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Why Women Exit Politics: The Case of Two Grassroots Activists in a Slum in New Delhi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article investigates why it is so difficult for women to succeed in politics in India, and it analyses this from a grassroots perspective in a slum in New Delhi. Based on longitudinal ethnographic research, I explore ... -
Hunter-Gatherer Children at School: A View From the Global South
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Universal formal education is a major global development goal. Yet hunter- gatherer communities have extremely low participation rates in formal schooling, even in comparison with other marginalized groups. Here, we review ... -
Reparasjonssekvenser i tolkede samtaler
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Denne studien utforsker reparasjonssekvenser i skjermtolkede sykehussamtaler, altså tilfeller der helsepersonell og pasient ikke snakker samme språk, og tolk- ingen foregår via videoteknologi. Artikkelen tar opp tilfeller ... -
Water as More than Commons or Commodity: Understanding Water Management Practices in Yanque, Peru
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019): Global warming, shrinking glaciers and water scarcity pose challenges to the governance of fresh water in Peru. On the one hand, Peruʼs water management regime and its legal framework allow for increased private involvement ... -
Water, Life, and Loss: Aguasociality and Environmental Change in the Peruvian Andes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in the Colca Valley community Yanque, this article investigates how small-scale farmers in the Southern Peruvian Andes relate to water and environmental change in intimate ways. ... -
Repair receipts in Norwegian Sign Language multiperson conversation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper describes practices for repair receipt in sequences of other-initiation of self- repair in informal Norwegian Signed Language multiperson conversation. Its main foci are how signers mark their (now-)understanding ... -
Repair receipts in Norwegian Sign Language multiperson conversation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper describes practices for repair receipt in sequences of other-initiation of self-repair in informal Norwegian Signed Language multiperson conversation. Its main foci are how signers mark their (now-)understanding ... -
Conducting Fieldwork with San and Hadza (Post-)Hunter-Gatherer Communities in Africa: Regulatory and Ethical Issues
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In this paper, we address some of the challenges and opportunities of conducting international research in psychology. We examine issues that arise from working in contexts that differ substantially from those in which ... -
Conrad Svendsens beskrivelse av norsk tegnspråk
(Nordlyd;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This text presents an introductory investigation of Conrad Svendsen’s analysis of Norwegian Sign Language, as it appears in a set of handwritten notes that have been preserved after him, supposedly from around 1910. The ... -
'Vi bor her fordi vi ikke har noe annet alternativ': Sårbar stillstand gjennom 40 år i en slum i New Delhi
(Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)India er et av verdens mest ulike land med et hierarkisk kastesystem som rangerer folk som iboende forskjellige, og med stor ulikhet mellom fattige og rike. Det er i de store megabyene at ulikhetene er størst og mest ... -
Crisis communication and linguistic diversity in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic: Focus on interpreting and translation services
(FITISPos-International Journal (FITISPos-IJ);Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Public Service Interpreting and Translation (PSIT) and its future developments, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-08)The COVID-19 pandemic has affected some inhabitants of Norway more than others. Even in the first wave, foreign-born immigrants had more confirmed infections and were hospitalized more frequently than other residents ... -
The European Far Right and Islamist Extremism on Twitter: From Radicalisation to Political Participation
(Essachess - Journal for Communication Studies;Vol 15, No 2 (30) (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article explores the results of a study on media participation on Twitter in 2018/2019 perceived as contributing to far right and Islamist radical ideologies, in 7 European countries. By combining online ethnography ... -
The development of sign language competence of deaf children in bilingual school classes: A description based on the example of a longitudinal study of the development of a deaf pupil (at ages 8;2 and 9;5) - Wie entwickelt Tom, ein Schüler der bilingual geführten Klasse in Riehen seine Kompetenz in der Gebärdensprache im Zeitraum zwischen Mai 2005 und September 2006?
(Master thesis, 2007)In a longitudinal study, the author used two video recordings of the signing of the deaf pupil "Tom" to analyze his development in the use of polymorphemic verbs. She had the pupil Tom look at and then retell in Swiss ... -
Kommunikativ bevissthet. Et lingvistisk bidrag til gestaltterapien
(Norsk Gestalttidsskrift;Årgang 18, hefte 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Det er en nær forbindelse mellom begrepet kommunikativ bevissthet og det gestaltterapeutiske begrepet varhet. I denne artikkelen vil jeg derfor fremme kommunikativ bevissthet som et redskap for terapeuter. I en slik ... -
Dialogue between epistemologies as quality education: Integrating knowledges in Sub-Saharan African classrooms to foster sustainability learning and contextually relevant education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The article aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on quality education with regard to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. The authors suggest that heterogeneity and plurality of epistemologies in Sub-Saharan African ... -
Getting in touch: communication in physical therapy practice and the multiple functions of language
(Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences;3:882099, Academic article, 2022-08-04)In physical therapy, communication that actively involves the patient is seen as the foundation of patient-centered treatment. Research on communication in physical therapy highlights how patients’ opportunity to actively ... -
"Regner med at tolken har superevner". Refleksjoner rundt skjermtolkingens pas de trois
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)Cecilia Wadensjö (1992, 1998) describes the onsite interpreting of dialogues as a pas de trois. In this contribution I explore how interpreting students experience the ‘dance for three’ during video mediated interpreting ... -
Recognising Recognition in Climate Justice
(IDS Bulletin;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-28)We argue that in order to achieve climate justice, recognition needs to be given more attention in climate research, discourse, and policies. Through the analysis of three examples, we identify formal and discursive ... -
Allah, Villa, Volvo: Muslim Professionals in the Nordic Countries and Their Financial Attitudes and Practices
(Open Library of Humanities;Volume 6 • Issue 2 • 2020, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-21)Some Muslims believe that Islam prohibits interest-bearing finance, including bank loans. What consequences might such ideas have for the lives of Muslims in the West? More specifically, we ask: what are the attitudes and ... -
Hvilken kropp? Tolkefaget i samtale med medisinsk antropologi
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-28)In this essay we argue that the concept of the human body has seemingly been taken for granted in interpreting studies. The available research literature mainly explores body language, like gaze, gestures, and proximity, ...