2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2009.00438.x
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Untangling the different components of Norwegianness*

Abstract: . National identity is under scrutiny in Europe. A new non‐ethnic conception of the nation to replace the traditional ethnic one is needed. National identity is therefore undergoing a public reconstruction. This article is based on narratives of “Norwegianness” that emerged in a qualitative interview study of white majority Norwegians who live in multicultural suburbs in Oslo. I respond to an overlooked need to analytically untangle different components of “Norwegianness” as phenomenological knowledge, to dec… Show more

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“…This shift, in turn, suggests the accuracy of the observation that white respondents living in multicultural settings do not perceive whiteness per se as important to 'being Norwegian' (Vassenden 2010 However, given the size of the examined data and the obvious presence of civic values, the expressions should not be exaggerated but are still important since they are formulated in a context where unity and concord are the totally dominant societal norms. Identifying such expressions is all the more important given that anti-Muslim narratives have, in recent years, increased in Norway, on social media platforms and in mainstream media (Bangstad 2014).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
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“…This shift, in turn, suggests the accuracy of the observation that white respondents living in multicultural settings do not perceive whiteness per se as important to 'being Norwegian' (Vassenden 2010 However, given the size of the examined data and the obvious presence of civic values, the expressions should not be exaggerated but are still important since they are formulated in a context where unity and concord are the totally dominant societal norms. Identifying such expressions is all the more important given that anti-Muslim narratives have, in recent years, increased in Norway, on social media platforms and in mainstream media (Bangstad 2014).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…The data comprised the memorial messages from the spontaneous memorial sites in Oslo, from inside Oslo Cathedral and from the area around Utøya Island. These are categorised and analysed using the conceptions of 'nationness' introduced by Jacobson (1997) and further refined by Vassenden (2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…For reasons connected mainly with religion and race, and despite formal citizenship and everyday inclusion in work places and schools, in media and in politics, the label 'just Norwegian' is not something they can avail themselves of and which they wonder whether their children will be able to use in the future (Erdal 2013). While many Norwegian-Pakistanis may be content with a hyphenated identity, as reflective of their dual ties and belonging, it is striking how exclusion from Norwegianness is experienced as alienating, in particular in the long run (see also Fangen 2007a, Fangen 2007b, Vassenden 2010.…”
Section: Expressive and Formative Political Stances Influencing Returmentioning
confidence: 99%