Personal profile
Research
I am a PhD candidate in media history since 2020. In my dissertation project I study how opinion polling was used and discussed in the 1940s and 1950s, when this was a new technology in the Swedish context.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- History
- Technology and Environmental History
- History of Science and Ideas
- Media and Communication Studies
Free keywords
- Media history
- Opinion polls
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Att avlyssna folkviljan: Gallupundersökningen som ett nytt medium mellan press, politik, reklam och vetenskap, 1941–1955
Vesterlund, E., 2025 Sept 25, Lund: Föreningen Mediehistoriskt arkiv, Lund. 334 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (monograph)
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Opinion Polls across Boundaries: The Early History of Northwestern European Opinion Polling beyond National Borders and Disciplinary Frameworks
Ploeg, S. & Vesterlund, E., 2025, In: Contemporary European History. 34, 2, p. 531-548Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mediating society: Gallup polls as a statistical attraction in the Swedish press, 1941-1948
Vesterlund, E., 2023, Expanding media histories: Cultural and material perspectives. Bechman Pedersen, S., Cronqvist, M. & Holgersson, U. (eds.). Lund: Nordic Academic Press, p. 119-150 32 p. (Kriterium; vol. 50).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Formatfrågor: Metodologiska ingångar till formatstudier
Vesterlund, E. (Researcher), Emanuelsson, V. (Researcher), Malmstedt, J. (Researcher), Kjellström, Z. (Researcher), Hansson Nilsson, L. (Researcher), Siegrist, H. (Researcher), Müller, K. (Researcher), Rozenberg, S. (Researcher) & Svensson, A. (Researcher)
2022/09/14 → …
Project: Network
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Mediehistoriskt laboratorium: Ny utställning och skoltema på Vattenhallen, kompletterat med interaktiv “Escape room”-upplevelse
Cronqvist, M. (Project coordinator), Davidsson Sandal, C. (Research student) & Vesterlund, E. (Research student)
2022/01/01 → …
Project: Other
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LUCK: Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge
Östling, J. (PI), Nilsson Hammar, A. (PI), Larsson Heidenblad, D. (PI), Hammar, I. (Researcher), Weber, K. (Researcher), Lundberg, B. (Researcher), Haikola, K. (Research student), Kallträsk, E. (Research student), Östh Gustafsson, H. (Researcher), Smedberg, C.-F. (Researcher), Hellman, L. (Researcher), Brännstedt, L. (Researcher), Jensen, M. (Researcher), Nordin, J. (Researcher), Thorup Thomsen, J. (Researcher), Vesterlund, E. (Researcher), Stjernholm, E. (Researcher), Jedeberg, K. (Researcher), Tranvik, A. (Researcher), Hamnell, B. (Researcher), Hennessey, J. (Researcher), Snickars, P. (Researcher) & Öhman, A. (Researcher)
2014/08/25 → …
Project: Network
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Entangled media histories (EMHIS)
Cronqvist, M. (Project coordinator), Holgersson, U. (Researcher), Bechmann Pedersen, S. (Researcher), Nilsson, C. (Researcher), Davidsson Sandal, C. (Research student), Vesterlund, E. (Research student), van Waarden, B. (Researcher), Burnett, A. (Research student), Järpvall, C. (Researcher), Saarenmaa, L. (Researcher) & Krispinsson, C. (Researcher)
The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation: Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Science Research, The Swedish foundation for International cooperation in research and higher education (STINT)., Crafoord Foundation
2013/10/01 → …
Project: Network
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Mediating public opinion: The Gallup poll between statistical attraction and science, 1941-1955
Vesterlund, E. (Researcher)
2020/09/01 → 2025/10/24
Project: Dissertation
Activities
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Visualiserad opinion Diagram, illustrationer och fotografier i svenska opinions- och marknadsundersökningar på 1940-talet
Vesterlund, E. (Role not specified)
2026 Apr 28Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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The Early History of Swedish Opinion Polling
Vesterlund, E. (Role not specified)
2026 Apr 22Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Att avlyssna folkviljan: Gallupundersökningen som ett nytt medium mellan press, politik, reklam och vetenskap, 1941–1955
Vesterlund, E. (Invited speaker)
2025 Nov 27Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Mediehistoriskt arkiv symposium 2025
Snickars, P. (Organiser), Holgersson, U. (Organiser), Vesterlund, E. (Organiser), Stjernholm, E. (Organiser) & Weber, K. (Organiser)
2025 Oct 21 → 2025 Oct 22Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
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New Research in the History of Polling
Vesterlund, E. (Invited speaker) & Sylvest Lilleør, A. (Invited speaker)
2024 Sept 18Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Prizes and Distinction
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Svensk mediehistorisk förenings uppsatspris
Vesterlund, E. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)