Torunn Laugen Haaland
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187240 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Torunn Laugen Haaland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Torunn Laugen |
| FAMILY NAME | Haaland |
| SIGNATURE | HAALAND T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institutt for forsvarsstudier, Forsvarets høgskole |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2950-8388 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Professionalized Heroism? Comparing US, UK, and Norwegian War Decorations From the War in Afghanistan
This article compares the awarding of the three highest war decorations in Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States for actions undertaken in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2018 to examine contemporary expressions of military heroism. The comparison shows Norway tends to award leadership, and gaining respect from prestigious allies , whereas the United States and the United Kingdom tend to award individual acts of courage, involving great …
Replikk til Harald Høibacks artikkel «Det omvendtemilitærkupp – en studie av militærprofesjonens vekst og fall»
From commemoration to celebration
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 …
From il dolce stil nuovo and Roman Myths, to Postmodern Narratives and Hollywood Italians
The Limits to Learning in Military Operations
This article – based on interviews with Norwegian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) commanders and the lessons-learned database of the Norwegian Armed Forces – argues that what appear to be an inability or unwillingness to learn and adapt in war may have other explanations. The ambiguity of experiences makes lessons contested, contradictory, and fluid interpretations of confusing events. Consequently, they do not provide unequivocal guidance f…
Italian Neorealist Cinema
How has Italian neorealist cinema changed the boundaries of cinematic narration and representation? In this new study, Torunn Haaland argues that neorealism was a cultural moment based on individual optiques. She accounts for the tradition's coherence in terms of its moral commitment to creating critical viewing experiences around underrepresented realities and marginalised people. By examining both acclaimed masterpieces and lesser known works, …
Still Homeland Defenders at Heart? Norwegian Military Culture in International Deployments
This article analyses a cultural transformation taking place in Norwegian units deployed abroad as the framework for these operations shifted from UN to NATO command in the mid-1990s. In UN operations during and shortly after the Cold War, there was a cultural gap between the military at home and the units deployed abroad, and experiences from overseas operations were perceived as without relevance for national defence. After NATO became the pref…
Development of Military Doctrine
In this article, the development of the Norwegian Armed Forces' Joint Doctrine of 2007 is analysed in order to illustrate some distinct characteristics of the development of small state doctrines. First, small states have limited freedom and limited institutional capacity to realise their own ideas about the use of their military forces. Furthermore, their contribution of forces to multilateral military operations signals political support for an…
Participation in Peace Support Operations for Small Countries
Norway's growing participation in international missions has challenged both civilian and military perceptions of the ideal role of the Norwegian military. The armed forces' overall purpose has gone from homeland defence to being a security policy instrument. At the same time, the traditional humanitarian profile of Norway's foreign deployments has been replaced by a more distinct military role. Although politically initiated, the restructuring o…
Moretti's Epistemological Realism
The article provides a close reading of Nanni Moretti's Caro diario (1993) with a specific emphasis on the aesthetic, cultural, and intellectual traditions with which the film engages. Contributions to realist film theory by Bazin, Zavattini, and Pasolini are discussed and presented as fundaments for this innovative cinematic essay which in particular draws on these theorists' respective ways of evaluating quotidian facts as profilmic material. T…
The Limits to Learning in Military Operations
This article – based on interviews with Norwegian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) commanders and the lessons-learned database of the Norwegian Armed Forces – argues that what appear to be an inability or unwillingness to learn and adapt in war may have other explanations. The ambiguity of experiences makes lessons contested, contradictory, and fluid interpretations of confusing events. Consequently, they do not provide unequivocal guidance f…
Still Homeland Defenders at Heart? Norwegian Military Culture in International Deployments
This article analyses a cultural transformation taking place in Norwegian units deployed abroad as the framework for these operations shifted from UN to NATO command in the mid-1990s. In UN operations during and shortly after the Cold War, there was a cultural gap between the military at home and the units deployed abroad, and experiences from overseas operations were perceived as without relevance for national defence. After NATO became the pref…
Development of Military Doctrine
In this article, the development of the Norwegian Armed Forces' Joint Doctrine of 2007 is analysed in order to illustrate some distinct characteristics of the development of small state doctrines. First, small states have limited freedom and limited institutional capacity to realise their own ideas about the use of their military forces. Furthermore, their contribution of forces to multilateral military operations signals political support for an…
Participation in Peace Support Operations for Small Countries
Norway's growing participation in international missions has challenged both civilian and military perceptions of the ideal role of the Norwegian military. The armed forces' overall purpose has gone from homeland defence to being a security policy instrument. At the same time, the traditional humanitarian profile of Norway's foreign deployments has been replaced by a more distinct military role. Although politically initiated, the restructuring o…
Professionalized Heroism? Comparing US, UK, and Norwegian War Decorations From the War in Afghanistan
This article compares the awarding of the three highest war decorations in Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States for actions undertaken in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2018 to examine contemporary expressions of military heroism. The comparison shows Norway tends to award leadership, and gaining respect from prestigious allies , whereas the United States and the United Kingdom tend to award individual acts of courage, involving great …
From commemoration to celebration
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 …
Moretti's Epistemological Realism
The article provides a close reading of Nanni Moretti's Caro diario (1993) with a specific emphasis on the aesthetic, cultural, and intellectual traditions with which the film engages. Contributions to realist film theory by Bazin, Zavattini, and Pasolini are discussed and presented as fundaments for this innovative cinematic essay which in particular draws on these theorists' respective ways of evaluating quotidian facts as profilmic material. T…
Participation in Peace Support Operations for Small Countries
Norway's growing participation in international missions has challenged both civilian and military perceptions of the ideal role of the Norwegian military. The armed forces' overall purpose has gone from homeland defence to being a security policy instrument. At the same time, the traditional humanitarian profile of Norway's foreign deployments has been replaced by a more distinct military role. Although politically initiated, the restructuring o…
Still Homeland Defenders at Heart? Norwegian Military Culture in International Deployments
This article analyses a cultural transformation taking place in Norwegian units deployed abroad as the framework for these operations shifted from UN to NATO command in the mid-1990s. In UN operations during and shortly after the Cold War, there was a cultural gap between the military at home and the units deployed abroad, and experiences from overseas operations were perceived as without relevance for national defence. After NATO became the pref…
Development of Military Doctrine
In this article, the development of the Norwegian Armed Forces' Joint Doctrine of 2007 is analysed in order to illustrate some distinct characteristics of the development of small state doctrines. First, small states have limited freedom and limited institutional capacity to realise their own ideas about the use of their military forces. Furthermore, their contribution of forces to multilateral military operations signals political support for an…
Italian Neorealist Cinema
How has Italian neorealist cinema changed the boundaries of cinematic narration and representation? In this new study, Torunn Haaland argues that neorealism was a cultural moment based on individual optiques. She accounts for the tradition's coherence in terms of its moral commitment to creating critical viewing experiences around underrepresented realities and marginalised people. By examining both acclaimed masterpieces and lesser known works, …
The Limits to Learning in Military Operations
This article – based on interviews with Norwegian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) commanders and the lessons-learned database of the Norwegian Armed Forces – argues that what appear to be an inability or unwillingness to learn and adapt in war may have other explanations. The ambiguity of experiences makes lessons contested, contradictory, and fluid interpretations of confusing events. Consequently, they do not provide unequivocal guidance f…
From il dolce stil nuovo and Roman Myths, to Postmodern Narratives and Hollywood Italians
From commemoration to celebration
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 …
Replikk til Harald Høibacks artikkel «Det omvendtemilitærkupp – en studie av militærprofesjonens vekst og fall»
Professionalized Heroism? Comparing US, UK, and Norwegian War Decorations From the War in Afghanistan
This article compares the awarding of the three highest war decorations in Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States for actions undertaken in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2018 to examine contemporary expressions of military heroism. The comparison shows Norway tends to award leadership, and gaining respect from prestigious allies , whereas the United States and the United Kingdom tend to award individual acts of courage, involving great …
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Norwegian (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (4 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 works) · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (3 works)