Ada Nissen
Biographic Data
| ID | 301929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ada Nissen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ada |
| FAMILY NAME | Nissen |
| SIGNATURE | NISSEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalborg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1701-6925 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Navigating the hybrid media landscape? Danish green NGOs’ use of digital platforms for internal and external communication
Operating within a hybrid media environment, NGOs face ongoing digital platform expansions and shifting user preferences, demanding continual adaptation of communication strategies. While research largely overlooks internal communication practices, we examine how 20 Danish green NGOs navigate multiple platforms for both external and internal communication. Although advocacy and operational NGOs share similar platform preferences, they manage mult…
Influencing the general public? The self-perceived communicative roles of Norwegian and Danish far-right anti-immigration actors
How do far-right actors perceive their agency in disseminating their worldviews? With the global rise of the far right, it is crucial to understand the communication strategies of far-right extra-parliamentary anti-immigration actors. Based on interviews with Norwegian and Danish far-right members of protest groups, blogs, right-wing alternative media, political parties and associations, this paper explores their communication methods, motivation…
From Oil Nation to Wind Power Nation? An Exploration of Norway’s Turn to Offshore Wind Power, 1998–2024
This article examines how Norway, a hydropower-rich oil and gas producer, has sought to diversify its energy production since the late 1990s. It explores how and why leading Norwegian oil companies have attempted to redeploy into offshore wind, and how this redeployment has been shaped by political developments and sectoral interests. Through a four-part historical analysis, the article pays particular attention to the motives and interests of ke…
Scandinavians on the world stage: Rethinking Scandinavian international involvement since the interwar period
This article supplements dominant interpretative frameworks in historical International Relations (IR) and contemporary history by rethinking the history of Scandinavian IR. Unpacking three interrelated perspectives—highlighting less obvious Scandinavian roles in international politics, governance, and business since the interwar period—we nuance the typical realist-constructivist paradigms found in existing literature. These often lead to stereo…
A dilemma of visibility: Discursive Opportunities, Audiences, and Anti-Migrant Protest Strategy
Why do collective actors sometimes choose not to expand their audiences, despite opportunities to do so? Combining Erving Goffman’s micro-sociological concept of audience segregation with social movement theory’s discussions of discursive opportunity, the article suggests that collective actors face a persistent dilemma between the benefits of growing audience reach and the difficulties of maintaining a coherent and credible front vis-à-vis an in…
I samtalens tjeneste: Norske megleres fortellinger om krig og fred
Denne artikkelen tar for seg fire memoarbøker skrevet av norske fredsmeglere i perioden mellom 2011 og 2023, og undersøker disse fortellingenes doble rolle som historiske kilder (førstehåndsberetninger) og litterære bidrag. Analysen kretser rundt fortellingenes formål, utforming og innhold, og fokuserer på meglernes forståelse og fremstilling av eget virke og de historiske begivenhetene de har tatt del i. Bøkene ses i sammenheng med faghistoriske…
Norge som fredsnasjon og krigsmakt etter 1945: Forskning, forståelse og fortelling
Quran Desecration Rallies in Scandinavia and the Netherlands: The Formation and Transnational Diffusion of an Anti-Muslim Protest Tactic
Since 2019, Quran desecration rallies have proliferated across Northern Europe, leading to geopolitical tensions with Muslim-majority countries and domestic debates about freedom of speech. This article traces the diffusion trajectories of Quran desecration acts from their initiation in 2019 until November 2023 across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Combining protest event analysis and process tracing based on mainstream media repor…
Mobilizing against Islam on social media: Hyperlink networking among European far-right extra-parliamentary Facebook groups
The far right is notoriously effective in its use of digital media to mobilize people and to build a sense of collective identity around oppositional cultures. Yet, while research has begun to explore far-right groups' social media hyperlinking activities, relatively little is known about the purposes and communicative functions of this form of communication. By combining social network analysis and qualitative content analysis on Facebook data o…
Sikkerhetspolitikkens primat – norsk freds- og forsoningspolitikk under Ine Eriksen Søreide
Denne artikkelen redegjør for og diskuterer freds- og forsoningspolitikkens ambisjoner, hovedlinjer og posisjon innad i utenrikspolitikken under Ine Eriksen Søreides periode som utenriksminister fra 2017 til 2021. Artikkelen argumenterer for at to politiske hovedspor tegnet seg for fredspolitikken i løpet av disse fire årene. Dette er fredspolitikkens rolle som sikkerhetspolitisk verktøy og det multilaterale sporet, ofte omtalt som FN-sporet. Art…
With Statoil as a Prism: Revisiting Key Features and Concerns in Western Oil Companies’ Evolving Human Rights Awareness, From the Mid-1990s to the 2000s
This article uses Statoil (Equinor since 2018) as a prism to explore some key features and concerns of Western oil companies’ evolving human rights awareness from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. This period saw the first human rights lawsuits brought against oil companies and a gradual change in their human rights awareness. The article uses insights from the business history literature and new archival material from the oil industry to explain…
"Far-right boundary construction towards the "other: Visual communication of Danish People's Party on social media
This paper explores how images are used in online far-right political communication to create distinct groups of "otherness." Focusing on the Danish People's Party, we look at how symbolic boundaries are constructed through images to emphasize an exclusive conception of the nation and its citizens, who need protection from the threatening "others." In order to understand the global rise of the far right, scholars of social movements and digital m…
A greener shade of black? Statoil, the Norwegian government and climate change,1990—2005
This article explores the political interplay between Norway’s national oil company Statoil and its government during a period when a truly global debate over climate emerged. The article sheds light on how the climate issue concerned the relationship between a Nordic state and its most important state-controlled enterprise, and exposes how Statoil responded to increasing calls for decarbonization while being privileged in climate policy-making p…
Nordic Nineties: Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization
Nordic Nineties': Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization
An Oil Company as a Force for Good? How Statoil put Norway's Identity as a' Champion of Ideals' to the Test
This article explores how Norway's quest for moral authority to be recognized as a 'champion of ideals' came under strain in the 1990s when the Norwegian state's oil company (Statoil) expanded its operations in- and outside Norwegian borders. While we know a lot about Scandinavia's international activism after the end of the Cold War, we know less about Scandinavian business' responses to this policy. Neither do we know much about business' poten…
Troublesome Peace Making: How American Views on Terrorism Affected Norwegian Mediation in Sri Lanka, 2000–2009
Weak mediators normally need to borrow leverage from more powerful players to provide efficient mediation. This situation requires strong co-operation between the weak mediator and more powerful actors or coalitions involved in a peace process. But what if this co-operation fails? This analysis demonstrates how lack of productive co-operation with the United States negatively affected Norway’s 9-year-long attempt to mediate in the conflict betwee…
To End a Civil War: Norway's Peace Engagement in Sri Lanka
Citation: Ada Nissen (2016). «To End a Civil War: Norway's Peace Engagement in Sri Lanka». Bokanmeldelse, Internasjonal Politikk, 74, 3: 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.17585/ip.v74.513
Weak Third Parties and Ripening: Revisiting Norwegian Interventions in Guatemala and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Can weak third parties contribute to ripening conflicts for resolution despite their lack of leverage? According to the core principles of ripeness theory, mediators with leverage have a clear advantage when it comes to ripening. What is often overlooked in the literature, however, is the important ways a weak mediator can contribute to ripening as well. This article explores two noteworthy cases of weak third party ripening – the Norwegian roles…
"Far-right boundary construction towards the "other: Visual communication of Danish People's Party on social media
This paper explores how images are used in online far-right political communication to create distinct groups of "otherness." Focusing on the Danish People's Party, we look at how symbolic boundaries are constructed through images to emphasize an exclusive conception of the nation and its citizens, who need protection from the threatening "others." In order to understand the global rise of the far right, scholars of social movements and digital m…
A greener shade of black? Statoil, the Norwegian government and climate change,1990—2005
This article explores the political interplay between Norway’s national oil company Statoil and its government during a period when a truly global debate over climate emerged. The article sheds light on how the climate issue concerned the relationship between a Nordic state and its most important state-controlled enterprise, and exposes how Statoil responded to increasing calls for decarbonization while being privileged in climate policy-making p…
Weak Third Parties and Ripening: Revisiting Norwegian Interventions in Guatemala and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Can weak third parties contribute to ripening conflicts for resolution despite their lack of leverage? According to the core principles of ripeness theory, mediators with leverage have a clear advantage when it comes to ripening. What is often overlooked in the literature, however, is the important ways a weak mediator can contribute to ripening as well. This article explores two noteworthy cases of weak third party ripening – the Norwegian roles…
A dilemma of visibility: Discursive Opportunities, Audiences, and Anti-Migrant Protest Strategy
Why do collective actors sometimes choose not to expand their audiences, despite opportunities to do so? Combining Erving Goffman’s micro-sociological concept of audience segregation with social movement theory’s discussions of discursive opportunity, the article suggests that collective actors face a persistent dilemma between the benefits of growing audience reach and the difficulties of maintaining a coherent and credible front vis-à-vis an in…
An Oil Company as a Force for Good? How Statoil put Norway's Identity as a' Champion of Ideals' to the Test
This article explores how Norway's quest for moral authority to be recognized as a 'champion of ideals' came under strain in the 1990s when the Norwegian state's oil company (Statoil) expanded its operations in- and outside Norwegian borders. While we know a lot about Scandinavia's international activism after the end of the Cold War, we know less about Scandinavian business' responses to this policy. Neither do we know much about business' poten…
Troublesome Peace Making: How American Views on Terrorism Affected Norwegian Mediation in Sri Lanka, 2000–2009
Weak mediators normally need to borrow leverage from more powerful players to provide efficient mediation. This situation requires strong co-operation between the weak mediator and more powerful actors or coalitions involved in a peace process. But what if this co-operation fails? This analysis demonstrates how lack of productive co-operation with the United States negatively affected Norway’s 9-year-long attempt to mediate in the conflict betwee…
Weak Third Parties and Ripening: Revisiting Norwegian Interventions in Guatemala and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Can weak third parties contribute to ripening conflicts for resolution despite their lack of leverage? According to the core principles of ripeness theory, mediators with leverage have a clear advantage when it comes to ripening. What is often overlooked in the literature, however, is the important ways a weak mediator can contribute to ripening as well. This article explores two noteworthy cases of weak third party ripening – the Norwegian roles…
To End a Civil War: Norway's Peace Engagement in Sri Lanka
Citation: Ada Nissen (2016). «To End a Civil War: Norway's Peace Engagement in Sri Lanka». Bokanmeldelse, Internasjonal Politikk, 74, 3: 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.17585/ip.v74.513
Troublesome Peace Making: How American Views on Terrorism Affected Norwegian Mediation in Sri Lanka, 2000–2009
Weak mediators normally need to borrow leverage from more powerful players to provide efficient mediation. This situation requires strong co-operation between the weak mediator and more powerful actors or coalitions involved in a peace process. But what if this co-operation fails? This analysis demonstrates how lack of productive co-operation with the United States negatively affected Norway’s 9-year-long attempt to mediate in the conflict betwee…
A greener shade of black? Statoil, the Norwegian government and climate change,1990—2005
This article explores the political interplay between Norway’s national oil company Statoil and its government during a period when a truly global debate over climate emerged. The article sheds light on how the climate issue concerned the relationship between a Nordic state and its most important state-controlled enterprise, and exposes how Statoil responded to increasing calls for decarbonization while being privileged in climate policy-making p…
Nordic Nineties: Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization
Nordic Nineties': Norwegian and Swedish self-understanding in the face of globalization
An Oil Company as a Force for Good? How Statoil put Norway's Identity as a' Champion of Ideals' to the Test
This article explores how Norway's quest for moral authority to be recognized as a 'champion of ideals' came under strain in the 1990s when the Norwegian state's oil company (Statoil) expanded its operations in- and outside Norwegian borders. While we know a lot about Scandinavia's international activism after the end of the Cold War, we know less about Scandinavian business' responses to this policy. Neither do we know much about business' poten…
"Far-right boundary construction towards the "other: Visual communication of Danish People's Party on social media
This paper explores how images are used in online far-right political communication to create distinct groups of "otherness." Focusing on the Danish People's Party, we look at how symbolic boundaries are constructed through images to emphasize an exclusive conception of the nation and its citizens, who need protection from the threatening "others." In order to understand the global rise of the far right, scholars of social movements and digital m…
Mobilizing against Islam on social media: Hyperlink networking among European far-right extra-parliamentary Facebook groups
The far right is notoriously effective in its use of digital media to mobilize people and to build a sense of collective identity around oppositional cultures. Yet, while research has begun to explore far-right groups' social media hyperlinking activities, relatively little is known about the purposes and communicative functions of this form of communication. By combining social network analysis and qualitative content analysis on Facebook data o…
Sikkerhetspolitikkens primat – norsk freds- og forsoningspolitikk under Ine Eriksen Søreide
Denne artikkelen redegjør for og diskuterer freds- og forsoningspolitikkens ambisjoner, hovedlinjer og posisjon innad i utenrikspolitikken under Ine Eriksen Søreides periode som utenriksminister fra 2017 til 2021. Artikkelen argumenterer for at to politiske hovedspor tegnet seg for fredspolitikken i løpet av disse fire årene. Dette er fredspolitikkens rolle som sikkerhetspolitisk verktøy og det multilaterale sporet, ofte omtalt som FN-sporet. Art…
With Statoil as a Prism: Revisiting Key Features and Concerns in Western Oil Companies’ Evolving Human Rights Awareness, From the Mid-1990s to the 2000s
This article uses Statoil (Equinor since 2018) as a prism to explore some key features and concerns of Western oil companies’ evolving human rights awareness from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. This period saw the first human rights lawsuits brought against oil companies and a gradual change in their human rights awareness. The article uses insights from the business history literature and new archival material from the oil industry to explain…
I samtalens tjeneste: Norske megleres fortellinger om krig og fred
Denne artikkelen tar for seg fire memoarbøker skrevet av norske fredsmeglere i perioden mellom 2011 og 2023, og undersøker disse fortellingenes doble rolle som historiske kilder (førstehåndsberetninger) og litterære bidrag. Analysen kretser rundt fortellingenes formål, utforming og innhold, og fokuserer på meglernes forståelse og fremstilling av eget virke og de historiske begivenhetene de har tatt del i. Bøkene ses i sammenheng med faghistoriske…
Norge som fredsnasjon og krigsmakt etter 1945: Forskning, forståelse og fortelling
Quran Desecration Rallies in Scandinavia and the Netherlands: The Formation and Transnational Diffusion of an Anti-Muslim Protest Tactic
Since 2019, Quran desecration rallies have proliferated across Northern Europe, leading to geopolitical tensions with Muslim-majority countries and domestic debates about freedom of speech. This article traces the diffusion trajectories of Quran desecration acts from their initiation in 2019 until November 2023 across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Combining protest event analysis and process tracing based on mainstream media repor…
Influencing the general public? The self-perceived communicative roles of Norwegian and Danish far-right anti-immigration actors
How do far-right actors perceive their agency in disseminating their worldviews? With the global rise of the far right, it is crucial to understand the communication strategies of far-right extra-parliamentary anti-immigration actors. Based on interviews with Norwegian and Danish far-right members of protest groups, blogs, right-wing alternative media, political parties and associations, this paper explores their communication methods, motivation…
From Oil Nation to Wind Power Nation? An Exploration of Norway’s Turn to Offshore Wind Power, 1998–2024
This article examines how Norway, a hydropower-rich oil and gas producer, has sought to diversify its energy production since the late 1990s. It explores how and why leading Norwegian oil companies have attempted to redeploy into offshore wind, and how this redeployment has been shaped by political developments and sectoral interests. Through a four-part historical analysis, the article pays particular attention to the motives and interests of ke…
Scandinavians on the world stage: Rethinking Scandinavian international involvement since the interwar period
This article supplements dominant interpretative frameworks in historical International Relations (IR) and contemporary history by rethinking the history of Scandinavian IR. Unpacking three interrelated perspectives—highlighting less obvious Scandinavian roles in international politics, governance, and business since the interwar period—we nuance the typical realist-constructivist paradigms found in existing literature. These often lead to stereo…
A dilemma of visibility: Discursive Opportunities, Audiences, and Anti-Migrant Protest Strategy
Why do collective actors sometimes choose not to expand their audiences, despite opportunities to do so? Combining Erving Goffman’s micro-sociological concept of audience segregation with social movement theory’s discussions of discursive opportunity, the article suggests that collective actors face a persistent dilemma between the benefits of growing audience reach and the difficulties of maintaining a coherent and credible front vis-à-vis an in…
Navigating the hybrid media landscape? Danish green NGOs’ use of digital platforms for internal and external communication
Operating within a hybrid media environment, NGOs face ongoing digital platform expansions and shifting user preferences, demanding continual adaptation of communication strategies. While research largely overlooks internal communication practices, we examine how 20 Danish green NGOs navigate multiple platforms for both external and internal communication. Although advocacy and operational NGOs share similar platform preferences, they manage mult…
Political science (15 works) · Law (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Norwegian (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · European and International Law Studies (5 works) · Social Media and Politics (5 works) · History (4 works) · Public relations (4 works)