Media and communication studies in Sweden

• Published in: Publizistik Vol. 66; no. 3-4; pp. 637 - 655
• Main Author: Springer, Nina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 01.11.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Academic disciplines; Academic staff; Communication research; Communication Studies; Institutionalization; Journalism; Kommunikationswissenschaft International; Labor market; Mass media; Media Sociology; Political Communication; Social Sciences; Sweden; Undergraduate and postgraduate education; Sweden; Media and communication studies; Academic labour market; Nordic collaboration

Media and communication studies is a comparatively young academic discipline in Sweden. The subject’s establishment began with the 1960s—a time when the expansion of mass media led to a bigger demand for analysis, education and critical reflection. Along with that, political and commercial interests...