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Published in: HomeThe far right takes root in EuropeAnders Behring Breivik’s attacks are part of a worrying trend in Europe of the far right’s rise within mainstream...
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Published in: HomeEurope’s radical right: recognising and managing the ‘threat’Safeguarding communities and nations from the potential threats of radical right narratives is not about controlling...
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Published in: HomeNeo-Nazi terror and Germany’s racism problem
A failed bank robbery on November 4 this year, exposed a cell in eastern Germany calling itself the “National...
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Published in: HomeEurope beyond Utøya: addressing a crisis
The slaughter of citizens in Norway in July 2011 was more than the act of an individual: it emerged from a political...
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Published in: HomeBolts from the blue: method and madness in the West
The Norwegian massacre and the gun attack on a US congresswoman were both dismissed as the work of deranged loners....
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Published in: HomeThe national Us: the Norwegian idea of togetherness
Ingen Utenfor is the very successful anti-bullying campaign run by Save the Children in Norway. In English it means...
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Published in: HomeThe net of hatred: after Utøya
The public debate in Norway following the massacre of 22 July 2011 is taking shape. A key focus is the obsessional...
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Published in: HomeBreivik: killing the leftHowever nuanced, it is striking how little extant interpretations attend to the fact that Breivik’s most grotesque...
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Published in: HomeLet's unite! a wake-up call from Norway
The deadly attacks in Oslo are not only about Norway: they are about all of us. Ten years after the 9/11 terror, we...
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Published in: HomeNorway: terror and Islamophobia in the mirrorAs Norway ends its first month of mourning, media soundbites tell us that there is a desire to draw a line and move...
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Published in: HomeWhy let facts ruin the story? Norwegian comments on US coverage of the Norway terror
Instead of getting the facts, the US media seemed most concerned making reality fit their pre-fabricated narrative.
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Published in: HomeConfronting ‘extremisms’: the cautious way forward from the Norwegian tragedy
It is too easy to brand terrorists with labels. We need to consider, in depth, the reasons behind people’s actions -...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe far right are the masters of network politics, not the 'internationalist' left
While the left presume they are the internationalists, it is the far right who have mastered network politics, by...
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Published in: HomeThe roots of Breivik's ideology: where does the romantic male warrior ideal come from today?
Breivik should be understood as an ideologue driven by reasons and not just as a psychological case. A careful...
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Published in: HomeNorway's atrocity: the mental tunnel
The deadly attacks in Norway are fuelling debate about multiculturalism, immigration, security and radicalisation....
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Published in: HomeNorway’s catastrophe: democracy beyond fear
The political response to atrocity often misjudges its character in ways that lead to further violations. This makes...
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Published in: HomeNorway: words as weapons
The massacre in Norway cannot be ascribed only to the killer’s mental derangement. It also reflects the everyday...
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Published in: HomeNorway’s tragedy: contexts and consequences
The atrocities inflicted on Norwegian society by a far-right activist leave the country shocked and in mourning....
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Published in: HomeLetter from a Norwegian in Vienna
"We are a people in mourning." So we are. Wherever we are.
