During the last decade the framework of mediatization theory has been introduced in the
field of media, religion and culture as a parallel perspective to the “mediation of religion” …

This book explores the recent trend toward the transformation of religious symbols and
practices into culture in Western democracies. Analyses of three legal cases involving …

In this article, I aim to contribute to existing literature on counterpublics by analysing the
extent to which competing counterpublics regarding Islam appear in mainstream news …

Despite predictions of decline, religion has featured prominently in the public sphere and the
media since the events of 11 September 2001. Previous research on media and religion in …

This article studies empirically the complexity of religion in the public sphere by
systematically comparing the five Nordic countries. Sociologists debate if current trends in …

In 2020, as infections of COVID-19 began to rise, Australia, alongside many other nations,
closed its international borders and implemented lockdown measures across the country …

Based on a comparative project on media and religion across Denmark, Norway, and
Sweden, this article analyzes relationships between religiosity and political attitudes in …

Abstract Jensdotter, L. 2021. Religion och politik i hybrida mediemiljöer. En analys av
kommentarer till nyheter om Miljöpartiet, Kristdemokraterna och Sverigedemokraterna på …

This article examines how representations of Islam in the media influence religious
education. Reporting from a case study of religious education in an upper secondary school …

Religion has 'returned'to news discourses, since 9/11, with a focus on Muslims and Islam
and more recently on Catholicism (in the wake of paedophile priest scandals) and anti …