Malin Wieslander
Biographic Data
| ID | 4450566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Malin Wieslander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Malin |
| FAMILY NAME | Wieslander |
| SIGNATURE | WIESLANDER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7877-4669 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“That’s Not Sexual Harassment, Is It?”
Sexual harassment (SH) is commonly categorized into gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion, and can be understood as part of a broader continuum of violence often experienced by women. To better understand why SH persists, this study examines how perceptions of SH influence organizational interventions, using data from the Norwegian Police Service since 2016. Findings show that behaviors such as unwanted hugging and tou…
Resistance to work against sexual harassment within the police
Implementing change initiatives in organisations is particularly challenging when these threaten established norms and status hierarchies. This paper examines expressions of resistance when sexual harassment is addressed in the Swedish police, and analyses how such resistance can be understood in this context. The data consists of field studies and 65 interviews within the Police Authority and Police Academies in Sweden. The results show that sex…
Hate crime disclaimers
Policing hate crimes presents numerous challenges. Police officers play a crucial role in the initial identification of these crimes, yet a lack of knowledge and training often hampers their ability to do so effectively. Despite increased attention to hate crimes over the past decades, the effectiveness of targeted police training remains underexplored. This study examines the barriers faced by Swedish police trainees in recognising hate crimes d…
Holding the harasser responsible
This article argues that a perpetrator‐based definition of sexual harassment that highlights corrupt aspects of sexual harassment may contribute to a shift in focus from the experience of the harassed, to the actions of the harasser. This argument is based on an analysis of testimonies of sexual harassment from the #metoo call by the Swedish police in 2017, which reference abuse of power and quid pro quo elements. By introducing the recently deve…
Turning points as a tool in narrative research
This article focuses on how the concept of “turning points” can be used in narrative research when studying people’s (professional) identities and identity formation. By examining various understandings of turning points, we aim to show how they can be identified and used as analytical tools in different ways when conducting narrative analyses of (professional) identity formation. A case study from a research project on police identity is used to…
A Cross-Professional Analysis of Collegiality Among Teachers and Police Officers
This article compares collegiality between two professional groups—teachers and police officers. The purpose is to add an open, “cross-professional dimension” to the discussion about collegiality in the teaching and police professions. By investigating collegial relations within the two professions, we provide a unique comparison. Using positioning theory, we analysed variations in stories about colleagues and found that the functions of collegia…
Challenging and destabilizing official discourses
The article examines Swedish police students’ and officers’ situational use of irony as a resource for engaging in workplace resistance. Through irony, managerial discourses and policies are destabilized, giving voice to an alternative reality. The resistance towards the police’s official discourses reinforces a gap between the management and officers in the ranks, strengthening in-group autonomy and norms among the rank and file, but also disrup…
Controversial diversity
Diversity strategies to increase social inclusion in organisations have been a major concern in various institutions during recent decades. This article examines Swedish police recruits’ talk about diversity. The study is based on data from ethnographic fieldwork at the Swedish National Police Academy and focus group interviews of police recruits. Twenty-seven recruits were interviewed in their final year at the police academy, which included a p…
Challenging and destabilizing official discourses
The article examines Swedish police students’ and officers’ situational use of irony as a resource for engaging in workplace resistance. Through irony, managerial discourses and policies are destabilized, giving voice to an alternative reality. The resistance towards the police’s official discourses reinforces a gap between the management and officers in the ranks, strengthening in-group autonomy and norms among the rank and file, but also disrup…
Turning points as a tool in narrative research
This article focuses on how the concept of “turning points” can be used in narrative research when studying people’s (professional) identities and identity formation. By examining various understandings of turning points, we aim to show how they can be identified and used as analytical tools in different ways when conducting narrative analyses of (professional) identity formation. A case study from a research project on police identity is used to…
Controversial diversity
Diversity strategies to increase social inclusion in organisations have been a major concern in various institutions during recent decades. This article examines Swedish police recruits’ talk about diversity. The study is based on data from ethnographic fieldwork at the Swedish National Police Academy and focus group interviews of police recruits. Twenty-seven recruits were interviewed in their final year at the police academy, which included a p…
Holding the harasser responsible
This article argues that a perpetrator‐based definition of sexual harassment that highlights corrupt aspects of sexual harassment may contribute to a shift in focus from the experience of the harassed, to the actions of the harasser. This argument is based on an analysis of testimonies of sexual harassment from the #metoo call by the Swedish police in 2017, which reference abuse of power and quid pro quo elements. By introducing the recently deve…
Challenging and destabilizing official discourses
The article examines Swedish police students’ and officers’ situational use of irony as a resource for engaging in workplace resistance. Through irony, managerial discourses and policies are destabilized, giving voice to an alternative reality. The resistance towards the police’s official discourses reinforces a gap between the management and officers in the ranks, strengthening in-group autonomy and norms among the rank and file, but also disrup…
Controversial diversity
Diversity strategies to increase social inclusion in organisations have been a major concern in various institutions during recent decades. This article examines Swedish police recruits’ talk about diversity. The study is based on data from ethnographic fieldwork at the Swedish National Police Academy and focus group interviews of police recruits. Twenty-seven recruits were interviewed in their final year at the police academy, which included a p…
A Cross-Professional Analysis of Collegiality Among Teachers and Police Officers
This article compares collegiality between two professional groups—teachers and police officers. The purpose is to add an open, “cross-professional dimension” to the discussion about collegiality in the teaching and police professions. By investigating collegial relations within the two professions, we provide a unique comparison. Using positioning theory, we analysed variations in stories about colleagues and found that the functions of collegia…
Turning points as a tool in narrative research
This article focuses on how the concept of “turning points” can be used in narrative research when studying people’s (professional) identities and identity formation. By examining various understandings of turning points, we aim to show how they can be identified and used as analytical tools in different ways when conducting narrative analyses of (professional) identity formation. A case study from a research project on police identity is used to…
Holding the harasser responsible
This article argues that a perpetrator‐based definition of sexual harassment that highlights corrupt aspects of sexual harassment may contribute to a shift in focus from the experience of the harassed, to the actions of the harasser. This argument is based on an analysis of testimonies of sexual harassment from the #metoo call by the Swedish police in 2017, which reference abuse of power and quid pro quo elements. By introducing the recently deve…
“That’s Not Sexual Harassment, Is It?”
Sexual harassment (SH) is commonly categorized into gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion, and can be understood as part of a broader continuum of violence often experienced by women. To better understand why SH persists, this study examines how perceptions of SH influence organizational interventions, using data from the Norwegian Police Service since 2016. Findings show that behaviors such as unwanted hugging and tou…
Resistance to work against sexual harassment within the police
Implementing change initiatives in organisations is particularly challenging when these threaten established norms and status hierarchies. This paper examines expressions of resistance when sexual harassment is addressed in the Swedish police, and analyses how such resistance can be understood in this context. The data consists of field studies and 65 interviews within the Police Authority and Police Academies in Sweden. The results show that sex…
Hate crime disclaimers
Policing hate crimes presents numerous challenges. Police officers play a crucial role in the initial identification of these crimes, yet a lack of knowledge and training often hampers their ability to do so effectively. Despite increased attention to hate crimes over the past decades, the effectiveness of targeted police training remains underexplored. This study examines the barriers faced by Swedish police trainees in recognising hate crimes d…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (4 works) · Harassment (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works)