

PhD-candidate
Sociology
Main research and teaching areas:
- Political Sociology
- Intelligence Analysis
- Critical Theory
Current research:
The aim of my PhD project is to explore the relationship between intelligence services and investigative journalism in Europe. To do so, I will use in-depth interviews, argument analysis of judicial documents and scientific as well as non-scientific literature. The goal of my dissertation project is to formulate a sociological intelligence theory on how governments respond to journalists publishing intelligence information.
Publications
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Brottslingar av en mycket speciell sort. : Spionskandalen som en maktkamp mellan visselblåsare, grävande journalister och underrättelsetjänster.
Alexandra Franzén
(2021) Lund Dissertations in Sociology
Dissertation”Men ÖB Bengt Gustafsson tog mig i hand och tackade.” : En jämförelse mellan Jan Guillous och Peter Bratts rättfärdiganden av IB-avslöjandet 1973 respektive 2017
Alexandra Franzén
(2020) Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift, 122 p.333-356
Journal article
Alexandra Franzén is a sociologist and intelligence analyst. She is currently working on a project on the relationship between intelligence services and investigative journalism in Europe.