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Katrine Fangen is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Oslo's Department of Sociology and Human Geography. She is a leading scholar in extremism research, serving as thematic leader for 'Ideology and Identity' and 'Gender and Extremism' at C-REX (Center for Research on Extremism). Her work focuses on nationalism, right-wing populism, anti-immigration movements, and gender dynamics within extremist contexts. Fangen has conducted extensive fieldwork with far-right groups in Norway and Germany, including neo-Nazis and anti-Islamic activists, blending qualitative methods with digital data analysis.
**Positions**: Acting director of UiO:demokrati (2024–2025), chair of the sociology panel at Denmark's Independent Research Fund (2022–2024), and research leader at C-REX since 2016. She previously served as head of department at ISS (2016–2019) and deputy director at ISS (2014–2015). She has held editorial roles for journals like *Nordic Journal of Youth Research* and *Social Inclusion*.
**Education**: PhD in Sociology (University of Oslo, 2000), master's thesis on East German youth during reunification (1992). Her research has been supported by grants from the Research Council of Norway and the EU's 7th Framework Programme (EUMARGINS project).
**Research Interests**: Extremism, nationalism, gendered extremism, far-right ideologies, immigration policies, and qualitative research methods.
**Awards**: King's Gold Medal for Outstanding Young Researchers (2000), recognizing her doctoral work on Norwegian neo-Nazis.
**Grants & Projects**: Led EUMARGINS (EU-funded study of young adult immigrants in Europe), and contributed to projects like *Transnationalisation of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe*. Active in policy-oriented research on hate crime and extremism prevention.
**Labs/Networks**: Core member of C-REX, collaborating with international institutions on extremism research. Engaged with the European Sociological Association's migration research network.
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