Jakob Svensson

Jakob Svensson is holding a position of associate professor in Media and Communication Studies at Uppsala University. Dr. Svensson directs the MA program in Digital Media and Society. His research focuses on two main areas, political participation on digital media platforms and mobile communication in developing regions.

Publications

Interacting with Whom?: Swedish Parliamentarians on Twitter during the 2014 Elections
Interacting with Whom?: Swedish Parliamentarians on Twitter during the 2014 Elections
Jakob Svensson, Anders Olof Larsson. © 2020. 17 pages.
This article explores Swedish Parliamentarians' Twitter practices during the 2014 general elections. For individual candidates, the political party is important for positions...
Amplification and Virtual Back-Patting: The Rationalities of Social Media Uses in the Nina Larsson Web Campaign
Amplification and Virtual Back-Patting: The Rationalities of Social Media Uses in the Nina Larsson Web Campaign
Jakob Svensson. © 2018. 16 pages.
This chapter explores the rationalities of politicians' social media uses in Web-campaigning in a party-based democracy. This is done from an in-depth case study of a Swedish...
Amplification and Virtual Back-Patting: The Rationalities of Social Media Uses in the Nina Larsson Web Campaign
Amplification and Virtual Back-Patting: The Rationalities of Social Media Uses in the Nina Larsson Web Campaign
Jakob Svensson. © 2016. 16 pages.
This chapter explores the rationalities of politicians' social media uses in Web-campaigning in a party-based democracy. This is done from an in-depth case study of a Swedish...
Promoting Social Change and Democracy through Information Technology
Promoting Social Change and Democracy through Information Technology
Vikas Kumar, Jakob Svensson. © 2015. 326 pages.
Life in the digital era offers an array of new and invigorating opportunities, as well as a new set of challenges when facing the dissemination of fresh innovations. While once...
Approaches to Development in M4D Studies: An Overview of Major Approaches
Approaches to Development in M4D Studies: An Overview of Major Approaches
Jakob Svensson, Caroline Wamala Larsson. © 2015. 23 pages.
There is no doubt that the proliferation of mobile phones in developing regions has opened up a range of possibilities and new avenues for individuals, governments, development...
Amplification and Virtual Back-Patting: The Rationalities of Social Media Uses in the Nina Larsson Web Campaign
Amplification and Virtual Back-Patting: The Rationalities of Social Media Uses in the Nina Larsson Web Campaign
Jakob Svensson. © 2014. 15 pages.
This chapter explores the rationalities of politicians' social media uses in Web-campaigning in a party-based democracy. This is done from an in-depth case study of a Swedish...