Anna Olofsson

Publications

Articles in journals
Articles, book reviews
Books
Chapters in books
Collections (editor)
Conference papers
Doctoral theses, monographs
Manuscripts
Reports

Articles in journals

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2024). 20 years of studies of risk and intersectionality : a bibliometric overview. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 27: 9, pp. 1041-1055.  

Sjöberg, I. & Olofsson, A. (2024). En intersektionell undersökning av (o)trygghet i offentliga rum. Sociologisk forskning, vol. 61: 3-4, pp. 367-398.    

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. , Bowleg, L. , Curran, D. , Hannah Moffat, K. , Mitchell, C. , Peek, L. , Rubio C., I. & et al. (2024). Thoughts about intersectionality and risk. Interviews with key scholar. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 27: 9, pp. 1070-1082.  

Giritli Nygren, K. & Olofsson, A. (2021). Swedish exceptionalism, herd immunity and the welfare state : A media analysis of struggles over the nature and legitimacy of the COVID-19 pandemic strategy in Sweden. Current Sociology, vol. 69: 4, pp. 529-546.    

Giritli Nygren, K. , Klinga, M. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2021). The language of risk and vulnerability in covering the covid-19 pandemic in swedish mass media in 2020 : Implications for the sustainable management of elderly care. Sustainability, vol. 13: 19    

Rashid, S. & Olofsson, A. (2021). Worried in Sweden : The effects of terrorism abroad and news media at home on terror-related worry. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 24: 1, pp. 62-77.    

Lidén, G. & Olofsson, A. (2020). Living in a foreign country : The meaning of place of origin and gender for risk perceptions, experiences, and behaviors. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 23: 3, pp. 365-378.    

Giritli Nygren, K. & Olofsson, A. (2020). Managing the Covid-19 pandemic through individual responsibility : the consequences of a world risk society and enhanced ethopolitics. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 23: 7-8, pp. 1031-1035.    

Petridou, E. , Danielsson, E. , Olofsson, A. , Lundgren, M. & Große, C. (2019). If Crisis or War Comes : A Study of Risk Communication of Eight European Union Member States. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research, vol. 2: 2, pp. 207-232.    

Öhman, S. , Olofsson, A. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2018). A Methodological Strategy for Exploring Intersecting Inequalities: An Example from Sweden. Zhurnal Issledovanii Sotsial'noi Politiki / The Journal of Social Policy Studies, vol. 16: 3, pp. 501-516.    

Giritli Nygren, K. , Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2017). Doing and undoing risk : The mutual constitution of risk and heteronormativity in contemporary society. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 20: 3, pp. 418-432.    

Ekholm, S. & Olofsson, A. (2017). Parenthood and worrying about climate change : The limitations of previous approaches. Risk Analysis, vol. 37: 2, pp. 305-314.  

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2016). An intersectional risk approach for environmental sociology. Environmental Sociology, vol. 2: 4, pp. 346-354.  

Giritli Nygren, K. , Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2016). Everyday places, heterosexist spaces, and risk in contemporary Sweden. Culture, Health and Sexuality, vol. 18: 1, pp. 45-47.  

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2016). Monster Cows and the Doing of Modern Biotechnology in Sweden : An Intersectional Risk Analysis. Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, vol. 6: 4, pp. 186-196.    

Öhman, S. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Olofsson, A. (2016). The (un)intended consequences of crisis communication in news media : a critical analysis. Critical Discourse Studies, vol. 13: 5, pp. 515-530.  

Linnell, M. , Johansson, C. , Olofsson, A. , Wall, E. & Öhman, S. (2015). Enhancing public resilience : A community approach. Planet@Risk, vol. 3: 1, pp. 33-44.    

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2015). Vulnerability, values and heterogeneity : One step further to understand risk perception and behaviour. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 18: 1, pp. 2-20.    

Olofsson, A. (2014). Commentary: The substitution principle in chemical regulation: a constructive critique. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 17: 5, pp. 573-575.    

Giritli Nygren, K. & Olofsson, A. (2014). Intersectional Approaches in Health-Risk Research : A Critical Review. Sociology Compass, vol. 8: 9, pp. 1112-1126.    

Brown, P. R. & Olofsson, A. (2014). Risk, uncertainty and policy : towards a social-dialectical understanding. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 17: 4, pp. 425-434.    

Olofsson, A. , Zinn, J. O. , Griffin, G. , Giritli Nygren, K. , Cebulla, A. & Hannah-Moffat, K. (2014). The mutual constitution of risk and inequalities : Intersectional risk theory. Health, Risk and Society, vol. 16: 5, pp. 417-430.    

Olofsson, A. (2011). Organizational crisis preparedness in heterogeneous societies : The OCPH model. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, vol. 19: 4, pp. 215-226.    

Olofsson, A. & Rashid, S. (2011). Social stratification, Living Conditions and the White Male Effect in Sweden. Sozialer Fortschritt, vol. 60: 3, pp. 63-68.  

Olofsson, A. (2011). The Indian Ocean tsunami in Swedish newspapers: nationalism after catastrophe. Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 20: 5, pp. 557-569.    

Olofsson, A. & Rashid, S. (2011). The White (Male) Effect and Risk Perception: Can Equality Make a Difference?. Risk Analysis, vol. 31: 6, pp. 1016-1032.    

Olofsson, A. (2010). Riskfyllt eller inte? : Riskbedömning för samhället och individen. Framtider, : 4, pp. 9-13.

Meijnders, A. , Midden, C. , Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. , Matthes, J. , Bondarenko, O. , Gutteling, J. & Rusanen, M. (2009). The Role of Similarity Cues in the Development of Trustin Sources of Information About GM Food. Risk Analysis, vol. 29: 8, pp. 1116-1128.  

Wall, E. & Olofsson, A. (2008). Young people making sense of risk : How meanings of risk are materialised within the social context of every-day life.. Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research, vol. 16: 4, pp. 431-448.    

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2007). Cosmopolitans and Locals : An empirical investigation of cosmopolitanism. Current Sociology, vol. 55: 6, pp. 877-895.    

Olofsson, A. (2007). Crisis communication in multicultural societies: A study of municipalities in Sweden. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, vol. 25: 2, pp. 145-172.

Olofsson, A. (2007). Kriskommunikation i ett heterogent samhälle lika för alla eller till var och en efter behov?. Sociologisk forskning, : 3, pp. 6-29.

Olofsson, A. (2007). The Preparedness of Local Authorities for Crisis Communication with People who have Foreign Backgrounds : The Case of Sweden. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, vol. 25: 2, pp. 145-172.

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2007). Views of risk in Sweden : Global fatalism and local control. An empirical investigation of Ulrich Beck´s theory of modern risks.. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 10: 2, pp. 177-196.    

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Rashid, S. (2006). Attitudes to Gene Technology : The Significance of Trust in Institutions. European Societies, vol. 8: 4, pp. 601-624.    

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2006). General beliefs and environmental concern : Transatlantic comparisons. Environment and Behavior, vol. 38: 6, pp. 768-790.    

Fjæstad, B. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2003). Gentekniken vinner terräng. Forskning & Framsteg, vol. 37: 6, pp. 51-53.

Fjæstad, B. , Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2003). Svenskar mest negativa till gentester. Dagens Nyheter, : 10 juni  

Gaskell, G. , Allum, N. , Bauer, M. , Durant, J. , Allansdottir, A. , Bonfadelli, H. , Boy, D. , de Cheveigné, S. & et al. (2000). Biotechnology and the European public. Nature Biotechnology, vol. 18: 9, pp. 935-938.  

Wagner, W. , Torgerson, H. , Einsiedel, E. , Jelsoe, E. , Fredrickson, H. , Lassen, J. , Rusanen, T. , Boy, D. & et al. (1997). Europe ambivalent on biotechnology. Nature, vol. 387, pp. 845-847.

Articles, book reviews

Olofsson, A. (2008). Trust in cooperative risk management. Uncertainty and scepticism in the public mind. Journal of Risk Research, vol. 11: 6, pp. 837-839.

Books

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2020). A framework of intersectional risk theory in the age of ambivalence. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan (Critical studies in risk and uncertainty ).  

Brown, P. & Olofsson, A. (2015). Risk, Uncertainty and Policy. London : Routledge

Chapters in books

Olofsson, A. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2023). Intersectional Risk Theory and Global Public Health. In Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health. Cham : Springer. pp. 333-350.  

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2022). Actor, structure and inequality : an intersectional perspective of risk. In Handbook on Risk and Inequality. Edward Elgar Publishing (Elgar Handbooks on Inequality). pp. 107-127.

Giritli Nygren, K. , Larsson, E. , Nyhlén, S. , Lööv, A. O. , Olofsson, A. , Sjöberg, I. , Sjöstedt, A. , Skott, S. & et al. (2022). Föreställda gemenskaper kan bli verkliga. In FGV-en jubilar i vardande : Tillsammans och på eget håll. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet (Genusstudier vid Mittuniversitetet). pp. 33-38.

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2020). Intersektionell riskteori. In Genus, risk och kris. Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 217-237.

Danielsson, E. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Olofsson, A. (2020). Krishanteringens logiker i hanteringen av migraitonen hösten 2015 : En kritisk analys. In Genus, risk och kris. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 77-95.

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2019). Sverige och gentekniken - hur gick det sen?. In Festskrift till Björn Fjæstad: Utvecklingen av en forskningsmiljö : Ett verksamhetsnära engagemang på distans. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University. pp. 137-156.

Zinn, J. & Olofsson, A. (2018). Concluding Thoughts and Perspectives for Interdisciplinary Risk Research. In Researching Risk and Uncertainty : Methodologies, Methods and Research Strategies. Palgrave Macmillan (critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty). pp. 367-375.  

Nyhlén, S. , Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Bergström, J. (2018). Human Security, Risk and Sustainability in the Swedish Policy for the Arctic. In Human and Societal Security in the Cirumpolar Arctic : Local and Indigenous Communities. Brill Academic Publishers (Studies in Polar Law). pp. 76-99.  

Zinn, J. & Olofsson, A. (2018). Introduction. In Researching Risk and Uncertainty : Methodologies, Methods and Research Strategies. Palgrave Macmillan (Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty). pp. 1-28.  

Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2018). Quantitative analysis of risk positions : An exploratory approach. In Researching Risk and Uncertainty : Methodologies, Methods and Research Strategies. Palgrave Macmillan (Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty). pp. 265-286.  

Olofsson, A. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Öhman, S. (2018). Teoría interseccional de riesgo en un mundo ambivalente. In Sociología del riesgo : Marcos y aplicaciones. Mexico City : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. pp. 81-99.

Lundgren, M. , Sjöstedt Landén, A. , Olofsson, A. , Lexhagen, M. & Jonsson, U. (2016). #miunjubfest - att berätta en historia och att skriva historien. In Makten att berätta: om tal och tystnad i tid och rum. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University (Genusstudier vid Mittuniversitetet). pp. 24-31.  

Olofsson, A. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Öhman, S. (2016). Samhällets sårbarhet och resiliens : en kritisk begreppsgranskning ur ett intersektionellt perspektiv. In Katastrofriskreducering : Perspektiv, praktik, potential. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 61-80.

Olofsson, A. (2009). Individ och risk. In Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. pp. 41-65.

Olofsson, A. & Rashid, S. (2009). Introduktion. In Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. pp. 13-37.

Olofsson, A. (2009). Kommunikation och risk. In Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. pp. 69-91.

Olofsson, A. (2009). Risker i ett globaliserat och mångkulturellt Sverige. In Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. pp. 169-194.

Letukas, L. & Olofsson, A. (2009). Solidarity Triumphs Catastrophe? An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of Post-Tsunami Media in Sweden and the United States.. In After the Tsunami - Crisis Communication in Finland and Sweden / ed Lars Nord and Ullamaija Kivikuru. Göteborg : Nordicom.

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2009). Sårbarhet i det heterogena risksamhället. In Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur. pp. 261-284.

Olofsson, A. (2008). Risk- och krishantering i ett heterogent samhälle: Olikhet eller ojämlikhet?. In Skytteanska samfundets årsbok. Umeå : Skytteanska samfundet.

Kohring, M. , Gutteling, J. , Matthes, J. , Meijnder, A. , Midden, C. , Öhman, S. , Olofsson, A. , Rusanen, M. & et al. (2006). Whom to trust with genes on the menu?. In Genomics and Society : Legal, Ethical and Social Dimensions. London : Earthscan Publications Ltd.. pp. 60-75.

Fjæstad, B. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2004). Gentekniken vinner terräng. In Ekengrens svenska : Språkbok C. Stockholm : Natur och kultur.

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2003). Ok... så vad får jag i gengäld? . In Miljömål i Jämtlands län. Östersund : Länsstyrelsen (Skrift från Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län). pp. 5-.

Olofsson, A. , Rashid, S. & Öhman, S. (2003). The division of attitudes to GM food between the north and south of Europe.. In Integrating and Articulating Environments : A Challenge for Northern and Southern Europe.. Lisse : Swets & Zeitlinger. pp. 91-108.

Einsiedel, E. , Allansdottir, A. , Allum, N. , Bauer, M. W. , Berthomier, A. , Chatjouli, A. , de Cheveigne, S. , Downey, R. & et al. (2002). Brave new sheep : the clone named Dolly. In Biotechnology : the making of a global controversy. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.

Gutteling, J. M. , Fjæstad, B. & Olofsson, A. (2002). Media coverage 1973-1996 : Trends and dynamics. In Biotechnology : The making of a global controversy. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. pp. 95-128.

Olofsson, A. , Lassen, J. , Allansdottir, A. , Liakopoulos, M. & Mortensen T, A. (2002). The Reception of Round-up Ready Soya in Europe. In Biotechnology : the making of a global controversy. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.

Fjæstad, B. , Öhman, S. , Olofsson, A. , von Bergmann-Winberg, M. & Seger, N. (2001). Sweden, the lid is on, but for how long?. In Biotechnology 1996-2000 : The years of controversy. London : Science Museum. pp. 267-281.

Fjæstad, B. , Öhman (Olsson), S. , Olofsson, A. & von Bergmann-Winberg, M. (1998). National profile: Sweden. In Biotechnology in the public sphere : A European sourcebook. London : Science Museum. pp. 130-143.

Collections (editor)

Bäckström, I. (ed.) , Fredman, P. (ed.) , Giritli Nygren, K. (ed.) , Niskanen, K. (ed.) , Olofsson, A. (ed.) , Nilsson, H. (ed.) & Lindbäck, K. (ed.) (2024). Globala utmaningar – lokala lösningar : Forskning för en hållbar samhällsutveckling i norra Sverige. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University  

Danielsson, E. (ed.) , Johansson, R. (ed.) , Olofsson, A. (ed.) & Öhman, S. (ed.) (2019). Festskrift till Björn Fjæstad: Utvecklingen av en forskningsmiljö : Ett verksamhetsnära engagemang på distans. Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University  

Olofsson, A. (ed.) & Zinn, J. (ed.) (2018). Researching Risk and Uncertainty : Methodologies, Methods and Research Strategies. Palgrave Macmillan (Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty ).  

Olofsson, A. (ed.) & Öhman, S. (ed.) (2009). Risker i det moderna samhället : Samhällsvetenskapliga perspektiv. Lund : Studentlitteratur

Conference papers

Rashid, S. & Olofsson, A. (2023). Rising Inequalities in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic : A Study of Foreign Born’s Labour Market Situation 2019-2022. Paper presented at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, 2023 in Narrm, Melbourne, Australia, June 25-July 1, 2023

Giritli Nygren, K. , Öhman, S. , von Essen, M. & Olofsson, A. (2022). 20 years of studies of risk and intersectionality. In Book of Abstracts : Living with Risks: Sharing the Good Practice.. pp. 62-

Petridou, E. , Danielsson, E. , Große, C. , Lundgren, M. , Olofsson, A. & Röslmaier, M. (2018). Risk Communication : A Comparative Study of Eight EU Countries. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis Europe (SRA-E Conference 2018), Östersund, Sweden, June 18–20 2018.

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2017). Media Portrayals of Unaccompanied Child Refugees : Exploring the security/migration nexus through the gendering and racialization of risks in Sweden.. Paper presented at the (Un)Making Europe: Capitalism, Solidarities, Subjectivities 13th ESA Conference ,Athens, Greece, 29.08.2017 – 01.09.2017

Giritli Nygren, K. , Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2017). Methods for National Level Risk Mapping . Paper presented at the Risk and Security. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)3rd Nordic Chapter Conference, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, November 2-3, 2017.

Olofsson, A. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Öhman, S. (2017). Swedish Policy for the Arctic : A Feminist Risk Analysis. Paper presented at the NEW CHALLENGES, NEW THREATS: RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION IN A RISKY WORLD. The 26th Annual meeting of Society for Risk Analysis Europe (SRA-E) Lisbon, Portugal,19-21 June, 2017

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2016). An intersectional risk approach to environmental sociology. Paper presented at the Society for Risk Analysis Europe Conference Understanding Risk: From Theory to Application in Policy and Practice in Bath, UK 20th -22 June 2016

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2016). Rearticulating Intersecting Structures of Risk in Everyday Life of Adolescents. Paper presented at the EARA 2016 European Association for Research on Adolescence, XV Biennial Conference La Barrosa, Cádiz, Spain, 16-19 Sep. 2016

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2016). Rearticulating Intersecting Structures of Risk in Everyday Life of Young Migrants. Paper presented at the SRA Europe 2nd Nordic Chapter Meeting, Gothenburg 14-15 November, 2016.  

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2016). Risk as a driving force of contemporary societies, economy & politics. In Economic and Social Development : 13th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development. (International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development). pp. 389--400.

Olofsson, A. (2016). What’s risk got to do with it? Intersecting inequalities in contemporary societies. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference of the Thematic Group Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty of the International Sociological Association (ISA), in Mexico City in February 23th -26th 2016

Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2015). Doing and Undoing Risk : The Constitution of Risk and Heteronormativity in a Transforming Society. Paper presented at the 2015 ESA RN22 Mid-Term Conference Risk, Uncertainty and Transition, Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty Research Network 22 (ESA), University of Stuttgart, Germany, 8-10 April 2015

Giritli Nygren, K. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2015). Intersectional Approaches To Environmental Sociology. Paper presented at the International workshop: Core Concepts in Environmental Sociology, Arranged by the Environmental Sociology Section, Örebro University, Sweden in collaboration with Research Committee 24 (Environment and Society) of the International Sociological Association, Örebro, 23-25 September 2015

Öhman, S. , Olofsson, A. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2015). Quantitative Interpretation of Intersectionality. Paper presented at the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) 9th Annual International Conference on Sociology 4-7 May 2015, Athens, Greece

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. , Giritli Nygren, K. & Rashid, S. (2015). The unintended consequences of human crisis communication – a critical analysis. Paper presented at the , The International Crisis and Risk Communication (ICRC) Conference, University of central Florida, Orlando, US, March 2015

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Giritli Nygren, K. (2015). Towards a methodology for quantitative intersectional analysis of risk positions. In DIFFERENCES INEQULITIES AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION ESA 2015 12TH CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 2015 PROGRAMME BOOK.

Linnell, M. , Johansson, C. , Olofsson, A. , Wall, E. & Öhman, S. (2014). Enhancing public resilience : A community approach. In Proceedings of the International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2014 : Extended abstracts. Davos : . pp. 541--544.  

Olofsson, A. (2010). Disasters – At the intersection of vulnerability and capability.. Paper presented at the Sociology on the move - XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology, 11-17 July, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Olofsson, A. (2010). Nationalism in the Aftermath of Catastrophe : Reporting of the Indian Ocean Tsunami in Swedish Newspapers.. Paper presented at the Sveriges Sociologförbunds årskonferens, Halmstad

Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2010). Sense-making of risk in Sweden and Wales.

Öhman, S. & Olofsson, A. (2009). National, international or global threats – who fears what? Societal risk perceptions in Sweden 2004 and 2008.. Paper presented at the From the Everyday to the Extraordinary: SRA-Europe Conference 2009

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2009). Risk perception in a heterogeneous society: The impact of basic values and experiences of vulnerability. Paper presented at the European Society or European Societies

Olofsson, A. & Rashid, S. (2009). The Impact of Job Insecurity on Risk Perceptions: The Case of Sweden. In Managing the Social Impacts of Change from a Risk Perspective : Beijing Normal University, Beijing, April 15-7, 2009.

Öhman, S. , Kloep, M. & Olofsson, A. (2008). Differences in Sense-Making of Risk: Are there Contextual Differences between Groups?. In 'The End of Rationality?' The Challenge of New Risks and Uncertainties in the 21st Century. 'Sociology and Public Debate' Barcelona, September 5-9..

Olofsson, A. & Rashid, S. (2008). Nativism in the Aftermath of Disaster: The Indian Ocean Tsunami in Swedish Media.. In Paper presented at the conference 'The End of Rationality?' The Challenge of New Risks and Uncertainties in the 21st Century. 'Sociology and Public Debate' Barcelona, September 5-9, 2008..

Olofsson, A. (2008). Risker i ett diversifierat samhälle: Sårbarhet eller heterogenitet? : Paper presented at the Swedish  Sociological Association´s annual meeting Gränsdragning,  Risker och möjligheter, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, 31 January-1 February, 2008..

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Rashid, S. (2007). Differences in risk perception among groups in society and the impact of basic values and experiences of vulnerability : Paper presented at Risk & Rationalities, Queens' College, Cambridge, 29-31 March 2007.

Olofsson, A. & Rashid, S. (2007). The white male effect: From risk perception to economic prioritising : Building Bridges, SRA-Europe, The Hague, 17-19 June.

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2006). Cosmopolitans and locals - An empirical investigation of cosmopolitanism : Paper presented at Sveriges Sociologförbunds årskonferens, Staden och Östeuropa, Feburary 9-10, Södertörns University College, Stockholm..

Olofsson, A. (2006). Crisis communication in multicultural societies: A study of local governments in Sweden : Paper presented at RiskCom2006, 2006-08-31-09-02, Gothenburg, Sweden..

Olofsson, A. (2006). Crisis communication in multicultural societies: A study of local governments in Sweden : Paper presented at the XVI World Congress of Sociology, 2006-07-23-29,Durban, South Africa.. Paper presented at the XVI World Congress of Sociology, 2006-07-23-29, Durban, South Africa.

Wall, E. & Olofsson, A. (2006). Young People Making Sense of Risk: an empirical and theoretical development of a new concept : Paper presented at NYRIS, 2006-01-12-01-14, Stockholm, Sweden..

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2005). Cosmopolitans and locals, an empirical investigation of cosmopolitanism : Paper presented at the 7th ESA conference: Rethinking Inequality, September 9-13, 2005, Institute of Sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun.. Paper presented at the 7th ESA conference: Rethinking Inequality, September 9-13, 2005, Institute of Sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun.

Olofsson, A. , Öhman, S. & Rashid, S. (2005). Views of risk in late modernity: Do people´s views of risk define our time? : Paper presented at ISA conference "Environment, knowldege & democracy", July 6-7, Marseille..

Olofsson, A. , Rashid, S. & Öhman, S. (2003). Attitudes to gene technology, the importance of institutional trust.

Olofsson, A. & Öhman, S. (2003). Clustering environmental attitudes, transatlantic comparisions.

Olofsson, A. (2002). The hidden controversy gene technology in the public debate..

Doctoral theses

Olofsson, A. (2002). Waves of Controversy : Gene Technology in Dagens Nyheter 1973-96. Dis. Umeå : Univ., 2002 (Doctoral theses at the Department of Sociology / Umeå University : 29)

Manuscripts

Letukas, L. , Olofsson, A. & Barnshaw, J. Solidarity Triumphs Catastrophe? An Empirical and Theoretical Analysis of Post-Tsunami Media in Two Western Nations..

Reports

Sparf, J. & Petridou, E. (2021). Sweden Country Report. Stavanger : Universitetet i Stavanger (Rapporter fra UiS 98).  

Danielsson, E. , Petridou, E. , Lundgren, M. , Olofsson, A. , Grosse, C. & Röslmaier, M. (2020). Risk Communication : A Comparative Study of Eight EU Countries. MSB  

Bellman, L. , Hemmingsson, O. , Olofsson, A. & Öhman, P. (2019). Konsekvenser av bostadsägares riskuppfattningar, betalningsförmåga och riskbeteende för försäkringsbranschen i ljuset av klimatrisker : Delrapport 1. Mid Sweden University (RCR Working Paper Series 2019:1).  

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