Elin Gustavsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 181640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elin Gustavsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elin |
| FAMILY NAME | Gustavsen |
| SIGNATURE | GUSTAVSEN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Norway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
From commemoration to celebration: The making of the Norwegian Liberation and Veterans Day
This article examines how and to what extent recent wars affect war commemoration. We do this through an analysis of the establishment of a Veterans Day in Norway, instituted on May 8, the traditional Liberation Day in memory of World War 2. We document how this merger has transformed May 8 from a low-key war commemoration to a celebration of the Armed Forces. Through our study, we emphasize how authorities attempt to form new mnemonic practices …
Soldiers without a war? Public and private framings of Norway's engagement in Afghanistan
This article examines how the military engagement in Afghanistan has been framed in the Norwegian public sphere and by veterans who have participated on the ground. Drawing on public documents and personal interview data, the analysis demonstrates how different frames were used in the public and private spheres to convey the meaning of the operation. The analysis focuses in particular on the mismatch experienced by the veterans between the offici…
The Privatized Meaning of Wartime Deployments: Examining the Narratives of Norwegian Military Spouses
This study examines the narratives of eight female spouses of Norwegian veterans of the war in Afghanistan. The narratives are approached as rich cultural texts that arise in the interface between their individual experiences and the sociocultural milieu. The analysis focuses on the use of "normalization" and "agency" as narrative resources used by the women to organize experience and transform it into meaning. In their accounts, the deployment w…
The construction of meaning among Norwegian Afghanistan veterans
This article examines the construction of meaning among a group of Norwegian Afghanistan veterans. On the basis of interview data, three frameworks of interpretation are identified that were consistently used by the participating veterans to communicate the meaning of their deployment: (1) a military framework, which generated meaning from the military- and job-related aspects of their service; (2) a societal framework, which allowed them to emph…
Equal treatment or equal opportunity? Male attitudes towards women in the Norwegian and US armed forces
This article examines men's attitudes towards women in the Norwegian and US armed forces. The military is one of society's most gendered institutions, and this study investigates how men in the armed forces feel about serving alongside women. Building on interviews with 34 men in the Norwegian and US air forces, the article finds that men in both countries have a positive attitude towards female service members, and that the majority prefer to se…
Equal treatment or equal opportunity? Male attitudes towards women in the Norwegian and US armed forces
This article examines men's attitudes towards women in the Norwegian and US armed forces. The military is one of society's most gendered institutions, and this study investigates how men in the armed forces feel about serving alongside women. Building on interviews with 34 men in the Norwegian and US air forces, the article finds that men in both countries have a positive attitude towards female service members, and that the majority prefer to se…
The Privatized Meaning of Wartime Deployments: Examining the Narratives of Norwegian Military Spouses
This study examines the narratives of eight female spouses of Norwegian veterans of the war in Afghanistan. The narratives are approached as rich cultural texts that arise in the interface between their individual experiences and the sociocultural milieu. The analysis focuses on the use of "normalization" and "agency" as narrative resources used by the women to organize experience and transform it into meaning. In their accounts, the deployment w…
The construction of meaning among Norwegian Afghanistan veterans
This article examines the construction of meaning among a group of Norwegian Afghanistan veterans. On the basis of interview data, three frameworks of interpretation are identified that were consistently used by the participating veterans to communicate the meaning of their deployment: (1) a military framework, which generated meaning from the military- and job-related aspects of their service; (2) a societal framework, which allowed them to emph…
Soldiers without a war? Public and private framings of Norway's engagement in Afghanistan
This article examines how the military engagement in Afghanistan has been framed in the Norwegian public sphere and by veterans who have participated on the ground. Drawing on public documents and personal interview data, the analysis demonstrates how different frames were used in the public and private spheres to convey the meaning of the operation. The analysis focuses in particular on the mismatch experienced by the veterans between the offici…
From commemoration to celebration: The making of the Norwegian Liberation and Veterans Day
This article examines how and to what extent recent wars affect war commemoration. We do this through an analysis of the establishment of a Veterans Day in Norway, instituted on May 8, the traditional Liberation Day in memory of World War 2. We document how this merger has transformed May 8 from a low-key war commemoration to a celebration of the Armed Forces. Through our study, we emphasize how authorities attempt to form new mnemonic practices …
Equal treatment or equal opportunity? Male attitudes towards women in the Norwegian and US armed forces
This article examines men's attitudes towards women in the Norwegian and US armed forces. The military is one of society's most gendered institutions, and this study investigates how men in the armed forces feel about serving alongside women. Building on interviews with 34 men in the Norwegian and US air forces, the article finds that men in both countries have a positive attitude towards female service members, and that the majority prefer to se…
The construction of meaning among Norwegian Afghanistan veterans
This article examines the construction of meaning among a group of Norwegian Afghanistan veterans. On the basis of interview data, three frameworks of interpretation are identified that were consistently used by the participating veterans to communicate the meaning of their deployment: (1) a military framework, which generated meaning from the military- and job-related aspects of their service; (2) a societal framework, which allowed them to emph…
The Privatized Meaning of Wartime Deployments: Examining the Narratives of Norwegian Military Spouses
This study examines the narratives of eight female spouses of Norwegian veterans of the war in Afghanistan. The narratives are approached as rich cultural texts that arise in the interface between their individual experiences and the sociocultural milieu. The analysis focuses on the use of "normalization" and "agency" as narrative resources used by the women to organize experience and transform it into meaning. In their accounts, the deployment w…
From commemoration to celebration: The making of the Norwegian Liberation and Veterans Day
This article examines how and to what extent recent wars affect war commemoration. We do this through an analysis of the establishment of a Veterans Day in Norway, instituted on May 8, the traditional Liberation Day in memory of World War 2. We document how this merger has transformed May 8 from a low-key war commemoration to a celebration of the Armed Forces. Through our study, we emphasize how authorities attempt to form new mnemonic practices …
Soldiers without a war? Public and private framings of Norway's engagement in Afghanistan
This article examines how the military engagement in Afghanistan has been framed in the Norwegian public sphere and by veterans who have participated on the ground. Drawing on public documents and personal interview data, the analysis demonstrates how different frames were used in the public and private spheres to convey the meaning of the operation. The analysis focuses in particular on the mismatch experienced by the veterans between the offici…
Law (5 works) · Norwegian (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Global Security and Public Health (2 works)