NEGOTIATING VALUES Norway in the wake of July 22

The NECORE project examines the societal response to the July 22, 2011, terror attacks in Norway, focusing on the tension between maintaining national unity and allowing for democratic dissent. Research findings highlight that while societal resilience relies on trust, it is challenged by polarization in public debate, particularly regarding immigration and religious diversity. The project also analyzes the role of media in fostering a 'master narrative' of consensus while simultaneously implementing stricter controls on online dissent. Additionally, the report explores the evolution of security concepts like 'preparedness' and 'resilience' in the digital age and the ongoing negotiation of free speech and moral responsibility in a pluralistic society.

• Societal resilience in Norway after the July 22 attacks is based on trust, but this trust exists alongside persistent polarization and a constant tension between consensus and dissent.
• Public debate on ethnic and religious diversity in Oslo and Southern Norway is often perceived as a binary 'for' or 'against' immigration, which leads some citizens to disengage from the debate or seek echo chambers where their views are validated.
• Mainstream Norwegian media acted as guardians of a 'master narrative' to foster national recovery, with national editors feeling a stronger responsibility for this than regional or niche media.
• Following the attacks, Norwegian media organizations adopted more interventionist policies for online comment sections to regain control, while selectively including more radical-right voices in traditional op-ed formats to expose and counter them with expert responses.
• Norway's security politics shifted toward managing the unexpected, integrating 'preparedness' into the Ministry of Justice's mandate and utilizing digital information and social media to create 'security in-formation'.
• There is an ongoing conflict in Norway regarding whether free speech should be legally constrained to protect minorities from hate speech or if it should be governed by a moral 'free speech responsibility' based on civility norms.
• A comparison of media responses to the July 22 attacks shows that while US media quickly questioned law enforcement and failures, Norwegian reactions initially avoided critical debate regarding the police.

APA

Rojan, H. S., Ezzati, T., Erdal, M. B., Thorbjørnsrud, K., Figenschou, T. U., Kaufmann, M., Lysaker, O., & Steen, F. (2017). NEGOTIATING VALUES Norway in the wake of July 22. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/cfaaba37-58b6-4e9a-b1d0-0d68b4f1d14a/NECORE Project Summary Report.pdf?inline=true

Chicago

Rojan, Henrik Syse, Tordhol Ezzati, Marta Bivand Erdal, Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud, Tine Ustad Figenschou, Mareile Kaufmann, Odin Lysaker, and Francis Steen. NEGOTIATING VALUES Norway in the wake of July 22. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2017. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/cfaaba37-58b6-4e9a-b1d0-0d68b4f1d14a/NECORE Project Summary Report.pdf?inline=true.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rojan2017negotiating, author = {Rojan, Henrik Syse and Ezzati, Tordhol and Erdal, Marta Bivand and Thorbjørnsrud, Kjersti and Figenschou, Tine Ustad and Kaufmann, Mareile and Lysaker, Odin and Steen, Francis}, title = {{NEGOTIATING VALUES Norway in the wake of July 22}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2017}, url = {https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/cfaaba37-58b6-4e9a-b1d0-0d68b4f1d14a/NECORE Project Summary Report.pdf?inline=true}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }