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Occupation of Kungstorget in Göteborg 1976 - studies about information and the formation of public opinion

SND-ID: SND 0115

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Kent Asp - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Claes Lundgren - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Description

On the initiative and with the support of The National Psychological Defense Planning Committee this study was made of medias´ reporting of the events connected with the occupation of Kungstorget in Göteborg. The aim was to study information and the creation of public opinion around the occupation, which part medias´ moves played for the activists´ possibilities to affect a larger section of public opinion and a try to investigate what value various media have as a basis for information for the standpoint of the single citizen.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

Department of Political Science

Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Göteborg Municipality

Topic and keywords

Research area

Media (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Media Studies (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

internal politics

Publications

Asp, K. (1978) Kungstorgsockupationen i Göteborg : studier kring information och opinionsbildning. Beredskapsnämnden för psykologiskt försvar, Nr 91. Stockholm.
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Occupation of Kungstorget in Göteborg 1976 - studies about information and the formation of public opinion

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Citation

Kent Asp, Claes Lundgren. University of Gothenburg (2014). Occupation of Kungstorget in Göteborg 1976 - studies about information and the formation of public opinion. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/002491

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Kent Asp - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication

Claes Lundgren - University of Gothenburg, Department of Political Science

Variables

114

Number of individuals/objects

920

Published: 1982-01-01
Last updated: 2019-02-06