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Religion, media, and democracy in the Nordic countries: A scoping review of empirical research 2011–2024 Cover

Religion, media, and democracy in the Nordic countries: A scoping review of empirical research 2011–2024

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|Jun 2025

Figures & Tables

Overview of the scoping review corpus (n = 46)

AttributesNumber of publications
Publication year2011–201715
2018–202431

Countries studiedNorway21
Sweden16
Denmark14
Finland3

Data sourcePress25
Social media13
Interview and/or ethnography12
Radio5
Religious publication5
Other online source (countermedia, blogs, fast messaging apps)5
Television4
Survey3

Religion focusIslam36
Evangelical Lutheranism14
Religiosity (non-denominational)4
Judaism4
Revivalist Christianity2
Orthodox Christianity1

Media interestTraditional media29
Digital media17
Television and radio9
Political communication6
Public sphere6
Public service media5

Democracy relevanceMinority relations35
Nationalism21
Security and threat18
Democratic ideals13
Conflict case11
Extremist mobilisation and terrorism9
Populism7
Public officials5
Citizenship5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 130 - 147
Published on: Jun 9, 2025
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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