanding the User-Driven Data Economy from a Human-Centric Perspective<\/a>, Link\u00f6ping University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Porzionato, Monica: Feeling the Changing Climate: An Affective Approach to the Strategic Communication of Floods in a Tourist City<\/a>, Lund University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Priambodho, Hario: Cult Film Atmospheres: Audiences, Exibitors, and Live Cinema Spaces<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rodriguez Hedenbratt, Nicolas: The Politics of Radio and Television in Western Democracies<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Svane, Anette: Ambiguous Human Existence and the Ethics of Authenticity: Exploring Tensions of Freedom and Solidarity in Contemporary Scandinavian Art Film and Beyond<\/a>, Lund University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tu, Sijjing: Model and Algorithms for Adressing Challenges in Online Social Networks,<\/a> KTH Royal Institute of Technology <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finland <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Arzoglou, Ektor: Dynamics of Privacy Paradox on Social Media Platforms<\/a>, Aalto University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bhattacharya, Carolina: Dissent, Discourse, and the Intra-Party Politics of Parliamentary Debates: The Politicisation of the Euro Crisis in the German Bundestag<\/a>, University of Helsinki<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hautaniemi, Ari: There is a Light that Never Goes Out: The Organisational Culture of European Student Radio<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Haukka, Aleksi: Song as Patriotic Rhetoric and Art: Exploring Patriotic and Nationalistic Songs from the French Revolution (1789\u20131800), the Spanish War of Independence (1808\u20131814), and Grand Duchy of Finland (1846\u20131876),<\/a>University of Helsinki<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hokkanen, Julius: The Platformization of Politics: Intimacy, Conflict, and Vulnerability in the Age of Data-Driven Media<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Huhtala, Anna: Sanoin kuviteltu kuolema: V\u00e4kivalta- ja onnettomuuskuolemien julkinen k\u00e4sittely Suomessa 1920-1930-luvuilla<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hutton, Elina: Outdoor Goes Online: Tourist Gaze in Social Media for Visitor Monitoring and Management<\/a>, University of Lapland<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hylkil\u00e4, Krista: Nuorten aikuisten ongelmallinen sosiaalisen median k\u00e4ytt\u00f6, psykososiaalinen hyvinvointi sek\u00e4 tuen ja hoidon tarpeet<\/a>, Humak University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kainat, Khadijah: Navigating New Horizons of Socio-Cultural Transition: Information Seeking Behaviour of Migrant Women in the Context of Integration,<\/a> \u00c5bo University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kekkonen, Karel: Kaiutin vai suodatin? Suomalainen media, Katalonian itsen\u00e4isyysliike ja informaatiovaikuttaminen<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Koskinen, Elina: Memorable Player Experiences with Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/a>, Tampere University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Laakkonen, Anna: Punainen Karjala ja suomalaisen neuvostoihmisen synty: suomalaiset osana Moskovan propagandakoneistoa 1920-1937<\/a>, University of Helsinki <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lahtinen, Jussi: Kerrottu luokka: Pitk\u00e4n 1970-luvun ty\u00f6l\u00e4iskirjallisuus yhteiskunnallisten valta- ja vastakertomusten kentill\u00e4<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Laukkanen, Markus: Co-opting Game of Thrones with Digital Paratext Narratives: Interactivity, Authorship, and Affordances in the Storytelling Environment of the Internet<\/a>, Tampere University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lou, Yucong: Youth Meeting Genai: Young People\u2019s Media and Information Literacy Practices in the Information Ecosystem Shaped by Generative Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, University of Oulu<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mattsson, Andreas: Remaking the Newsmakers: Exploring Swedish Media Aid Interventions in Vietnamese Journalism<\/a>, University of Helsinki <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mikkola, Heidi: Ecologies of Wildlife Modes: Envisioning More-Than-Human Environments in Documentary Moving Image Aesthetics<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mikkonen, Teemu: Tiedonl\u00e4hteiden luotettavuuden arviointi lukion oppimisteht\u00e4vien yhteydess\u00e4<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Muilu, Mirka: Yhteisen tuntu: Hannah Arendt materiaalisena mediateoreetikkona<\/a>, University of Tampere<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00e4ki, Otto: Vaccine Communication: An Empirical Investigation of Three Approaches for Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikkil\u00e4, Matti: Misogyny, Antagonism, Regressivism: A Nexus Analysis of a Hostile Online<\/a>, University of Oulu <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Niskanen, Ville-Pekka: Valtioneuvosto, kansalaisluottamus ja media koronakriisin hallinnassa<\/a>, University of Vaasa<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nyman, Inka Maria: Negotiating Opera: Discursive Representations, Democratic Accessibility and Social Media Branding<\/a>, \u00c5bo University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Parkatti, Anne: Ammatillinen toimijuusdigitalisoituneen ty\u00f6n k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6iss\u00e4 finanssi- ja media-aloilla<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Partanen, Riika: Well-Being from Food Blogging: Food Blogging as an Expression of Positive Agency and Relationship with Food<\/a>, University of Lapland<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Per\u00e4l\u00e4, Annu: \u201dVarmaan niit\u00e4 vaihtoehtoja on hyv\u00e4 mietti\u00e4\u201d: Ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutumisesta viestiminen tutkimuksen, median ja kansalaisten silmin<\/a>, University of Vaasa<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Piepponen, Amanda: Digital Transformation of Media Organizations: Developing Value Propositions and Organizational Capabilities<\/a>, LUT University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ruotsalainen, Juho: Avoiding a Race to the Bottom? A Critical Examination of Pioneer Journalists\u2019 Futures Knowledge and Journalistic Practices<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Saressalo, Teemu: Information Influencing in Wars and Conflicts in the Early 21st Century,<\/a> National Defence University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sivonen, Sara: Poliittinen maku: Kulttuuristen k\u00e4yt\u00e4nt\u00f6jen ja el\u00e4m\u00e4ntyylien sosiopoliittinen eriytyminen Suomessa<\/a>, Tampere University<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sj\u00f6berg, Markus: Kuva digitalisoituvasta luonnosta: Sosiaalisen median visuaalinen kulttuuri suomalaisen luonnon jaettujen merkitysten ja ideaalin rakentajana<\/a>, Tampere University <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sone, Hsu Pyae: Data-Driven Sustainability in the Media Sector,<\/a> University of Oulu <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Suomalainen, Roosa: “En mik\u00e4\u00e4n sunnuntailueskelija, vaikka sekin on ihan ok”: kirjojen lukemisen sosiokulttuuriset merkitykset<\/a>, University of Helsinki<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tormis, Helenor: Affective Argumentation in Populist Thinking: Examining Contested Sociopolitical Discourses<\/a>, University of Helsinki <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Veps\u00e4l\u00e4inen, Tapio: Forecasting Future Events with Publicly Accessible Online Data: A Study on Finnish Parliamentary Elections from 2015 to 2023<\/a>, University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n V\u00e4h\u00e4passi, Valo: Framing Trans: Affective Articulations of Trans Bodies and Violence,<\/a> University of Turku<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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