The Swedish Condition': Representations of Religion in the Swedish Press 1988-2018
The aim of this article is to examine changes and continuities in thecoverage of religion in Swedish daily newspapers between 1988 and 2018. Previous research has shown that Sweden in comparison with other Nordic countries is more secular in terms of its population's religious belief and practi...
| Published in: | Temenos |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
[publisher not identified]
[2019]
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Temenos
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Swedes
/ Press
/ Religion
/ History 1988-2018
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia |
| Further subjects: | B
Mediatization
B Sweden B Religious Diversity B Islam B Newspapers |
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| Summary: | The aim of this article is to examine changes and continuities in thecoverage of religion in Swedish daily newspapers between 1988 and 2018. Previous research has shown that Sweden in comparison with other Nordic countries is more secular in terms of its population's religious belief and practice, and more tolerant of immigration and religious diversity. Against this background the article discusses whether the representation of religion in four selected newspapers during 2018 reveals a change with regard to trends identified in previous studies, covering the period between 1988 and 2008. It especially asks if such changes indicate the continuity of the Swedish condition', meaning a more tolerant approach to religious diversity as expressed in the daily press. The analysis shows that the coverage of religion in the Swedish press during the period between 2008 and 2018 develops through parallel trends of the continued acknowledgement of religious diversity, a heightened focus on Islam and the public presence of religion, and more contestation with regard to the political and social implications of this situation. In assessing these trends further study is needed concerning the interrelations between media representations of religious diversity and changes in other institutions in Swedish society such as politics, law, and education. |
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| ISSN: | 2342-7256 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Temenos
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.33356/temenos.87830 |