Dana Sofi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4178013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dana Sofi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dana |
| FAMILY NAME | Sofi |
| SIGNATURE | SOFI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-2843-2815 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From symbolic inclusion to procedural democratization
This study examines the evolution of public participation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq between 2016 and 2019, focusing on participatory reforms introduced under the Enhancing Democratization Program (EDP). Drawing on mixed methods – surveys, interviews, focus groups, and institutional documents – it analyses changes in access, trust, and perceived influence. The findings show that the EDP expanded visible participatory spaces and strengthened …
Exploring claims in disinformation – The shared story of ‘the Swedish child welfare services’ kidnapping migrant children’
Explores the shared story ’the Swedish CWS kidnapping migrant children’. • Tellers claim that families are victims, children suffer, and families fear CWS. • Details, time, and emotional appeals are used to build credibility and legitimacy. • Social media (re)constructs social realities through emotionally charged narratives. In the early 2020s, the Swedish child welfare services (CWS) were accused in social media of kidnapping and placing migran…
Hyperreality, Polarization and Prejudice
This article examines how the Swedish child welfare services (CWSs) are described in Arabic‐speaking social media, with a focus on the ‘LVU campaign.’ The material consists of Facebook and YouTube posts and comments about the Swedish CWSs' actions in child mistreatment cases involving migrant families. These posts and comments were written in Arabic, had a substantial number of interactions (likes, shares etc.), were openly accessible and were pu…
Interethnic Friendship, Trust, and Tolerance
This article examines correlates of social trust and tolerance within a high-violence context. The authors study first the extent to which friendship ties that cross ethnic boundaries are associated with specific interaction spaces (neighborhoods, workplaces, civil society organizations, and political parties) and, second, the extent to which interethnic friendships are associated with trust and tolerance. Using individual-level data () on intere…
Interethnic relations in Northern Iraq
Ethnic relations in Iraq have been strained since the collapse of the Baath regime in 2003. Looking specifically at Kirkuk in northern Iraq, ethnic relations have been particularly uncooperative and violent. At the surface level, it is difficult to imagine interethnic reconciliation. The main conflict in the city, between Kurds and (settled) Arabs, goes back several decades. However, in this article it is argued that the situation is not necessar…
Interethnic Friendship, Trust, and Tolerance
This article examines correlates of social trust and tolerance within a high-violence context. The authors study first the extent to which friendship ties that cross ethnic boundaries are associated with specific interaction spaces (neighborhoods, workplaces, civil society organizations, and political parties) and, second, the extent to which interethnic friendships are associated with trust and tolerance. Using individual-level data () on intere…
Interethnic relations in Northern Iraq
Ethnic relations in Iraq have been strained since the collapse of the Baath regime in 2003. Looking specifically at Kirkuk in northern Iraq, ethnic relations have been particularly uncooperative and violent. At the surface level, it is difficult to imagine interethnic reconciliation. The main conflict in the city, between Kurds and (settled) Arabs, goes back several decades. However, in this article it is argued that the situation is not necessar…
Interethnic relations in Northern Iraq
Ethnic relations in Iraq have been strained since the collapse of the Baath regime in 2003. Looking specifically at Kirkuk in northern Iraq, ethnic relations have been particularly uncooperative and violent. At the surface level, it is difficult to imagine interethnic reconciliation. The main conflict in the city, between Kurds and (settled) Arabs, goes back several decades. However, in this article it is argued that the situation is not necessar…
Interethnic Friendship, Trust, and Tolerance
This article examines correlates of social trust and tolerance within a high-violence context. The authors study first the extent to which friendship ties that cross ethnic boundaries are associated with specific interaction spaces (neighborhoods, workplaces, civil society organizations, and political parties) and, second, the extent to which interethnic friendships are associated with trust and tolerance. Using individual-level data () on intere…
Hyperreality, Polarization and Prejudice
This article examines how the Swedish child welfare services (CWSs) are described in Arabic‐speaking social media, with a focus on the ‘LVU campaign.’ The material consists of Facebook and YouTube posts and comments about the Swedish CWSs' actions in child mistreatment cases involving migrant families. These posts and comments were written in Arabic, had a substantial number of interactions (likes, shares etc.), were openly accessible and were pu…
From symbolic inclusion to procedural democratization
This study examines the evolution of public participation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq between 2016 and 2019, focusing on participatory reforms introduced under the Enhancing Democratization Program (EDP). Drawing on mixed methods – surveys, interviews, focus groups, and institutional documents – it analyses changes in access, trust, and perceived influence. The findings show that the EDP expanded visible participatory spaces and strengthened …
Exploring claims in disinformation – The shared story of ‘the Swedish child welfare services’ kidnapping migrant children’
Explores the shared story ’the Swedish CWS kidnapping migrant children’. • Tellers claim that families are victims, children suffer, and families fear CWS. • Details, time, and emotional appeals are used to build credibility and legitimacy. • Social media (re)constructs social realities through emotionally charged narratives. In the early 2020s, the Swedish child welfare services (CWS) were accused in social media of kidnapping and placing migran…
Ethnic group (2 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social capital (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (2 works) · Welfare (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work)