Richard Pleijel

Richard Pleijel is a researcher at the Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies, affiliated with Stockholm University's Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism. His work focuses on the intersection of religion, politics, and translation practices in Sweden, particularly examining state-funded Bible translations like Bibel 2000 and their societal implications.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Translation sociology and history
  • Religious text mediation
  • Institutional frameworks in translation
  • Postwar Swedish biblical reception
• Grants:
  • Swedish Research Council Grant (2021-02108), 2022–2025
• Research Groups:
  • Swedish Network for Translation Studies (SNÖ)
  • TRISS (Translation in Societies), using theories from translation sociology and network analysis

His publications analyze paratextual retranslation, text-critical positions, and the role of institutional actors in shaping biblical translations. He also explores how translation teams operate as cognitive systems and the ethical dimensions of translating religious texts in a secularizing society.