https://johannesjohansson.com/tags/authoritarian-attitudes/Authoritarian AttitudesHugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)en-usTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://johannesjohansson.com/media/icon_hu_1151ae2ce54243dc.pnghttps://johannesjohansson.com/tags/authoritarian-attitudes/https://johannesjohansson.com/projects/authoritarian-attitudes/Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://johannesjohansson.com/projects/authoritarian-attitudes/<p>A project investigating how the media agenda and news framing shape the emergence and articulation of authoritarian attitudes. The research uses a multi-method design including panel experiments, focus groups, and automated text analysis to study how societal issues on the news agenda activate authoritarian predispositions.</p> <h2 id="selected-publication">Selected publication</h2> <ul> <li><strong>M. Ekström, J. Johansson (2026).</strong> <em>The Emotional Foundations of Authoritarian Discourse: A Mixed-Method Study of Anger, Disgust and Fear in Online Discussions on News Issues.</em> In review.</li> </ul> <h2 id="principal-investigator">Principal Investigator</h2> <p><strong>Mats Ekström</strong></p> <h2 id="responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Managed and collected major decade-long datasets through web scraping of two major Swedish discussion forums: <strong>Familjeliv</strong> and <strong>Flashback</strong>.</li> <li>Contributed analysis within the project&rsquo;s broader mixed-method design.</li> <li>Theoretical and conceptual development.</li> </ul> <h2 id="funding">Funding</h2> <p>Funded by the Swedish Research Council (<strong>Vetenskapsrådet</strong>).</p>