[Commlist] New Nordicom Review special issue: Extremism on Social Media: Nordic Perspectives

New Nordicom Review special issue:
Extremism on Social Media: Nordic Perspectives 

Read and download the report Open Access: 
https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/nordicom-review/nordicom-review-47-s1-2026

Social media has changed the nature of extremism in the twenty-first 
century. This special issue of Nordicom Review focuses on online 
extremism in the Nordic countries and considers how online extremism and 
the associated practices, aesthetics, and communities are woven into 
Nordic cultures. Featuring a collection of empirical studies and 
theoretical reflections, the issue contributes to the fields of social 
media research and contemporary trends in extremism, including 
mainstreaming processes, hybrid threats, conspiracy theories, and a 
range of social media practices and phenomena, which enable shifts 
toward the extremes of the Nordic publics.

The special issue includes six contributions, each tackling a case study 
anchored in national contexts and pinpointing a significant challenge in 
the field of extremism and social media research.

Articles

A changing digital landscape of extremism in the Nordic countries: 
Introduction to the special issue
Mikkel Bækby Johansen & Line Nybro Petersen

The alternative influence network (AIN) of far-right YouTubers in 
Sweden: Connectivity and hybridisation of online extremism during the 
Covid-19 pandemic
Tina Askanius, Jullietta Stonecheva, & Hernan Mondani

Antisemitism on mainstream social media after Hamas terror attack: A 
case study of online discourse and its impact on Jewish youth in Sweden
Pontus Rudberg & Isabella Pistone

The spread of manosphere ideology to a Norwegian audience through ironic 
spectatorship: A qualitative analysis of influencer engagement with 
Andrew Tate
Fredrik Langeland

“Young Finn, you have already awakened, so arise!” Mobilising keyboard 
warriors to combatants through Finnish active club Telegram channels
Katri-Maaria Kyllönen

Telegram as a multifaceted platform for anti-mainstream political 
passion: The Finnish alternative groups under the scope
Salla Tuomola & Jakob Bæk Kristensen

Populist communication and extremist narratives as strategic messaging: 
A comparative analysis of Nordic political parties on Facebook
Jakob Linaa Jensen, Anders Olof Larsson, Melanie Magin, Anamaria Dutceac 
Segesten, Elisa Kannasto, & David Nicolas Hopmann


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