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Anna Olofsson is Professor in Sociology and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Mid Sweden University. She is affiliated with the Risk and Crisis Research Centre, focusing on intersectional risk theory, crisis communication, and gender studies. Her research examines how risk perception intersects with social identities (gender, ethnicity, class), media discourse, and policy frameworks.
- Key Projects: Risk-Net (Baltic-Nordic risk communities), HåSa (Sustainable Northern Communities)
- Research Themes: Intersectionality in public health, climate change vulnerability, crisis communication in multicultural societies, media framing of disasters
Her recent work analyzes intersectional risk patterns in pandemics, gendered media narratives, and EU risk governance. She has co-authored influential studies on terror-related worry, biotechnology controversies, and disaster resilience.
Olofsson is a prolific contributor to journals like Journal of Risk Research and Current Sociology, and has edited volumes on risk and uncertainty. Her methodological innovations include quantitative intersectional risk analysis and critical discourse studies.