Alice Junman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4250220 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alice Junman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alice |
| FAMILY NAME | Junman |
| SIGNATURE | JUNMAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-6427-2293 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The affective paradox in populist online communities
Various studies demonstrate that emotions may both facilitate and complicate political mobilization. We study the role of emotions for supporters of populist, largely far-right, online movements. Using life history interviews, we show how 20 Twitter users in the United States and Sweden navigate emotion. Highlighting their ideal of rationality, they often see emotions as a liability, yet large parts of their mobilization are motivated by emotiona…
Uncomfortable interviews
How does discomfort affect research interviewing? Recent contributions suggest that researchers do not always experience discomfort as problematic but also as productive. We explore our experiences of, and strategies for, uncomfortable interviews. Based on experiences of interviewing right-wing populist Twitter activists in the United States and Sweden, we make four claims. First, discomfort may arise throughout the research process with multiple…
The politics of platform folklore
Platforms are increasingly part of everyday life, but they remain opaque and impenetrable spaces for most users. To manage life on platforms, users thus need to engage with sense-making practices that help them understand and navigate online spaces. This paper studies how far-right populist activists interpret and navigate their presence on Twitter, using the concept of platform folklore, that is, unofficial and collective narratives aimed at rel…
The politics of platform folklore
Platforms are increasingly part of everyday life, but they remain opaque and impenetrable spaces for most users. To manage life on platforms, users thus need to engage with sense-making practices that help them understand and navigate online spaces. This paper studies how far-right populist activists interpret and navigate their presence on Twitter, using the concept of platform folklore, that is, unofficial and collective narratives aimed at rel…
The politics of platform folklore
Platforms are increasingly part of everyday life, but they remain opaque and impenetrable spaces for most users. To manage life on platforms, users thus need to engage with sense-making practices that help them understand and navigate online spaces. This paper studies how far-right populist activists interpret and navigate their presence on Twitter, using the concept of platform folklore, that is, unofficial and collective narratives aimed at rel…
Uncomfortable interviews
How does discomfort affect research interviewing? Recent contributions suggest that researchers do not always experience discomfort as problematic but also as productive. We explore our experiences of, and strategies for, uncomfortable interviews. Based on experiences of interviewing right-wing populist Twitter activists in the United States and Sweden, we make four claims. First, discomfort may arise throughout the research process with multiple…
The affective paradox in populist online communities
Various studies demonstrate that emotions may both facilitate and complicate political mobilization. We study the role of emotions for supporters of populist, largely far-right, online movements. Using life history interviews, we show how 20 Twitter users in the United States and Sweden navigate emotion. Highlighting their ideal of rationality, they often see emotions as a liability, yet large parts of their mobilization are motivated by emotiona…
Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Appeal to emotion (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Capital (architecture) (1 work) · Data Analysis and Archiving (1 work)