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Gustav Larsson is a Researcher at Linnaeus University's Department of Cultural Sciences within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. His work focuses on Islamic identity formation in multicultural Sweden, transnational religious dynamics, and postcolonial studies. He is affiliated with research groups including the Ethnographic Forum and the Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies. Larsson employs ethnographic methods to analyze urban spaces impacted by migration, exploring how religious identities are negotiated amid ethnic and denominational diversity.
His research interests include contemporary Swedish Islam, transnationalism's impact on local communities, and the intersection of migration and religious practice. He has published extensively on ISIS propaganda, religious radicalization, and qualitative research methodologies. Key works include analyses of motivational narratives in extremist messaging and studies on Quran burnings in Örebro.
Larsson's doctoral thesis (2024) examines debates around Islamic orthodoxy in Sweden. His publications span peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reports, often critiquing academic discourse on terrorism and exploring ethnographic representation. He is actively involved in research clusters addressing migration, equity, and postcolonial global orders.
