Carl Englund

My research concerns the uses of nostalgia and history within swedish preparedness and psychological defense, with an emphasis on how nostalgia has been used to help create, influence and strenghten the civic spirit.

I was awarded the award for Best media historic essay for my master thesis 'Thou Old, Thou Safe, Thou Free' by the Swedish Media History Association in 2024.

I was also awarded the Humanities Award for Historical Research from the Gamla Norrköping foundation in 2025. 

Thou Old, Thou Safe, Thou Free - uses of nostalgia in swedish politics 2010-2022. Karlstad University. 2023.