Research groups
Research projects
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Far-right Politics Online and Societal Resilience (FREXO)
The FREXO project investigates how online media affect the mobilizing capacity and the broader societal and political impact of far right politics.
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Unpacking the Modern Working Class: Life Chances, Social Cohesion and Recognition in an Age of Migration
The project raises four crucial question that seek to describe the contemporary working class, its political orientation, lived experience and their media representations
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Thorbjørnsrud, Kjersti
(2023).
Interpretive communities of resistance: Emerging counterpublics of immigration alarmism on social media.
New Media & Society.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231198790
Frischlich, Lena; Eldridge, Scott; Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea; Holt, Kristoffer; Cushion, Stephen
(2023).
Contesting the Mainstream: Towards an Audience-Centered Agenda of Alternative News Research.
Digital Journalism.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2023.2214791
Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea; Figenschou, Tine Ustad
(2023).
Journalism as a Strategic Action Field: How to Study Contestations and Power Dynamics between Professional Journalism and Its Challengers.
Digital Journalism.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2023.2214901
Steensen, Steen; Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea
(2023).
Playing the Mainstream Game. A Language-Game Analysis of “Mainstream” as a Possible Boundary Object in Journalism Studies.
18 p.
Digital Journalism.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2023.2180406
Larsen, Anna Grøndahl; Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Thorbjørnsrud, Kjersti
(2022).
Når saken tas i mediene: mediedramaturgi og handlingsrom i lokale helsekonflikter.
Norsk Medietidsskrift.
Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nmt.29.1.2
Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea; Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Eldridge, Scott; Frischlich, Lena; Cushion, Stephen; Holt, Kristoffer
(2022).
Understanding Alternative News Media and Its Contribution to Diversity.
15 p.
Digital Journalism.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2134165
Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea; Figenschou, Tine Ustad
(2022).
Innenfor eller utenfor? Høyrevridde alternative medier og forhandling om grenser i den journalistiske institusjonen.
18 p.
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning.
Vol. 63.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfs.63.4.1
Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea; Figenschou, Tine Ustad
(2022).
Knock, knock! Right-wing alternative media is at the door. Institutional boundary work in a hybrid media environment.
Ferrucci, Patrick; Elddridge II, Scott A. (Ed.).
The Institutions Changing Journalism. Barbarians Inside the Gate. p. 15-31.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/978100f3140399
Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Karlsen, Rune; Figenschou, Tine Ustad
(2022).
Partiske medier? «Fiendtlig medie»-persepsjon hos borgere, politikere og journalister.
Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift.
Vol. 38.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nst.38.4.6
Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Karlsen, Rune; Kolltveit, Kristoffer
(2022).
Between spin doctor and information provider: Conceptualizing communication professionals in government ministries.
Public Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12869