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Oscar Björkenfeldt
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Oscar Björkenfeldt

Doctoral student

På svenska
Oscar Björkenfeldt
Contact details
  • Email: oscar [dot] bjorkenfeldt [at] soclaw [dot] lu [dot] se
  • Phone: +46 73 087 93 81
Organisation
  • Department of Sociology of Law
  • Service point: 31
Webpage

Main research areas

  • Online hate and harassment
  • Freedom of speech
  • Democracy and democratic participation
  • Public opinion formation
  • Self-censorship

Current research

My research aims to analyze opinion formation in a digital age, focusing on the growing exposure to online hate among journalists and to what extent this development generates self-censorship and, ultimately, endangers central democratic values.

My thesis is a part of the research project: ”Hot och hat mot journalister: konsekvenser avseende yttrandefrihet och demokrati” financed by The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority.

Publications

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Background

Oscar Björkenfeldt is a Doctoral Student in sociology of law with funding from The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority. He has M.Sc. in sociology of law and a B.A. in sociology of law from Lund University; has previously worked as a junior analyst at Oxford Research and as a research assistant at Lund University.

20 Apr 2022