Øyvind Bugge Solheim

Senior Research Fellow

Øyvind Bugge Solheim is a Senior Research Fellow at  Institute for Social Research. He studies right-wing extremism on social media as part of the FREXO-project. Central questions concern the social networks of Scandinavian right-wing extremists, their ideology and their ability to mobilize followers and supporters. In his PhD he studied how terrorist attacks affect attitudes towards immigration and immigrants.

Research interests

  • Right-wing extremism
  • Social media
  • Terrorism
  • How terrorism affects attitudes
  • Attitudes towards immigration and immigrants
  • Norwegian politics
  • Electoral systems

 

 

 

Tags: Right-wing extremism, Social media, Terrorism, Attitudes, Electoral systems
Published May 25, 2020 1:21 PM - Last modified Oct. 4, 2023 2:05 PM