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Anton Törnberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Work Science at the University of Gothenburg. His research examines the intersection of right-wing extremism and online radicalization, focusing particularly on the processes of radicalization, xenophobic rhetoric, and the role of social movements. Törnberg combines machine learning techniques such as topic modeling and word embeddings with qualitative text analysis to scrutinize extensive digital corpora. He is also the principal investigator of a project funded by the Swedish Research Council investigating politically motivated crimes against immigrants in Sweden. His contributions to the field include participation in various research projects, teaching a range of courses related to sociology and political violence, and developing an upcoming Master's course in digital methods for social science. Törnberg's work extensively integrates social network analysis and text analysis to explore the dynamics of discourse dissemination within digital networks. He has published numerous works that detail his findings and methodologies in examining the complex social phenomena surrounding far-right movements and misinformation in the context of climate change and social violence.
University of Gothenburg • Gothenburg, Sweden
Teaches courses on criminology, social psychology, and sociology, with a focus on social movements and political violence.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).