Department of Communication and Culture

Political Psychology 47(4) Doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.70178

Abstract With political polarization increasing, it is important to understand the development of political preferences. Previously, adolescent mental health problems have been linked to lower adulthood voting rates, while relationships between life trajectories of mental health and political attitudes and orientations remain largely underexplored. Using longitudinal data from the population‐based cohort Young in Norway ( N  = 2215) spanning three decades, we examine associations between adolescent internalizing (depression, anxiety symptoms) and externalizing problems and 12 midlife political preferences. Latent class growth analysis identified three trajectories for internalizing and two for externalizing problems. Elevated levels of either problem type demonstrated significant associations with lower political and social trust in midlife. Elevated initial internalizing problems, regardless of subsequent development, were related to more left‐wing profiles. Conversely, persistently elevated externalizing problems showed associations with stronger right‐wing profiles. These findings demonstrate that mental health trajectories from adolescence into adulthood are systematically related to distinct political preferences in midlife.

Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet)

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Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies Doi: https://doi-org.bi.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/13548565261464938

This article investigates the intersection of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the book industry, focusing on the use of copyrighted literary works for training large language models (LLMs). As LLMs require enormous volumes of content for training, published books and other media have become valuable sources of data. Many training datasets appear to have been assembled without authorization or transparency, raising acute legal, ethical and cultural questions. In this article, we provide a detailed empirical analysis of the Scandinavian content within the Books3 dataset, used to train multiple major AI systems, characterizing it by publication year, publisher, authorship, genre, and language. As comparatively small language markets situated outside of the main hubs for AI development, the Scandinavian countries provide a relevant context for exploring the local implications of global AI deployment. The findings are discussed through a theoretical lens drawing on Michel Serres’s concept of the “parasite.” We argue that the inclusion of Scandinavian books in Books3 is part of a multidimensional ecology of parasitic exchange. This framework interprets the relationship between AI developers, shadow libraries, and publishers as a cascade of information appropriation, signifying a reconfiguration of cultural production and ownership in the age of generative AI.

Government Information Quarterly: an international journal of information technology management, policies, and practices 43(3) Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2026.102164

Corporate Communication Review 2(1) p. 26-26 Doi: https://doi.org/10.63904/ccr.v2i1.28

Measurement and evaluation (M&E) is central to demonstrating how corporate communication creates value for organizations. Despite decades of professional and academic efforts to establish standards and frameworks, studies suggest that practitioners continue to apply these inconsistently. This overview outlines key evaluation frameworks, highlights common pitfalls in implementation, and examines how contemporary developments such as digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the field. We make the case that evaluation should be a management practice that supports learning, adaptation, and more informed decision-making.