Emma Ricknell
Postdoctoral FellowDuring 2023-2024 I have a postdoc position within the knowledge environment A Questioned Democracy (En ifrågasatt demokrati).
My dissertation, which I defended in 2021, focuses on the death penalty in the U.S., with emphasis on legislative developments over time at state level. I also do research on online communities and social media. I am part of the research environment Varieties of Political Representation (VPR).
During 2016 I worked as a part-time research assistant on the project Decreased ideological polarization and conflict in Western Europe? (MIPOK), which is a collaboration between Linnaeus University and the University of Gothenburg, financed by the Swedish Research Council.
I have a master's degree in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg and master's degree in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford, UK. I also have a degree in Journalism from the University of Gothenburg, as well as a degree in Peace- and Conflict Studies from my alma mater, Umeå University.
Before embarking on my PhD studies, I worked as a paralegal at the Habeas Corpus Resource Center in San Francisco, serving indigent men and women under sentence of death in California.
Awards
- Selected for the 2019 inaugural class of Tom Carsey Scholars by the APSA State Politics and Policy Conference held at the University of Maryland.
- Winner of best paper award in Swedish political science journal Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift 2019
- Named Teacher of the Year by the Linnaeus University student union 2021
Teaching
I have for example taught on the following courses:
- Politiska idéer (Statsvetenskap I)
- Svensk och jämförande politik (Statsvetenskap I)
- Internationell politik (Statsvetenskap I)
- Political Analysis (Statsvetenskap III)
- International Human Rights Law
- Human Rights in Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Perspective
- European Human Rights Law
- The Law of Sustainable Development
- Sustainability and Multilevel Governance
- International Law
- Oral Presentation Skills
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Ricknell, E. (2023). Dynamic rare decisions: gubernatorial vetoes and the death penalty, 1999–2018. Journal of Legislative Studies. 29 (1). 189-211.
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Ricknell, E. (2022). Of Foreign or Domestic Origin? : Swedish media reporting on election interference in connection with the 2022 Swedish general election. Journal of the Scandinavian Society of Korea. (30). 41-74.
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Ricknell, E. (2020). Freedom of expression and alternatives for Internet governance : prospects and pitfalls. Media and Communication. 8 (4). 110-120.
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Ricknell, E. (2019). “Is Sweden Finally Waking Up?” : Debating the 2018 Swedish National Election on 4chan. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift. 121 (3). 441-463.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Ricknell, E. (2019). Transatlantic Ties in Turbulence : the Trump Presidency Test. The Swedish Network for European Studies Spring Conference 2019.
- Ricknell, E. (2019). Determinants of gubernatorial vetoes in the context of death penalty legislation. The 51st Annual Northeastern Political Science Association Conference.
- Ricknell, E. (2019). Women State Legislators and the Death Penalty in the U.S.. The American Political Science Association State Politics and Policy Conference.
- Fransson, S., Ricknell, E. (2017). Unlimited opportunities to resit examinations in higher education : patterns of use and underlying factors. .
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Ricknell, E. (2022). Sport society : The role of sport and identity in democratic society. South Africa's democracy at the crossroads. Bingley, UK, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 157-171.
- Ricknell, E. (2021). Same Procedure as Last Year? Patterns of Death Penalty Bill Introductions in the Era of Abolition 1999–2018. Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 1-26.
Article in journal (Other academic)
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Ricknell, E. (2021). Smittan som spred sig snabbare än coronaviruset : Falsk och vilseledande information under coronakrisen 2020. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift. 123 (5). 475-490.
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Ricknell, E. (2020). Spel framför substans : Journalistisk gestaltning i amerikanska och svenska medier under demokraternas primärval 2020. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift. 122 (5). 109-126.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Other academic)
Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Ricknell, E. (2021). Death Penalty in Decline : Brakes and Accelerators in U.S. State Legislatures. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 60.
Chapter in book (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Ricknell, E. (2019). Det parallella livet online : Om nätgemenskap och destruktivitet i det dunkla. Medierna och det offentliga samtalet. Kalmar, Centrum för demokrati, journalistik och medier. 13-19.