Research interests: Social research methodology (in particular survey methodology and multivariate categorical data analysis), the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu and classical European sociology/anthropology, empirical studies of social fields and social spaces, cultural sociology , the sociology of professions (in particular the journalistic profession) and the sociology of education.

Research Project Design; Audience Studies and Audience Methods; Media Audience

Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

• Atkinson, Will; Flemmen, Magne Paalgard; Hovden, Jan Fredrik et al. (2026). Classed voting and the gender gap: A social space approach to an intersectional analysis. (external link)
• Prytz, Øyvind; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2018). Kvalitetsforhandlinger. (external link)
• Eliassen, Knut Ove; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Prytz, Øyvind (2018). Contested qualities: negotiating value in arts and culture. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Nygren, Gunnar; Zilliacus-Tikkanen, Henrika (2016). Becoming a Journalist: Journalism Education in the Nordic Countries. (external link)
• Knapskog, Karl; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2012). Hunting High and Low. Skriftfest til Jostein Gripsrud. (external link)

Academic article

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2024). Well-bred and well-spoken: On the role of class origins for childrens experiences with rhetorical speech in schools public speech competitions. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Zaborowski, Rafal (2024). The space of migration discourse in the European press Lessons from the “refugee crisis”. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2024). More matter, with less art? On the transformation of university students´ cultural lifestyles and culturalisation after the millennium. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2023). The same everywhere? Exploring structural homologies of national social fields using the case of journalism. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2022). Worlds apart. On class structuration of citizens’ political and public attention and engagement in an egalitarian society. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Mjelde, Hilmar (2022). The Immigration Issue and the vox Populi: Letters to the Editor in six Scandinavian Newspapers 1970–2016. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2021). Offentlighetens livsstiler. Om deltagere og tilskuere i norske medieoffentligheten. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Väliverronen, Jari (2021). Nordic journalists’ conceptual roles and perceived influences. A European and inter-Nordic comparison. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Rosenlund, Lennart (2021). Class and everyday media use: A case study from Norway. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2020). From Wanderers to Strangers. The shifting space of Scandinavian immigration debate 1970–2016. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Mjøs, Ole Johan (2020). Research director, colleague, schoolmaster? Preferred and experienced supervising styles of PhD-Students at four faculties.. (external link)
• Moe, Hallvard; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Karppinen, Kari (2020). Operationalizing exposure diversity. (external link)
• Nærland, Torgeir Uberg; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2020). Enabling Cultural Policies? Culture, Capabilities and Citizenship. (external link)
• Riegert, Kristina; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2019). Identity, Empathy and Argument: Immigrants in Culture and Entertainment Journalism in the Scandinavian Press. (external link)
• Mjelde, Hilmar; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2019). Populism in Scandinavian Immigration Discourse 1970–2016. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Mjelde, Hilmar (2019). Increasingly Controversial, Cultural, and Political: The Immigration Debate in Scandinavian Newspapers 1970–2016. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Mjelde, Hilmar; Gripsrud, Jostein (2018). The Syrian refugee crisis in Scandinavian newspapers. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2018). Automatiserte versus selvrapporterte publikumspraksiser? Metodiske utfordringer med tv-metere og spørreundersøkelser. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Kristensen, Nete Nørgaard (2018). The cultural journalist around the globe: A comparative study of characteristics, role perceptions, and perceived influences. (external link)
• Klevjer, Rune; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2017). The Structure of Videogame Preference. (external link)
• Lindell, Johan; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2017). Distinctions in the Media Welfare State: Audience Fragmentation in Post-Egalitarian Sweden. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2017). A sociocultural approach to study public connection across and beyond media: The example of Norway. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ahva, Laura; Dalen, Arjan van et al. (2016). A welfare state of mind? Nordic journalists’ conception of their role and autonomy in international context. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Knapskog, Karl Atle (2015). Doubly dominated cultural journalists in the fields of journalism and culture. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2014). To Intervene or be Neutral, to Investigate or Entertain? National and intranational factors in the formation of Nordic journalism students’ role perceptions. (external link)
• Knapskog, Karl Atle; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2014). Høgt og lågt i Stortinget og departementa. Kulturbruk og kulturorientering hjå dei norske politisk-administrative elitane. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Knapskog, Karl Atle (2014). Tastekeepers. Taste structures, power and aesthetic-political positions in the elites of the Norwegian cultural field. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2012). A Journalistic Cosmology. A Sketch of Some Social and Mental Structures of the Norwegian Journalistic Field. (external link)
• Gripsrud, Jostein; Hovden, Jan F.; Moe, Hallvard (2011). Changing relations: Class, Education and Cultural Capital. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan F. (2011). Verdsleg og heilag: Ei skisse av den norske journalistikkens felt og kosmologi. (external link)
• Ottosen, Rune; Bjørnsen, Gunn; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2010). The Norwegian journalism education landscape. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2010). Nei´ets filosofi. Gaston Bachelards historiske epistemologi og arven til fransk etterkrigssosiologi. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2010). Det norske journalistiske feltet. Nokre sosiale og mentale strukturar. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Bjørnsen, Gunn; Ottosen, Rune et al. (2009). The Nordic journalists of tomorrow : an exploration of first year journalism students in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. (external link)
• Ottosen, Rune; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Bjørnsen, Gunn et al. (2009). The Nordic Journalists of Tomorrow. An Exploration of First Year Journalism Students in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. (external link)
• Ottosen, Rune; Bjørnsen, Gunn; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2007). Journalists in the Making: Findings from a longitudal study of Norwegian journalism students. (external link)
• Bjørnsen, Gunn; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ottosen, Rune (2007). Journalists in the Making : Findings from a longitudinal study of Norwegian journalism students. (external link)
• Ottosen, Rune; Bjørnsen, Gunn; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2007). Fra valp til vaktbikkje. En longitudinell studie av norske journaliststudenter. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2024). Den svarte katten i det mørke rommet. Om dei folkelege klassene i kulturstatistikken. (external link)
• Bjerke, Paul; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2023). Profesjonalisering. (external link)
• Flemmen, Magne Paalgard; Hjellbrekke, Johannes; Hovden, Jan Fredrik et al. (2022). Stability, transformation, and escalation: Norwegian classes and class boundaries 2008–2020. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2021). Dårlige borgere? Arbeiderklassen i den moderne offentligheten. (external link)
• Hanitzsch, Thomas; Ahva, Laura; Alonos, M O et al. (2019). Journalistic Culture in a Global Context: A Conceptual Roadmap. (external link)
• Hanitzsch, Thomas; Vos, Tim P.; Standaert, Olivier et al. (2019). Role Orienteations: Journalists´Views on Their Place in Society. (external link)
• Hanitzsch, Thomas; Ramaprasad, Jyotika; Arroyave, Jesus et al. (2019). Perceived Influences: Journalists´Awareness of Pressures on Their Work. (external link)
• Ramaprasad, Jyotika; Hanitzsch, Thomas; Lauk, Epp et al. (2019). Ethical Considerations: Journalists´Perceptions of Professional Practice. (external link)
• Eliassen, Knut Ove; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Prytz, Øyvind (2018). "Quality Matters". (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Prytz, Øyvind (2018). Innledning: Kvalitetsforhandlinger. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Werenskjold, Rolf (2018). The Cold War Reporters: The Norwegian Foreign-News Journalists and Foreign-News Correspondents, 1945–1995. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Larsen, Leif Ove; Nygaard, Silje (2017). Cultural rebels, popular journalism and niche journalism in Norway. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Nygren, Gunnar; Zilliacus-Tikkanen, Henrika (2016). A Nordic model of journalism education. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2016). Changing journalistic professionalism?. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Knapskog, Karl Atle (2016). Doubly Dominated: Cultural journalists in the fields of journalism and culture. (external link)
• Ottosen, Rune; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2016). New Times, New Journalists? Nordic Journalism Students Entering an Age of Uncertainity. (external link)
• Bjørnsen, Gunn; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ottosen, Rune (2015). Samfunnsopdragets arvinger – om neste generasjon journalister. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2015). Klassejournalistikk. (external link)
• , (2012). Return of the repressed: The social structure of dreams. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2010). Oppdragarar, granskarar, speglarar og agnostikarar : skisse til ein norsk journalisttypologi. (external link)
• Bjørnsen, Gunn; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ottosen, Rune (2009). The Norwegian journalism education landscape. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Knapskog, Karl Atle (2008). Kulturjournalistikken i det norske journalistiske feltet. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Knapskog, Karl (2008). Kulturjournalistikken i det journalistiske feltet. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2002). Arvingane: Studentar og kulturinstitusjonane. (external link)
• Eide, Martin; Raaum, Odd; Hovden, Jan Fredrik et al. (2001). Dokumentarmakt i endring. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2001). Etter alle journalistikkens reglar... Skisse til ein studie av det norske journalistiske feltet. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Gripsrud, Jostein (2000). (Re)Producing a Cultural Elite? A Report on the Social Backgrounds and Cultural Tastes of University Students in Bergen, Norway. (external link)

Report

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Mjelde, Hilmar (2023). The immigration debate in the Scandinavian press 1970-2016. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Mjelde, Hilmar (2023). A change of heart? Scandinavian citizens´ dispositions towards immigration as measured by voting and political polls.. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard; Rosenlund, Lennart et al. (2018). Brukerperspektiv på NRKs bidrag til mediemangfoldet og innvirkning på andre aktører: En analyse av surveydata for Medietilsynet. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ottosen, Rune (2017). Norwegian press at a crossroad: Free market or press subsidy?. (external link)
• Sakariassen, Hilde; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2017). Bruksmønstre for digitale nyheter. Reuters Institute Digital News Report, Norge 2017. (external link)
• Ytre-Arne, Brita; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard et al. (2017). Mediebruk og offentlig tilknytning:. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2016). Worlds of Journalism Country Report: Norway. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Esperås, Eirik Nymark (2014). Worlds of Journalism, Norway 2013. Methodology, questionnaire and selected tables. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Esperås, Eirik Nymark (2014). Journalism Students Across the Globe, Norway 2013. Methodology, questionnaire and selected tables. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2004). Draumen om surveykratiet : ein kritikk av brukarundersøkingar i kommunal forvaltning. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2004). Nei’ets filosof : ein introduksjon til Gaston Bachelards historiske epistemologi. (external link)

Feature article

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2020). Fortsatt hurra for metodedebatt! Et siste svar til Rolland. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2019). Hurra! Metodedebatt! Et svar til Rolland. (external link)
• Mjelde, Hilmar; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Gripsrud, Jostein (2018). Innvandringsdebatten: Interessante forskjeller mellom Norge og andre europeiske land. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2018). Derfor finner vi ingen sammenheng mellom bruk av NRK på nett og betalingsvilje for nyheter. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ytre-Arne, Brita (2018). Kven følgjer med på #metoo?. (external link)
• Sakariassen, Hilde; Moe, Hallvard; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2017). Nyhetsbruk i rask endring. (external link)
• Bjørnsen, Gunn; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ottosen, Rune (2005). Slik er fremtidens journalister. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (1999). Reklamen og vitskapen. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (1999). Reklamebransjens bruk av Bourdieu. (external link)

Academic monograph

• Moe, Hallvard; Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Ytre-Arne, Brita et al. (2019). Informerte borgere? Offentlig tilknytning, mediebruk og demokrati. (external link)

Encyclopedia article

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Østbye, Helge (2019). Norway. (external link)

Poster

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik; Moe, Hallvard (2017). A sociocultural approach to study public connection across and beyond media: The example of Norway. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2007). Samfunnsoppdraget: Journalistikkens heilage baldakin. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2006). Etikk i journalistikk - eit spørsmål om makt. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2003). "Epistemologiske problem i studiet av eit norsk journalistisk felt". (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2001). Kven vert journaliststudentar i dag - og kva står dei for?. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2001). Norske journalistar i lys av Pierre Bourdieus teoriar om sosiale felt. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Knudsen, Erik; Østbye, Helge; Hovden, Jan Fredrik et al. (2016). Journalistikkens fremstillingsmakt. Nyhetsrammer, meningsdanning og medialisering. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2008). Profane and Sacred. A study of the Norwegian Journalistic Field. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2008). Profane and Sacred : a Study of the Norwegian Journalistic Field. (external link)

Book review

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2014). Håkon Larsen: Den nye kultursosiologien. Kultur som perspektiv og forskningsobjekt. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2010). Bokmelding: Brigitte Le Roux & Henry Rouanet: Multiple Correspondence Analysis (2010). (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2010). Bokmelding av "Multiple Correspondence Analysis" av Brigitte Le Roux & Henry Rouanet. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2004). Ubrukelege brukarundersøkingar. Om den store vekkinga somhar heimsøkt vårt land. (external link)

Popular scientific article

• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2013). Klassejournalistikk. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2013). Samfunnsoppdragets læregutar. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2005). Meistrane av tankelaus tenking - om Bourdieu og journalistikken. (external link)

Masters thesis

• Eiksund, Hjalmar; Walton, Stephen John; Hovden, Jan Fredrik (2010). Med nynorsk på leselista. Ein komparativ studie av lesevanar blant ungdommar på Sunnmøre og i Trøndelag. (external link)
• Hovden, Jan Fredrik (1997). Elektroniske oppslagstavler (BBS) i Noreg : eit forsøk på å konstruere eit felt for personleg datakommunikasjon ved hjelp av Pierre Bourdieu sin praksisteori. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

SCANPUB - The Immigration issue in the Scandinavian Public Sphere (UiB)

Worlds of Journalism (LMU Munich)

Cultural consequences of digitalization (UiB)