@article{ART002925008},
author={Emma Ricknell},
title={Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election},
journal={Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea},
issn={1229-8646},
year={2022},
number={30},
pages={41-74}

TY - JOUR
AU - Emma Ricknell
TI - Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election
JO - Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea
PY - 2022
VL - null
IS - 30
PB - The Scandinavian Society of Korea
SP - 41
EP - 74
SN - 1229-8646
AB - Election interference poses a threat to nations around the world. Potential negative effects include depressed public participation in the political process and elections, artificially exaggerated polarization among different groups in society and a decrease in trust among voters for the election system and in the long run, democracy itself. While different forms of interference in the election process is not a new phenomenon, the advent of the Internet has facilitated interference via digital means, originating either outside the nation’s borders or from within. Sweden is no exception to being a subject of attempts of election interference, even though its election system is generally regarded as trustworthy and of a high standard. This study focuses on the 2022 Swedish election and the perceived threats of electoral interference via digital means, as well as claims of interference having taken place, as discussed in Swedish media. The results show that while Swedish media reported on both threats ahead of the election, as well as claims of different forms of interference having taken place, the integrity of Sweden’s election system seems to have remained intact. Of primary concern are issues that can be connected with attempts of interference that have a domestic angle, pertaining primarily to the spread of disinformation online about alleged election fraud.
KW - election interference;election fraud;cyberattacks;disinformation;Sweden
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Emma Ricknell. (2022). Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election. Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea, 30, 41-74.

Emma Ricknell. 2022, "Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election", Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea, no.30, pp.41-74.

Emma Ricknell "Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election" Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea 30 pp.41-74 (2022) : 41.

Emma Ricknell. Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election. 2022; 30 : 41-74.

Emma Ricknell. "Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election" Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea no.30(2022) : 41-74.

Emma Ricknell. Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election. Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea, 30, 41-74.

Emma Ricknell. Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election. Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea. 2022; 30 41-74.

Emma Ricknell. Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election. 2022; 30 : 41-74.

Emma Ricknell. "Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election" Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea no.30(2022) : 41-74.