Mattias Gardell

<p>Mattias Gardell is professor of comparative religion at the University of Uppsala. His <a href="http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.teol.uu.se/staff/Mattias_Gar

Sweden's dirty little secret

Swedish police authorities have secretly established illegal databases of Romani people in a program originally designed for counterterrorism operations. Sadly, this is nothing new in Sweden's century long campaign against the Romani people.

By Mattias Gardell

/ 9 Oct 2013

The roots of Breivik's ideology: where does the romantic male warrior ideal come from today?

Breivik should be understood as an ideologue driven by reasons and not just as a psychological case. A careful reading of his 2083 manifesto reveals four distinct influences we need to understand: contemporary Islamophobic ideologies, cultural conservative/neo-Confederate traditions, elements of m

By Mattias Gardell

/ 1 Aug 2011