Our research is conducted in research groups focusing on four main areas: journalism, media development, organizations' communication and political communication.
In the area of Media Development, we analyze studies of media producers, content and media users in a new media landscape; how knowledge and information are produced, disseminated and used, and how these processes are affected by economic, technological, political and organizational environments. This also includes regular studies within the framework of Dagspresskollegiet – a research programme that started in 1979 and has conducted research focusing on the use of newspapers and its readers since then.
The research group CORE studies Organizations' Communication; how internal and external communications relate to the organizations' strategic goals, leadership and change; how globalization and communications technology affect communication and how the organizations deal with public opinion and crises related to their own activities.
In Political Communication and Political Journalism, we study communicative processes and relationships between politics, media and citizens focusing on how the digital society affects communication strategies, media content and media use in election campaigns and dramatic events. This involves studies of strategic political communication and political advocacy in DEMICOM's regular election campaign projects.
We have extensive experience in contract research for both private and public organizations, such as the Swedish Parliament and government, authorities, associations and companies. Our researchers are also often engaged for custom designed lectures and training sessions, in the media industry, politics and administration.
DEMICOM's research group leaders:
Catrin Johansson, Professor of Organizations' Communications, Mid Sweden University
Lars Nord, the Programme Leader and Professor of Political Communication, Mid Sweden University
Jonas Harvard, Docent of History, Mid Sweden University
Political parties' school visits play an important role in fulfilling the democratic mission of schools. However, there are differences in the occurrence of such visits among different schools and ...
The introduction of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, to traditional reindeer herding has provided new opportunities through the aerial perspective.
The project studies visual AI-generated disinformation and journalism.
Access to local news is an important aspect of the democratic process but surviving in the digital media landscape has been a challenge for local news organizations. This project studies the...
The climate has emerged as one of the most important global news issues. News media strengthen their environmental coverage, but so far limited scholarly attention has focused on how journalists vi...
This preliminary study will examine image content in public municipal administration and to understand how GDPR & Schrems II-case may have affected its content.
Critical exploration of media related risks and opportunities for deliberative communication: development scenarios of the European media landscape.
With the entry into government of right-wing populist parties, issues of democratic backsliding are actualized, especially in relation to communicative and media landscaping. We examine communicati...
The project will produce new knowledge about how climate strategies and goals can best be communicated at local level in municipalities and implemented in practice.
The project concerns strategic communication in public administration in a Swedish context.
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Focusing on the crucial yet overlooked role of coworkers in achieving organizational sustainability, this project explores the complex interplay between ambitious goals and practical implementation...
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