The aim is to aid the transition to a fossil free energy system by increasing knowledge of how nationalist perceptions can undermine and facilitate the transition.

The project has four parts. Three that empirically investigate: (1) How nationalist ideas have historically shaped and legitimised the expansion of the electricity system, (2) how local-local and local-national conflicts related to the electricity system are affected by perceptions of Sweden as a nation, and (3) how nationalist narratives on the energy transition are disseminated within a global media landscape governed by the digital platforms of big tech. The fourth part secures cooperation in- and outside of academia to aid the transition.

At the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås, research is conducted related to the following overarching research question: How is civic communication about Swedish energy transition shaped on algorithm controlled platforms, in the meeting between globaliszd nationalistic narratives, local events and geopolitical tensions? Here we explore data and information flows and the formation of knowledge and meaning on Big Tech’s digital platforms (social media, generative AI, search engines).