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The rhetoric and reality of human rights education: policy frameworks and teacher perspectives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)A multicultural society that equates Christian and humanist values with human rights denies pluralism, placing human rights culture at risk. We examine Norwegian education policy discourses, noting human rights as a key ... -
Anaerobic Digestion of Aqueous Pyrolysis Liquid in ADM1
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aqueous pyrolysis liquid (APL) is formed from pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and is considered as a possible feed for anaerobic digestion (AD). APL is known to contain many components that can have a negative impact ... -
Exploring the transpersonal phenomena of spiritual love relations: A naturalistic observation study of soulmate experiences shared in a New Age Facebook group
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper explores varieties of spiritual experiences and transpersonal phenomena that empirically occur in spiritual love relations, which respondents define as soulmates. Soulmate mythologies exist in many traditions ... -
Five signposts to a socially just approach to career guidance
(Journal article, 2021)‘Social justice’ can mean different things to different people. Such ambiguity does not have to be a weakness as there is value to a diversity of analyses, approaches and suggested remedies to injustice. Interest is growing ... -
Cultural Radicalism versus Christian Conservatism: Political Controversies in Literary Nation Building in Norway, 1863-1938
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Contemporary cultural policy programmes in Western Europe and in the Nordic countries have their direct origin in the welfare state after World War II, and in some countries they can be traced back to the 1930s. However, ... -
A Quest for Justice: Recognition and Migrant Interactions with Child Welfare Services in Norway
(Chapter, 2021)Norwegian Child Welfare Services (NCWS) has faced intense criticism regarding their interactions with migrant families, with international human rights monitoring mechanisms expressing concern regarding ethnic discrimination ... -
Scottish education through Norwegian eyes: Hartvig Nissen's report from his study trip to Scotland in 1853
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The article presents and analyses the first part of Norwegian educator Hartvig Nissen’s (1815–1874) comprehensive report from his study tour to Scotland in 1853. Nissen occupies an important place in Norwegian nineteenth-century ... -
From ‘pacification’ to ‘licence-to-kill’: Favela residents’ experience with the UPP from 2011-2018
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article draws on longitudinal ethnographic fieldwork to explore residents’ everyday experiences of urban militarisation in a ‘pacified’ favela in Brazil. The findings indicate some residents’ satisfaction with the ... -
Emerging Multi-Professional Assemblages of Precision Guidance Producing the Resilient and Future-Oriented Citizen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In this paper, we examined how EU-initiated ‘integrated approach’ to youth social exclusion is manifested in local contexts and in the ways in which youth problems and solutions come to be defined in particular schemes of ... -
Culture wars? The (re)politicization of Swedish cultural policy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Swedish cultural policy has long been characterized by broad political consensus, partially because it has only drawn very limited attention as an arena for political conflict. There are now indications that consensus ... -
Good intentions, colonial relations: Interrupting the white emotional equilibrium of Norwegian citizenship education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The national imaginary of Norway as a global champion of democracy and social welfare has served well to market its image as exceptional both nationally and internationally. Norwegian national exceptionalism (Browning, ... -
Frigjøring gjennom vitenskap: Karl Evang som seksualopplyser
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Bakgrunn: Karl Evangs (1902–81) innsats for seksualopplysning i Norge er godt dokumentert, og da særlig hans arbeid i mellomkrigstiden, som initiativtaker og medredaktør for Populært Tidsskrift for Seksuell Oplysning ... -
Sekularisering eller modernisering? Offentlig og politisk debatt om kristendomsfaget i 1946
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Denne artikkelen setter søkelys på kristendomsfagets rolle i vedtaket av framhaldsskoleloven i 1946, og diskuterer relasjonen mellom politiske føringer og offentlig debatt når det gjelder kristendommens status i norsk skole ... -
Action camera: First person perspective or hybrid in motion?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In this article, we discuss the usage of action cameras in research. First, we elaborate on the idea of the camera providing a first-person perspective, possibly giving access to the research participant’s subjectivity, ... -
Rampenissen i barnehagen: Formidling og forhandling av ikke-empiriske figurers ontologiske status i adventstiden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Hvor går grensene mellom fiksjon og religion? Og hvordan blir barn overbevist om at noen figurer eksisterer, mens andre ikke gjør det? Denne artikkelen analyserer hvordan spørsmål om sannhet tilknyttet fantastiske og ... -
The 'Accurate' Deeds of Our Fathers: The 'Authentic' Narrative of Early Norway
(Chapter, 2021)Since the end of the Second World War, Norwegian medievalism has changed in both expression and content from a narrative of heroic fathers of the nation to the experiences of history of the common man. This chapter will ... -
Å skape et uenighetsfellesskap: Historisk tidsskrift som debattforum
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)I denne artikkelen studerer vi hvordan Historisk tidsskrift (HT) har fungert som debattforum for norske historikere, ut fra spørsmålet om diskusjon fungerer faglig sammenbindende, splittende og/eller grenseskapende. I ... -
Weapons in Legal Rituals: Between Myth and Reality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article seeks to explore the significance of weapons in legal rituals mentioned in sources, such as sagas and laws. Similarities in the phrasing of various types of sources give reason to believe that it is possible ... -
Strengthening Connections Between Research, Policy, and Practice in Norwegian Civic and Citizenship Education
(Chapter, 2021)In this chapter, we introduce recent education reforms in civic and citizenship education in Norway. We conducted an extensive literature review of relevant Norwegian published studies since 2000, providing a broad overview ... -
Conclusions: Touching and being touched – Experience and ethical relations
(Chapter, 2021)Sometimes, research can hit you in the stomach, making you angry and upset, pos- sibly sick. With a bit of luck, this can be fine, as discontentment can be a force that propels you to become active and engage yourself. ...