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From the SEA to the SOLution. An integrative assessment of marine pollution in a changing Arctic

Marine chemical pollution poses known threats to human health and to biodiversity, ecosystem and societal services. The Arctic is a major sink of global mercury (Hg) pollution. Arctic sediments, sea and glacial ice constitute vast Hg reservoirs. Recent studies raise concerns about their increasing role as local Hg sources. In a rapidly warming Arctic, the consequences of potentially increased environmental Hg on marine biota remain unknown. The objective of SEASOL is to identify the pathway(s) of Hg bioaccumulation in marine food webs of the High Arctic Kongsfjorden (Svalbard). This changing glacial fjord is recognised as a ‘natural laboratory’ of climate change in the Arctic. The fellow’s earlier research has shown the sole measurement of Hg levels as insufficient to connect biotic Hg dynamics to environmental change, whereas the analysis of Hg stable isotopes proved to be a promising tool for source discrimination and biotic transfer. SEASOL will build on the novel application of stable isotope analysis to identify the sources of Hg within the fjord system and the pathways to Hg accumulation within sentinel marine species. On the short-term, the study will provide fundamental knowledge to help understand how emerging sources of Hg from rapid environmental change will impact Arctic marine predators. On the long-term, SEASOL will contribute to the development of early-warning, adaptive management strategies, including modelling, for mitigating the cumulative impact of pollutants and climate change on Arctic marine species. This multidisciplinary approach and the central position of the host institution (Norwegian Polar Institute) in the field of Polar Research will equip the Fellow with a broad set of new skills and lay the foundation for building her specific niche as a future leader in marine pollution science.

Optimization of Free Space Optical Communication Link based Drones for Search and Rescue Operations in the Arctic Region

The Arctic region is witnessing more frequent shipping accidents than ever which require accurate search and rescue operations. The existing communication systems use drones with radio frequency (RF) technology, which has limited bandwidth and cannot offer 4G/5G connectivity due to harsh weather constraints. It further limits the capacity of drones and affects the resolution of images and videos. The current research proposes to design free space optical communication (FSOC) link-based drones that can enhance connectivity between multiple drones and rescue ships as well as the capacity of drones to produce high resolution images and videos. The proposed FSOC-based drones can provide highspeed connectivity than the existing RF technology. The research will collect atmospheric turbulences data from the Arctic region and use it for designing the FSOC link. Furthermore, to enhance the capacity of FSOC-based drones, the research will design advanced multiplexing schemes (Mode Division Multiplexing and Orthogonal Code Division Multiple Access) and to ensure link stability, omnidirectional receiver will be designed. The research will further evaluate the performance of proposed FSOC link under the impact of various atmospheric turbulences. The expected outcomes of this research will lead to the optimisation of FSOC-based drones in expanding search areas and improving communication systems for SAR operations in the Arctic region.

AQUASERV – RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE, FISHERIES AND THE BLUE ECONOMY

The overarching objectives of AQUASERV are to bring together, enhance, integrate and customise RI capacities (including facilities, instruments and expertise) and through the provision of transnational access (on-site or remote) and/or virtual access, to significantly further scientific advance and promote and facilitate the implementation of European Common Fisheries Policy, the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Sustainable Blue Economy and the European Green Deal. 

AQUASERV will achieve these objectives by offering scientists from academia and business remote and on-site transnational (TA) and virtual (VA) access to an advanced set of European research infrastructures and its nodes related to research and management of marine and freshwater biological resources, food and biotechnology. These include the European Marine Biological Resource Centre ERIC (EMBRC), the Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems ERIC, The Aquaculture for Excellence for Aquaculture in Fish (Aquaexcel), and the Infrastructure for Promoting Metrology in Food and Nutrition (METROFOOD), as well as the International Council for Exploration of the Sea, both a service provider and stakeholder. It also includes the Research Infrastructure for Science and Innovation Policy Studies (RISIS) to bring contributions from the social sciences and to bring results nearer to policy makers ensuring societal impact. 

To enhance, integrate and customise RI capacities, collaboration between partners and new pipelines to meet the objectives of the project will be developed during the first 3 years and will make available  to users.  To ensure these capacities will not be lost, a sustainability work package involving stakeholders will address the project legacy.  

To maximize impact, AQUASERV will build a communication network among the partnership and develop a dissemination and outreach programme. Furthermore, an advanced training programme will be developed to capture future users and will be updated during the p

Aqua Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique, oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems

AQUARIUS will provide a highly comprehensive suite of integrated research infrastructures appropriate to addressing significant challenges for the long-term sustainability of our unique oceans, seas and freshwater ecosystems. For the first time, diverse research infrastructures will be combined to facilitate the work of researchers and key stakeholders focused on challenges and opportunities for both marine and freshwater systems. An impressive range of 57 research infrastructure services will be made available to include research vessels, mobile marine observation platforms, aircraft,  drones, satellite, sensors, fixed freshwater and marine observatories and test sites, experimental facilities, and sophisticated data infrastructures. AQUARIUS will support the development phase of the EU Mission to Restore our Ocean and waters by 2030, the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, the European Green Deal, and international climate initiatives. It will also be an essential component in achieving the European Digital Twin of the Ocean and the UN Decade for Ocean Sciences. The needs of researchers will be met through a robust and transparent system of transnational access funding Calls, facilitated by centralised user-friendly access portal. The Call programme will be informed through stakeholder engagement and brokerage events. Projects to be selected for Access must convincingly integrate multiple infrastructures and contribute to the core policy objectives of Mission Ocean, that is, to protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity; to prevent and eliminate pollution of our oceans, seas and waters; and to ensure a sustainable, carbon-neutral and circular blue economy. A thematic and geographic focus will be the hallmark of the proposed transnational Calls, aligning with the Lighthouse Regions, that is, the Baltic and the North Sea Basins, Black Sea, Atlantic/Arctic, and Mediterranean Sea along with their associated rivers.

Advance Marine Research Infrastructures Together

The European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) is the foundation of European ocean knowledge. The core Marine Research Infrastructures (MRIs) focused on ocean observing (EMSO, EURO-ARGO and ICOS ERICs; EuroFleets+, EuroGoShip, GROOM RI, JERICO RI and MINKE as INFRA projects) are the main providers of in situ ocean data for the EOOS and Copernicus, and the primary managers of instrumental capacity supporting fundamental research.
These MRIs are aware that the lack of effective cross coordination prevents them from fully supporting frontier research, while the lack of integration makes it difficult to reach a critical mass for EOOS and results in significant cost duplication. Accordingly, AMRIT gathers these MRIs together with OceanOPS/WMO international coordination experience with the objective to:
- ensure seamless operation of marine observation platforms ;
- ensure the full nominal use of sensors and accelerate their evolution ;
- exploit the complementarity of the various observation platforms ;
- ensure the overall coherence of the ocean data value chain.
To achieve these objectives, AMRIT will design and implement an EOOS Technical Support Center (EOOS TSC) for
- a fully integrated information service across the data value chain from early planning stages to final delivery to users;
- a cross-platform fully standardised data acquisition methodology for Essential Ocean Variables;
- a collaborative federal structure to operate these services, relying on the ERIs and their members.
The EOOS TSC will be the cornerstone in establishing and maintaining the EOOS, upon which European ocean observing can be strengthened in the coming decades. AMRIT will provide a catalyst for the development and consolidation of MRIs throughout Europe, providing a benchmark for operational coordination and collaboration. AMRIT will advance EOOS in line with its 2023-2027 Strategy and beyond, and the European Commission's ambitions for sharing responsibility in ocean observing across Europe.

Improve offshore infrastructure resilience against geohazards towards a changing climate

POSEIDON brings together an interdisciplinary and intersectoral team to deliver a professionally trained next-generation network of Doctoral Candidates to develop a step change in our capacity to identify, map, assess and predict offshore geohazards and in turn produce ground-breaking methods to prevent, mitigate and boost the resilience of current offshore infrastructure under a changing climate. The consortium is formed by experts across EU countries with universities, research institutions, industry partners and a government body to cover a full training programme on scientific and transferable skills. 

The programme will undertake critical research across scales (from micro to macro) for seeking the inner links and differences, with an eventual aim to ascertain the pathways and grow our capacity for the enhancement of the existing and the robust development of new offshore infrastructure in the frame of safety and resiliency. In addition to the informed design and implementation of the novel physical/numerical modelling and lab studies, our approach is unique in the solid integration and utilisation of state-of-the-art data science technologies (e.g., data mining, machine learning, etc.) to their full potential. Only through this systematic approach, we can achieve the objectives of understanding the impact of offshore geohazards on our offshore critical infrastructures (OCIs) and developing novel models, tools and designs for future OCIs, such as, wind turbines, pipelines and cables. 

The Doctoral Candidates will enjoy a highly integrated, interdisciplinary and intersector training environment, enriched through secondments with the network of non-academics. POSEIDON enables critical learning across all training aspects to ensure that comprehensive, robust and implementable solutions are obtained and validated to face the OCIs climate-resilient building.

POLARIN: POLAR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK

The polar regions play a key role in the Earth’s system. They are essential for our climate and are sentinels of climate change, human expansion, and the hunt of new resources. The polar regions are losing ice, and their oceans and land are changing rapidly. The consequences of this polar transition extend to the whole planet and are affecting people in multiple ways. Evidence-based policy recommendations are needed, but the polar regions are difficult to reach, and research infrastructures able to operate in these regions are scarce. To understand and predict key processes in the polar regions and provide evidence-based information, the polar research community needs access to world-class research infrastructure operating in these regions.
POLARIN is an international network of polar research infrastructures and their services, aiming at addressing the scientific challenges of the polar regions. The network includes a wide array of complementary and interdisciplinary top level research infrastructures: Arctic and Antarctic research stations, research vessels and icebreakers operating at both poles, observatories, data infrastructures and ice and sediment core repositories. POLARIN will provide integrated, challenge-driven, and combined access to these infrastructures to facilitate interdisciplinary research on complex processes. 
POLARIN will:
1.	Provide challenge-driven transnational access to a large portfolio of research infrastructures. 
2.	Improve the access to data by improving data availability and interoperability between data infrastructures. 
3.	Provide virtual access to data and data services. 
4.	Provide data products for the scientific community and decision makers.
5.	Train the young generation of polar researchers in optimally exploiting the infrastructures for their research.
6.	Duly advertise the services offered by POLARIN and engage the infrastructure users to share their research outcomes with society.


Land-Sea interface: Let’s observe together!

LandSeaLot will link together in situ, model and earth observations (EO) and connect related communities, citizens and initiatives such as Copernicus, ESA, EEA, GEOSS, EMODnet and the European Digital Twin of the Ocean. These observations will be used in a gap analysis to co-design a common land-sea interface observation strategy and an implementation plan. LandSeaLot participants will simultaneously work on improving: in situ and EO capabilities, models to reduce the model/observations gap and the integration of model, in situ and satellite data. Observation capacity will be increased through tested, improved and guided use of low-cost technology by citizens, facilitated by the network of European marinas. The technologies selected will be piloted in Integration Labs (ILs) together with improved and integrated in situ and EO observation techniques and model outputs. LandSeaLot ILs will cover selected areas in the Black, Aegean, Mediterranean, Atlantic, North and Baltic Seas, with a range of catchment, tidal and meteorological regimes. Experts and citizen science leaders will work in the ILs together with JERICO-RI, DANUBIUS-RI and ICOS-ERIC, and with regional policy makers and managers to tailor integrated observations that will provide them with information to manage societal challenges. These will include assessment of the lateral carbon flux and stock, plastics transfer, nutrients impact on primary production and eutrophication, supporting biodiversity conservation, improving modeling capability and supporting climate change adaptation (storm surge, floods, heat waves, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion). Data generated in the ILs will be made FAIR available via EMODnet and interoperability, and semantic solutions for existing, international data flows will be developed. Relevant communities will be engaged by workshops, conferences, training, a high-tech summit and by a communication strategy including videos and policy briefs to ensure LandSeaLot’s legacy.

Material Science Innovation for Accelerated, Sustainable and Safe Implementation of Carbon Capture and Storage

MISSION-CCS presents a timely and unique doctoral network designed to deliver the next generation of highly trained researchers and entrepreneurs in the field of material science, specifically focused towards accelerating implementation of carbon capture and storage CCS technologies worldwide and ensuring the sustainable and safe operation of existing and future CCS systems.

The training network combines unique experimental system design and modelling approaches, state-of-the-art analytical technologies and techno-economic analysis to deliver a new generation of researchers and entrepreneurs. The programme of research training centres of delivering Doctoral Candidate Researchers (DCRs) with world-leading technical expertise in material science and engineering relevant to the entire CCS process. MISSION-CCS ensures that the subject-specific technical knowledge of each DCRs is under-pinned by inter-sectorial knowledge whilst also promoting wider innovation skills and relevant training on the techno-economics of CCS, developing experts with breadth of knowledge.

A central aim of the network is to forge a strong cohort culture, by ensuring that peer-to-peer learning and mutual support become the norm, in order to enhance experience. Research-led training activities are strengthened through a dynamic and interactive education based programme delivered by an internationally renowned consortium of academics and industrialists with complementary skills. As part of the training programme, subsequent to an introduction to CCS systems and the specific material science challenges, DCRs will gain knowledge of system design and optimisation, state-of-the-art analytical methods, theoretical modelling, techno-economics, and understand the challenges of exploiting their research. They will also acquire proficiency in project management, communication, entrepreneurship, and innovation; all essential attributes for any modern technical professional.

Optimisation of digital catch monitoring and reporting in European Fisheries

 OptiFish will strive to provide technological solutions that will simultaneously improve the sustainability of fisher’s operations, enhance control processes and strengthen society’s trust in their products.
OptiFish will develop, test and recommend a set of innovative technologies and tools supported by artificial intelligence (AI) to provide the management, the fishing sector and the scientist with data on catch volumes, catch compositions and the fishing environment. 
The goal is to unlock the full potential of technologies such as electronic and genetic monitoring for automated species recognition based on AI and computer vision to reduce discards, unreported landings and unreported fishing activities, ultimately establishing  a fisheries control and enforcement system fit for the digital age. The technologies are not enough alone, it is also critical to consider the combination of technologies and the integration of computer vision models, the wide range of data sources and their subsequent formats, while also addressing stakeholders needs and acceptance. 
This goal cannot be achieved by a single project, which is why the aim of OptiFish is to lay a solid foundation for full technological development from which other projects and initiatives can be built. The project will place a strong focus on species recognition in different fisheries equipped with distinctly different catch handling facilities and in different European sea basins. 
To ensure that these innovations are relevant to fisheries management, OptiFish has participation from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries, and has received written support from the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), the Basque, Danish and Belgian Fisheries authorities.



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Å ivareta en aldrende befolkning forutsetter et økt fokus på helse og velvære gjennom livet, ikke minst i eldre år.  Økningen i forventet levealder og antall friske leveår gjelder hovedsakelig for høyere sosiale sjikt i Norge. Over tid bidrar denne utviklingen til økte helseforskjeller på tvers av sosioøkonomisk posisjon (SEP) og til nye mønstre av sosiale helseforskjeller senere i livet. Reduksjon av sosiale helseforskjeller står høyt på den politiske agenda i Norge og et konkret og langsiktig mål i den norske folkehelsepolitikken er «å redusere de sosiale forskjellene i helse uten at noen får dårligere helse». Sosiale helseforskjeller finnes i alle aldre (barn, unge, voksne og eldre), men er størst midt i livet (alder 45-65 år) - en livsfase hvor konsekvensene av akkumulerte fordeler og ulemper blir særlig tydelige.  Hittil har norsk forskning på sosiale helseforskjeller nesten utelukkende fokusert på barn og unge og voksne i yrkesaktiv alder. En mulig forklaring for manglende forskning på slike forskjeller senere i livet kan være mangel på gode survey data av tilstrekkelig stort omfang som inkluderer personer over 67 år. Datagrunnlaget for dette prosjektet er NorLAG - den norske panelstudien om livsløp, aldring og generasjon (alder 40-84 år), og den internasjonale Generations and Gender Survey (GGS).  Hensikten med prosjektet er å øke kunnskapen om de komplekse sammenhengene mellom SEP og helse og velvære i eldre år. Prosjektet tar for seg et livsløpsperspektiv som vektlegger at det er multiple veier og livshendelser som former sosiale helseforskjeller i eldre år. Et særskilt fokus på betydningen av hendelser og forhold senere i livet kan gi økt kunnskap om veier til stratifisering og ulikhet i Norge. Resultatene fra dette prosjektet har belyst nettopp slike veier, nærmere bestemt betydningen av arbeid og pensjonering, sosiale relasjoner og velferdsstatskontekst. 
Artikkelen  «Social pathways to health: On the mediating role of the social network in the relation between socio-economic position and health», utforsker betydningen av nettverkets ulike egenskaper for sosiale helseforskjeller i eldre år. Analysene fra en multiple medieringsmodell viser et tydelig mønster i menns og kvinners sosiale nettverk etter SEP. Det sosiale nettverket til personer med høyere SEP beskytter bedre mot ensomhet, som igjen henger sammen med bedre helse. Nettverkets funksjon framfor dets struktur er viktig for helse i eldre år. Personer med høy SEP synes altså å være bedre i stand til å dra nytte av nettverket i en alder hvor kjente og kjære faller fra. Det er (dels) gjennom denne mekanismen at SEP påvirker helseutfall i eldre år. 
Artikkelen "Health effects of Retirement. Evidence from Survey and Register Data", tar for seg pensjonering som en viktig hendelse senere i livet som kan forme sosiale helseforskjeller. Et viktig spørsmål er knyttet til helsekonsekvensene av eventuelt utsatt pensjonering. Analyser av NorLAG og registerdata viser at pensjonering gir bedre fysisk helse og noe færre sykehusinnleggelser, særlig blant menn og kvinner med lav sosioøkonomisk status. Pensjonsreformer som sikter på utsatt avgang fra yrkeslivet, kan ha sosialt vridende konsekvenser ettersom helseeffekter av pensjonering varierer etter SEP. 
De internasjonalt komparative artikler om depressive symptomer og ensomhet i eldre år illustrerer betydningen av ulike velferdsstatskontekst for å forklare sosiale helseforskjeller senere i livet. Lavt utdanningsnivå henger sammen med høyere forekomst av depressive symptomer i all land, men utdanningsforskjellene er betydelig lavere i Nordvestlige land sammenlignet med land fra Sentral- og Øst-Europa. Dette tyder på en "trippel risiko" knyttet til det å være kvinne, lavt utdannet og bosatt i Øst-Europa. At nordiske land viser relativt små sosiale forskjeller i depressive symptomer tyder på at velferdsordninger har stor betydning for mønstre i sosiale helseforskjeller. Analysene av sosiale forskjeller i ensomhet mellom ulike land gir lignende resultater. Svakere velferdsstater har høyere forekomst av psykiske plager, særlig i lavere sosiale sjikt. 
To artikler som inngår i doktorgradsavhandlingen er under arbeid. Alle resultater har blitt lagt fram på nasjonale og internasjonale seminarer og konferanser og på prosjektets advisory board meetings. Prosjektets stipendiat er tilknyttet doktorgradsprogrammet ved Institutt for Økonomi, Universitet I Bergen og har i perioden 2015-2016 hatt et opphold ved Columbia University i New York. Prosjektet har også ført til deltagelse i det Nordforsk finansierte prosjektet "Social Inequalities in Ageing".

Improvements in life-expectancy and healthy life-years have predominantly occurred among higher socioeconomic status groups in Norway, thereby contributing to an increased gap in health by socioeconomic position over time and to the emergence of new patte rns of social health inequalities in later life. Compositional changes, notably an increase in educational attainment, strengthen these developments.

Few studies explore the complex pathways between socioeconomic position and health and wellbeing in late r life, especially in a Norwegian setting. As health and welfare systems vary cross-culturally, Norwegian policy makers will need more knowledge on how one may intervene to slow down further accumulation of inequalities and postpone or compress the onset  of health-compromising morbidity in later life. It may also help in the design of interventions aimed to enhance quality of life and wellbeing in later life.

The project has a life course perspective and uses large-scale longitudinal survey data from two  waves of the NorLAG survey and the nationally representative LOGG survey, which is also included in the international Generations and Gender Survey (GGS).

Two key aspects of the life-course perspective are emphasized: social pathways and linked lives. T he novel contribution of this project lies in the availability of relatively large and comparative samples of older men and women with retrospective as well as prospective survey and register data. This enables studying multiple social pathways including  how socioeconomic status predictors at different time points, work and family histories, health behaviours and psychosocial factors may relate to health and wellbeing in late life. Also the influence of family constellations and community characteristics  on social health inequalities will be explored. 

Results from the project will be published in a doctoral thesis, international journals and on the website of the NorLAG study.

Explaining health inequalities in an ageing population: Social pathways and linked lives

Prosjektet fremmer kunnskap om minoritetskvinners litterære aktivisme for medborgerskap.

Om prosjektet:
I dette prosjektet utforsker vi hvordan unge, kvinnelige forfattere med minoritetsbakgrunn krever medborgerskap i et Skandinavia hvor innvandring har utfordret nasjonal identitet og mekanismer for inkludering og ekskludering. Vi undersøker i tillegg litteratur skrevet av kvinner med bakgrunn i skandinaviske urbefolkninger.

Prosjektet analyserer hvordan disse forfatterne baserer seg på personlige og kollektive erfaringer. Vi forsker på hvordan de kan sammenliknes med, og er inspirert av, lignende bevegelser i andre land før og nå, særlig avkoloniseringsbevegelser og de amerikanske borgerrettighetsbevegelsene. Vi inkluderer også litteratur skrevet av kvinner med urbefolkningsstatus. Samtidig gransker vi hvordan disse stemmene blir "kanonisert" i lærebøker i de skandinaviske landene. 

Prosjektet er tverrfaglig og inkluderer forskere fra litteraturvitenskap, didaktikk og utdanningsvitenskap, kjønnsstudier og statsvitenskap.

Fremgangsmåte:
Vi analyserer feministisk litterær aktivisme fra tre perspektiver:
1.	Kjønn og sjanger: Hva er likheter og forskjeller mellom mannlige og kvinnelige minoriserte forfatteres uttrykksformer?
2.	Internasjonal kontekst: Hvordan skriver denne litterære aktivismen seg inn i internasjonale bevegelser?
3.	Kanonisering og skole: Hvordan påvirker den litterære aktivismen den nasjonale litterære kanon og nasjonal selvforståelse i de skandinaviske landene?

Hensikten med prosjektet er å fremme kunnskap om forholdet mellom litteratur og demokratiske prosesser. I den forbindelse vurderer vi også kjønn, etnisitet, religion, generasjon, nasjonalitet og globalisering.

The Norwegian population is increasingly diverse and the idea of a homogeneous white nation is far from viable. Migration to Scandinavia from outside Europe’s borders, especially from Muslim countries and cultures, profoundly challenges perceptions of Scandinavian identity, resulting in novel forms of both national exclusion and inclusion. This has led a new generation of authors—especially women—to speak up for themselves, gaining empowerment and claiming their right to social citizenship through literature. Until now, however, this important literature has not been the subject of a thorough investigation. "Unashamed Citizenship" will analyze how these writers make use of and explore affect and politics, genre, and gender. 

Contemporary Scandinavian literature contains a significant number of young migrant, Muslim and other minoritized voices who critique social exclusion and racism. These writers work to redefine what it means to be Scandinavian and address the societal challenges of integration and migration head-on. Many of their works have entered the literature curricula at the secondary school and higher educational levels. This is especially the case in Norway in 2020, after the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training revised all subject curricula and new, more inclusive textbooks and educational media are entering the market in time for a new school term (Fall 2020). Through close and comparative textual analysis "Unashamed Citizenship" investigates contemporary minoritized literature in the Scandinavian countries, especially Norway, with a special emphasis on female writers and their depiction of identity conflicts, racism, and shaming. The project also examines the transnational aspects of this literature (regarding it as world literature) as well as its potential pedagogical applications.

Unashamed Citizenship: Minority Literary Voices in Contemporary Scandinavia

DINO (Diversity in Nordic Literature) is a network and biannual conference series that was established in 2009 to bring together researchers and doctoral students to discuss and develop Nordic research on literature and diversity. In an age of globalization we question hegemonic notions of national and regional identities. Our focus is on multiculturalism, multilingualism, and non-heterosexual positions from which notions of Nordic identities may be questioned and negotiated.

By 2014 the group counted 100 members from the Nordic countries. Previous conferences have been held in Helsinki, Tromsø, Uppsala, Guovdageaidnu, and Åbo.

The sixth conference in the series is planned to take place in Oslo Oct./Nov. 2018. The conference will highlight research on affect, especially guilt and shame, as it pertains to living privileged Nordic lives. The guilt and shame may experienced vis-a-vis less privileged global Others whose labor and resources are exploited so that Scandinavians may maintain their standard of living. Included in this perspective is climate-guilt/eco-guilt tied, in many cases, to consumer-guilt. At the same time we will also explore affect (guilt and shame) experienced within the Nordic region as not all Nordic people live equally privileged lives. Our attention is drawn to minority groups experiencing various forms of shaming within the North, whether they are made to feel ashamed of their racial, ethnic, linguistic, or sexual background and orientation (ablebodiedness may likewise be an issue). Finally, we also focus on past and present colonial relations.

The conference invites contributions from different and diverse fields of enquiry, including postcolonialism, critical race and whiteness studies, disability studies, queer studies, gender studies, eco criticism, and affect studies.

Conference on Diversity in Nordic Literature (DINO)

Europa konfronteres av en rekke sosiale, kulturelle og økonomiske utfordringer knyttet til globalisering. For skandinaver spesielt har verdensordenen etter 1989 ført med seg sosiale identitetskriser som følge av skyld- og privilegiefølelser vis-à-vis resten av Europa og verden. Disse krisene kommer til uttrykk i etiske fortellinger som søker å påvirke leserens eller tilskuerens sosiale samvittighet. Prosjektets overordnede tese har vært at analyser av disse fortellingene viser hvordan skandinaver forhandler sin identitetsfølelse og sin følelse av å leve privilegerte, fredfylte liv på en ny måte i postnasjonale skyldfortellinger. Prosjektet SCANGUILT har dermed økt bevissthet rundt komplekse sosiale tema ved å analysere dem ut fra fortellinger skapt for å reflektere rundt, og påvirke, slike sosiale problemstillinger.

Prosjektet har vært tverrfaglig og kombinert film, medier, litteratur, sosiologi, kunst, utdannings- og kjønnsforskning.
Forskningsgruppen har bestått av forskningsleder (Oxfeldt), 2 Ph.D.-stipendiater (som fikk godkjent avhandlingene sine i 2018), en postdoc og en internasjonal rådgivningsgruppe som blant annet har publisert et temanummer av tidsskriftet Scandinavian Studies med tittelen "The Happiest People on Earth? Scandinavian Narratives of Guilt and Discontent" (vol. 89, 2017). 

Et lignende SCANGUILT-prosjekt fikk i samme periode støtte fra HF, UiO. Dette resulterte i ytterligere to Ph.D. avhandlinger og to temanummer av vitenskapelige tidsskrift. Til sammen ble det innenfor prosjektene publisert 20 artikler i vitenskapelige tidsskrift, 18 kapitler i tverrfaglige antologier og temanummer i tidsskrift, og 56 konferanseinnlegg. I tillegg kommer 18 populærvitenskapelige artikler samt 27 mediebidrag (fra skandinaviske tv- og radiointervju til artikler i hovedsakelig nordiske aviser og tidsskrift, men også i internasjonale tidsskrift, som Wired UK).

Overordnet har SCANGUILT hatt "impact" (innflytelse) innenfor litteraturstudier og nærliggende studier innenfor utdanning, film, samfunnsvitenskap og kjønnsstudier - dette gjennom prosjektets originale tematiske og affektive tilnærmelse til dialektikken mellom fiksjonsfortellinger på den ene siden, og en geopolitisk sosial realitet på den andre. Det har ført til nye forskningsprosjekter utviklet av forskningsgruppen "Nordic Literary Studies in Flux" og i samarbeid med internasjonale postdoc'er, i tillegg til tverrfaglig samarbeid med forskere fra TF, HF, SV og MN som nettopp har fått støtte fra UiO: Nordic.

Europe is confronted with a series of social, cultural and economic challenges pertaining to globalization. For Scandinavians in particular, a post-1989 world order has brought about enduring social identity crises, based on feelings of guilt and privileg e vis-a-vis the rest of Europe and the world. This project heightens awareness of complex social issues by analyzing them in light of the fictional narratives produced to reflect upon, and affect, these issues. The project is interdisciplinary and combine s film, literature, sociology, education and gender studies. The approach is unconventional as the project bridges a gap between the disciplines by centering on three key motifs: Men at war, global women and sacrificed children. From a social and politica l point of view, these motifs are interrelated as they pertain to drastic historical changes in foreign defense policy, domestic demographics and cosmopolitan empahty. From a literary point of view, they carry a significant, gendered allegorical potential , illustrating how Scandinavian welfare is intertwined with human injustice experienced in other parts of Europe and the world. The overall thesis is that the analysis of these motifs will show how Scandinavians negotiate their sense of identity, peace an d privilege in a new way in postnational narratives of guilt. The project seeks to gain high impact within the fields of literature and the adjacent fields of education, film, social, and gender studies through an original theme-oriented approach to under standing the dialectics between fiction, on the one hand, and a geopolitical social reality on the other. As our focus is on this dialectic in a specific Scandinavian post-1989 welfare-state context, our ambition is that our results enter into dialogue wi th and carry forward a broader, international field of literary and cultural studies. We also seek to contribute to a renewal of the field of Scandinavian literature and literary studies in general.

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SAMKUL-Samfunnsutviklingens kulturell

Unashamed Citizenship: Minority Literary Voices in Contemporary Scandinavia

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Oslo

FRIHUMSAM-Fri prosj.st. hum og sam

Conference on Diversity in Nordic Literature (DINO)

Awarded: NOK 96,037

Project Period: 2018-2019

Location: Oslo

FRIHUMSAM-Fri prosj.st. hum og sam

Scandinavian Post-1989 Narratives of Guilt and Privilege: Men at War, Global Women and Sacrificed Children

Awarded: NOK 11.8 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2020

Location: Oslo