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Charlotte Steinert

Charlotte Steinert is a doctoral researcher at the IRTG “Baltic Peripeties”. Having obtained a BA in political science and public law from the university of Trier in 2013, she worked in the digital tech and startup scene. In 2020 she enrolled at the Nordeuropa Institut at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, taking a particular interest in the colonial legacy in Scandinavia and right-wing dog whistles with regards to immigration. She graduated in 2022 with her thesis on the Sweden Democrats, gender equality and femonationalism.

Joining the IRTG “Baltic Peripeties” in April 2024 as a doctoral candidate, she explores discourses on the right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats between 2010-2024. Her focus here lies on established parties. Furthermore, she is interested in exploring possible connections between discourses about racism and the way Swedish mainstream parties relate to the right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats.

University of Greifswald

IRTG Baltic Peripeties
Anklamer Str. 20
17489 Greifswald
Germany

Room: 0.12
charlotte.steinert[at]uni-greifswald.de

Chair of Modern Scandinavian Literatures

From Pariah to Partner? Shifting Narratives about Swedish Right-wing Populists

This project examines how the way established parties in Sweden referred to the right-wing populist party Sverigedemokraterna (Sweden Democrats) has changed between 2010 and 2024, thereby highlighting the agency of mainstream political actors in determining what ideas and discourses are deemed acceptable.

MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT

“How to do things with peripeties? Interdisciplinary approaches to the Baltic Sea Region”, keynote with Prof. Dr. Clemens Räthel, Prof. Dr. Eckhard Schumacher, Dr. Alexander Waszynski and Tim Senkbeil at the conference of the International Association of Scandinavian Studies (IASS): Peripetier, katastrofer, happy endings: Vendepunkter i nordisk litteratur og kultur, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, July 30 – August 02, 2025.
“From pariah to partner? Talking about Swedish right-wing populists” Presentation at the 20. überregionale Promovierendentagung der Skandinavistik, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 28.-29. März 2025.
“Paradigm Shift in Swedish Migration Policy Using the Example of the Political Plans and Language Used by the Government under Ulf Kristersson,” international workshop Resonant Conflicts. Turning Points in the Baltic Sea Region, organised by the IRTG Baltic Peripeties. Narratives of Reformations, Revolutions and Catastrophes, Department for Language and Literature, NTNU Trondheim, May 22-24, 2024.

University studies and degrees

Since April 2024
Doctoral Researcher at the International Research Training Group “Baltic Peripeties. Narratives of Reformations, Revolutions and Catastrophes” at the University of Greifswald.
2022
M.A. in Scandinavian Studies (Nordeuropa Institut), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
2013
B.A. in Political Science, Trier University.