Katrine Fangen
katrif.bsky.social
Katrine Fangen
@katrif.bsky.social
Professor in sociology at the University of Oslo
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New piece! Katrine Fangen on Norway's election and the issues that animated the campaign, growing polarization, and the paradoxes inherent in the rise of the right-wing Progress Party. Check it out!

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Continuous “Safety”?  Labour Succeeds in Norway’s 2025 Elections Amidst Polarization illiberalism.org |
Katrine Fangen on Norways election and the issues that animated the campaign, growing polarization, and the paradoxes inherent in the rise of the right-wing Progress Party.
www.illiberalism.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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📢 New blog post: "The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism." @katrif.bsky.social & Inger Skjelsbæk explore how gender influences violent extremism and advocate for viewing prevention efforts through a gender lens. #Gender #Extremism #Prevention www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
The authors outline the many ways in which gender has relevance for violent extremism and propose seeing prevention work through a gender lens.
www.sv.uio.no
October 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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📢 Excited to share our latest publication by Hanna Fossberg and @katrif.bsky.social! "Weaponized Humor and Militarized Masculinity" in Journal of Gender Studies explores how memes shape far-right discourse on the Russo-Ukrainian war. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Weaponized humor and militarized masculinity: the role of memes in far-right discourse on the Russo-Ukrainian war
This study examines 4chan’s politically incorrect (/pol) board, focusing on memes and discussions on two key topics, one backing Ukraine and the other supporting Russia in the ongoing war. We explo...
www.tandfonline.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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The book features many prominent scholars such as Alex Schmid, Robin Bergh, John F. Dovidio, Tore Bjørgo, @katrif.bsky.social, Inger Skjelsbæk, Erica Molinario, David Webber, @katarzyna-jasko.bsky.social, Arie Kruglanski, Mirra Noor Milla, Whinda Yustisia, @kbierwiaczonek.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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🚨 New article alert! 📚 "Influencing the General Public? The Self-Perceived Communicative Roles of Norwegian and Danish Far-Right Anti-Immigration Actors" by @katrif.bsky.social and Anita Nissen. Check it out! #FarRight #Immigration #Research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Influencing the general public? The self-perceived communicative roles of Norwegian and Danish far-right anti-immigration actors
How do far-right actors perceive their agency in disseminating their worldviews? With the global rise of the far right, it is crucial to understand the communication strategies of far-right extra-p...
www.tandfonline.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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🚨 Last call for PhD students! Today is the deadline to apply for the PhD course "Cultural Backlash and the Rise of Authoritarian Populism" at @UniOslo. Lectures by @katrif.bsky.social, @dafnoukos.bsky.social and @arjupskas.bsky.social🌍🗳️ #PhD #Authoritarianism #Populism www.uio.no/studier/emne...
SOS9238 – Cultural backlash and the rise of authoritarian populism – Universitetet i Oslo
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.uio.no
April 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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📚 Dive into the dynamics of cultural backlash & authoritarian populism w/ the University of Oslo's PhD-level course, offered this Spring. Explore globalization, populism, & more with Professor Katrine Fangen & Professor Daphne Halikiopoulou. Apply by April 1, 2025. 🌍 #PhD www.uio.no/studier/emne...
SOS9238 – Cultural backlash and the rise of authoritarian populism – Universitetet i Oslo
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.uio.no
March 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Meld deg på "Demokratikonferansen 2025: Demokrati og antidemokrati". Demokratiet mister oppslutning blant stormakter, verdens mektigste selskaper og befolkningen på alle kontinenter. På Demokratikonferansen 2025 skal vi møte denne trusselen. www.uio.no/forskning/sa...
Demokratikonferansen 2025: Demokrati og antidemokrati - UiO:Demokrati
Les denne saken på UiOs nettsider.
www.uio.no
February 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Today, C-REX affiliate Edin Kozaric defended his PhD thesis, "Taking Muslim Experiences with Social Exclusion and Inclusion Seriously. From Islamophobia and Racialization towards Lived Misrecognition, Non-recognition, and Recognition." Check out his work here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Edin Kozaric
‪Oslo Metropolitan University‬ - ‪‪Sitert av 17‬‬
scholar.google.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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"How the far right is expanding its international network" - interview with C-REX scholar @katrif.bsky.social, among others. www.dw.com/en/how-the-f...
How the far right is expanding its international network – DW – 02/08/2025
Radical right-wing movements like Germany's AfD party are on the rise worldwide. They are united by nationalism, populism and the fight against immigration. Their network is becoming increasingly tran...
www.dw.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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We're counting down to the end of 2024 by highlighting key C-REX events from throughout the year. No 27: We hosted a workshop on "Masculinist Anti-Gender Activism and Violent Extremism," organized by @katrif.bsky.social, with a keynote talk by prof. Birgit Sauer. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Masculinity, masculinist politics and violent extremism in the Nordic (MASCVE) (completed) - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.sv.uio.no
December 27, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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We're counting down to the end of 2024 by highlighting key C-REX events from throughout the year. No 18: We organized a conference together w/ @zif-bielefeld.bsky.social and @wi-rex.bsky.social among others. A special thanks to @manesweisskircher.bsky.social & @katrif.bsky.social for great keynotes!
December 18, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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"Outward-looking nationalism? Transnational influences, contacts and anti-globalist frames among Norwegian anti-immigration actors" by @katrif.bsky.social www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Outward-looking nationalism? Transnational influences, contacts and anti-globalist frames among Norwegian anti-immigration actors - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism
Key findings from the Norwegian case study component of the project ´Mobilization against Migration in Europe´
www.sv.uio.no
December 15, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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We're counting down to the end of 2024 by highlighting key C-REX events from throughout the year. No 2.: Katrine Fangen published several articles from the project "The Transnationalization of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe (MAM)". Links to articles below. www.prio.org/projects/1857
Reaching Out to Close the Border: The Transnationalization of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe (MAM) – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Led by Kristian Berg Harpviken. Funder: Research Council of Norway.
www.prio.org
December 2, 2024 at 6:40 PM