Jón Gunnar Ólafsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4266343 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jón Gunnar Ólafsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jón Gunnar |
| FAMILY NAME | Ólafsson |
| SIGNATURE | ÓLAFSSON J G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iceland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3018-1012 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Political News Consumption and Media Source Preferences During Election Campaigns
This study examines political news consumption patterns among Icelandic voters during the 2021 parliamentary election campaign, tracking developments on a daily basis leading up to election day. While news consumption during campaigns has been widely studied, little attention has been paid to examining changes in people's media diets over time, as we do here. Using an innovative rolling cross‐sectional survey design, we capture daily variations i…
Mapping research on disinformation and misinformation across the Nordic countries
Social media and artificial intelligence have made it easier than ever to create and widely spread manipulated content. Recent geopolitical and digital developments underscore the need for more research on the topic, even in the Nordic countries with their recognised resilience against dis- and misinformation. This integrative review ( N = 359) examines how dis- and misinformation have been studied across disciplines in Denmark, Finland, Iceland,…
Polarisation, News Consumption, and Beliefs in Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
A common explanation linked to increased polarisation has focused on changes in citizens’ information diets, with like-minded people apparently becoming increasingly isolated in online echo chambers. This article investigates whether news audience polarisation has increased in Iceland in recent years and if there is polarisation in Icelandic society concerning beliefs in misinformation and conspiracy theories. Iceland is an interesting case study…
Rethinking Journalist-Politician Relations Using a Small State Framework
This article examines the relationship between journalists and politicians in Iceland. I illustrate how there are limitations in the existing journalist-source relations literature when it comes to studying journalist-politician relations in a small state like Iceland. Frameworks built on dichotomies between professional and non-professional settings need to be reconfigured to examine the Icelandic case. To do this, I introduce research from "sma…
Politicians and the General Public Communicating on Facebook and Messenger
One of the early democratic promises of social networking sites concerned their potential to break down barriers between elites and citizens and facilitate two-way online interactions. More pessimist views have emphasized how inequality is present online as it is offline, with little interaction between those in power and the public taking place. This article expands these debates using online interactions in the small state of Iceland as a case …
Referendums as resistance
This paper examines how referendums on internationally contested issues can activate nationalist discourses. To this end, it carries out a case study of the ‘Icesave conflict’ between Iceland, the UK and the Netherlands. This conflict centered on whether the Icelandic government should insure British and Dutch deposits in the online accounts of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki, which went bankrupt in the Global Financial Crisis. Departing from a dis…
Factoring Size into the Equation
In this article, I discuss how the world's smallest states, including Iceland, are routinely absent in research and comparative studies concerning media and politics. Size has up until now mostly been ignored as a possible factor in understanding media systems and the relationship between media and politics on the national level. Existing research from other academic fields, such as public administration and economics, has revealed an important f…
Factoring Size into the Equation
In this article, I discuss how the world's smallest states, including Iceland, are routinely absent in research and comparative studies concerning media and politics. Size has up until now mostly been ignored as a possible factor in understanding media systems and the relationship between media and politics on the national level. Existing research from other academic fields, such as public administration and economics, has revealed an important f…
Politicians and the General Public Communicating on Facebook and Messenger
One of the early democratic promises of social networking sites concerned their potential to break down barriers between elites and citizens and facilitate two-way online interactions. More pessimist views have emphasized how inequality is present online as it is offline, with little interaction between those in power and the public taking place. This article expands these debates using online interactions in the small state of Iceland as a case …
Referendums as resistance
This paper examines how referendums on internationally contested issues can activate nationalist discourses. To this end, it carries out a case study of the ‘Icesave conflict’ between Iceland, the UK and the Netherlands. This conflict centered on whether the Icelandic government should insure British and Dutch deposits in the online accounts of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki, which went bankrupt in the Global Financial Crisis. Departing from a dis…
Factoring Size into the Equation
In this article, I discuss how the world's smallest states, including Iceland, are routinely absent in research and comparative studies concerning media and politics. Size has up until now mostly been ignored as a possible factor in understanding media systems and the relationship between media and politics on the national level. Existing research from other academic fields, such as public administration and economics, has revealed an important f…
Referendums as resistance
This paper examines how referendums on internationally contested issues can activate nationalist discourses. To this end, it carries out a case study of the ‘Icesave conflict’ between Iceland, the UK and the Netherlands. This conflict centered on whether the Icelandic government should insure British and Dutch deposits in the online accounts of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki, which went bankrupt in the Global Financial Crisis. Departing from a dis…
Rethinking Journalist-Politician Relations Using a Small State Framework
This article examines the relationship between journalists and politicians in Iceland. I illustrate how there are limitations in the existing journalist-source relations literature when it comes to studying journalist-politician relations in a small state like Iceland. Frameworks built on dichotomies between professional and non-professional settings need to be reconfigured to examine the Icelandic case. To do this, I introduce research from "sma…
Politicians and the General Public Communicating on Facebook and Messenger
One of the early democratic promises of social networking sites concerned their potential to break down barriers between elites and citizens and facilitate two-way online interactions. More pessimist views have emphasized how inequality is present online as it is offline, with little interaction between those in power and the public taking place. This article expands these debates using online interactions in the small state of Iceland as a case …
Polarisation, News Consumption, and Beliefs in Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
A common explanation linked to increased polarisation has focused on changes in citizens’ information diets, with like-minded people apparently becoming increasingly isolated in online echo chambers. This article investigates whether news audience polarisation has increased in Iceland in recent years and if there is polarisation in Icelandic society concerning beliefs in misinformation and conspiracy theories. Iceland is an interesting case study…
Mapping research on disinformation and misinformation across the Nordic countries
Social media and artificial intelligence have made it easier than ever to create and widely spread manipulated content. Recent geopolitical and digital developments underscore the need for more research on the topic, even in the Nordic countries with their recognised resilience against dis- and misinformation. This integrative review ( N = 359) examines how dis- and misinformation have been studied across disciplines in Denmark, Finland, Iceland,…
Political News Consumption and Media Source Preferences During Election Campaigns
This study examines political news consumption patterns among Icelandic voters during the 2021 parliamentary election campaign, tracking developments on a daily basis leading up to election day. While news consumption during campaigns has been widely studied, little attention has been paid to examining changes in people's media diets over time, as we do here. Using an innovative rolling cross‐sectional survey design, we capture daily variations i…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Social media (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Social science (3 works)