- Religion and Society Interactions
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Social Media and Politics
- Media, Religion, Digital Communication
- Social Science and Policy Research
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- European history and politics
- Historical Legal Studies and Society
- Religious Education and Schools
- Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- German History and Society
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
- Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
University of Agder
2021-2025
NLA University College
2022
This paper theorises the critical concept of Whiteness in relation to so-called post-racial context Norway and calls for teacher education programmes adopt a pedagogy remembrance accountability counter persistent forms subtle racism. The national politically orchestrated Norwegian educate about 7005 new teachers annually, who go on teach next generation citizens. While pedagogies that workings are crucial all social contexts, we argue educators must be understood as gatekeepers knowledge...
This article examines how young Muslims and Christians with ethnic minority backgrounds in Oslo reflect on their use of social media as a way to present themselves religiosity. The study draws upon Arlie Hochschild’s concepts feeling rules emotional labour Erving Goffman’s typology frontstage backstage behaviour analyse Christian informants media. For groups, these strategies can be used negotiate religion create different image. shows that both Muslim youth Even though all the want portray...
Purpose: Following COVID-19 at the close of 2019, countries have been in an emergency to contain improvised danger their citizens; Rwanda was no exception. The Government (GoR) turned investing different mechanisms deal with pandemic, including community-based interventions by youth volunteers, which is considered a social innovation societal challenge. This study investigated motives, opportunities, challenges, and lessons that volunteers encountered while curbing spread pandemic community...
This article examines the religious transnational orientation among young Muslims and Christians in Oslo. The study draws upon Andreas Wimmer’s (2013) theory of ethnic boundaries to analyse characteristics boundary-making emerge within a field, how social closure, language, ideological framing sociopolitical dimensions contribute boundary-making. data consist 22 qualitative interviews with people between 16 35 years old. shows that most involved activities influenced by multicultural,...