Christian Schwieter
About me
Christian Schwieter is a PhD candidate at the Department of Media Studies at Stockholm University, where he investigates the impact of European platform governance efforts on far-right activity online. He is also an editor of the open-access Journal of Digital Social Research (JDSR) and a Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Previously, he was a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute and served as Specialist Adviser on Disinformation Matters to the DCMS Select Committee at the UK House of Commons. He has advised, among others, the German Ministry of Justice, the European Parliament, and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism on issues related to extremism, disinformation, and platform regulation. He holds an MSc (Dist) in Social Science of the Internet from the University of Oxford and a BA (Hons) in World Politics from Leiden University.
Publications
A selection from Stockholm University publication database
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The Shifting Image of Sweden Abroad: Framings of the 2022 Swedish Election in Traditional and Far-Right Online Media from the United States, Germany, India, and China
2024. Samuel Merrill (et al.). Nationalism & Ethnic Politics
ArticleRead more about The Shifting Image of Sweden AbroadThe 2022 Swedish election saw a radical-right populist party—the Sweden Democrats—gain direct government influence in the country for the first time. This contrasted with the international image of Sweden as a progressive county yet resonated with the country’s growing ideological use by foreign far-right actors. This article analyzes the framing of Sweden’s image in traditional and far-right online media from the United States, Germany, India, and China during this election. It explores to what extent and when Sweden gained online media attention and how the election was framed across these countries and media types.
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