Tale Steen-Johnsen

• Magnussen, May-Linda; Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Synnes, Katrine Mayora (2023). Følelsesstyrt? Om styringsrelasjoner, følelser og tilgang til ulike ståsteder. . In Magnussen, May-Linda & Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund (Ed.), Erfaringer med institusjonell etnografi. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202714840. p. 227–247. doi: 10.23865/noasp.195.ch11.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (2023). "Strangers in Their Own Land" - en sosiologisk roadtrip gir nye forståelser av sammenhengen mellom politikk og følelser. In Hestholm, Roger Ivan & Skarpenes, Ove (Ed.), Sosiologisk analyse. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245045932. p. 35–52.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Skreland, Lisbeth Ljosdal (2023). Epistemic injustice in a parenting support programme for refugees in Norway. Families, Relationships and Societies. ISSN 2046-7435. 12(4), p. 448–463. doi: 10.1332/204674321X16687031331255. Full text in Research Archive
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Vik, Ingrid (2022). Har vi for stor tro på religiøse lederes mulighet til å bygge fred? . Kirke og kultur. ISSN 0023-186X. 127(2), p. 113–132. doi: 10.18261/kok.127.2.3. Full text in Research Archive
• Skreland, Lisbeth Ljosdal & Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2021). The lamination machine and laminating as thing-power in early childhood pedagogical practice. Children's Geographies. ISSN 1473-3285. doi: 10.1080/14733285.2021.1965089. Full text in Research Archive
• Rapisarda, Daniela Lucia; Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Urstad, Sivert Skålvoll (2021). Lived religion and nonreligion among humanitarians in South Sudan. Nordic Journal of Religion and Society. ISSN 0809-7291. 34(1), p. 17–28. doi: 10.18261/ISSN.1890-7008-2021-01-02. Full text in Research Archive
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale; Dulieu, Nicole & Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund (2021). Mothering Practices in Cambodia: Making Sense of Physical Disciplining. Journal of Comparative Social Work. ISSN 0809-9936. 16(1), p. 38–60. doi: 10.31265/jcsw.v16i1.368. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The physical disciplining of children is widespread globally. To work towards ending physical disciplining, we need to understand this practice’s local and contextual justifications. In this article, we explore Cambodian mothers’ rationales for the physical disciplining of their children, as we seek to address two questions: 1) How do Cambodian mothers perceive physical discipline? and 2) How do they negotiate and justify physical disciplining practices? Based on 10 group interviews with mothers of small children and in different communities in Cambodia, we found that physical disciplining is a common practice that is used to correct behaviours that are considered unhelpful, impolite, or disrespectful. There are, however, ambivalent attitudes towards this. This suggests that physical discipline is not a static practice but is rather one that is constantly negotiated. We argue that Barbara Rogoff’s concept of cultural scripts for parenting is well suited for making sense of how physical discipline is justified amongst Cambodian mothers.

• Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Skreland, Lisbeth Ljosdal (2021). The politics of emotion in a parenting support programmes for refugees in Norway. Emotions and Society. ISSN 2631-6897. doi: 10.1332/263169021X16152829478746. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Enhancing social skills among citizens who are considered at risk is one of the ways in which a welfare state handles marginalised groups (Prieur et al, 2020). Universalised programmes represent a common way of strengthening the social capabilities of groups deemed in need of such skills (for example, Pettersvold and Østrem, 2019). In this article, we show that emotions perform a political role in such programmes. We proffer our arguments on the basis of data from five training sessions in the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) in a mid-sized Norwegian municipality. Mentors who are teaching the ICDP course use emotions to signal the superiority of the ICDP as a parenting ideal in the Norwegian welfare context. Positive other-emotions are used to signal equality and to welcome the refugees to take part in the ICDP. The mentors also control the balance of emotional energy and display sympathy. The emotions displayed by mentors underline the ICDP values as superior. Our analysis draws on the theoretical perspectives of emotions as place claims by Candace Clark (1990; 2007) and the cultural politics of emotion by Sarah Ahmed (2014). With the help of these perspectives, we suggest that the performativity of emotions during ICDP training aligns with broader political processes that imply that refugees are welcomed on the premise that they adapt to parenting practices that are acceptable in the new welfare-state context in which they are situated.

• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2021). A Social Capital Perspective on the Peace Work of Religious Women. Journal of Ecumenical Studies. ISSN 0022-0558. 56(1), p. 55–75. doi: 10.1353/ECU.2021.0006. Full text in Research Archive
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2020). The rhetoric of love in religious peacebuilding. Journal of Contemporary Religion. ISSN 1353-7903. 35(3), p. 433–448. doi: 10.1080/13537903.2020.1810972. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Religious leaders involved in peacebuilding initiatives often refer to the religious value of love to encourage groups in conflict to live peacefully together. In this article, I suggest that references to love as a religious value might contribute to bridging social capital, meaning social bonds between groups who have experienced conflict. However, without simultaneously addressing questions of justice, which is often necessary in violent conflicts, creating social bonds through references to love constitutes a weak contribution to peace. The article uses the study of a religious peacebuilding project in Ethiopia as an example and illustrates how religious leaders failed to make a substantial contribution to peace by evoking love but avoiding questions of justice.

• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2019). Methodological Challenges to the Study of Religious Peacebuilding. In Repstad, Pål Steinar (Eds.), Political Religion, Everyday Religion : Sociological Trends. Brill. ISSN 978-90-04-39796-5. p. 84–103. doi: 10.1163/9789004397965_008.
• Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund & Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2019). The Early childhood care and development mission and the institutional circuit of evidence. Journal of Early Childhood Research. ISSN 1476-718X. doi: 10.1177/1476718X19860558.

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• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2017). State and Politics in Religious Peacebuilding. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-59389-4. 199 p.

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• Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (2023). En sosiologisk roadtrip gir innsikt i sammenhengen mellom følelser og politikk. sosiologen.no.
• Engtrø, Randi; Dale, Trine Smiseth; Skreland, Lisbeth Ljosdal & Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2023). Hva henger på veggen? Barnehagens pauserom som inngang til å forstå personalets arbeidsfellesskap.
• Synnes, Ronald Mayora & Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2021). Et land i dyp krise: Nå går politikerne i Venezuela tilbake til dialogbordet med Norges hjelp. Forskersonen.no.
• Thaule, Jimi & Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2021). Is shared knowledge the path to peace? .
• Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund; Steen-Johnsen, Tale; Magnussen, May-Linda & Skarpenes, Ove (2020). (Smitte)skammens funksjoner. Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790.
• Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund; Steen-Johnsen, Tale; Magnussen, May-Linda; Kvamme, Ingunn & Skatvedt, Astrid Helene (2020). Må vi virkelig snakke om dette fremdeles? Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale; Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund & Dulieu, Nicole (2017). Violence and Violence in Cambodian Parenting Practices.
• Nilsen, Ann Christin Eklund & Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2016). The ECCD «mission» and the institutional circuit of good intentions.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale & Skreland, Lisbeth Ljosdal (2015). Negotiating norms and values in conflict situations in kindergartens.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2014). The Role of Women in Religious or Faith-based Peacebuilding.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2014). Religion og fredsbygging.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2013). Do no Harm-Aid in Conflict contexts.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2013). Religion and Late Modernity in Africa: Revival, Aid and Conflict.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2013). Religion og fredsbygging.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2013). Kampen om fortiden. Konflikt og historie i Etiopia.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2013). Kan du redde verden med en Bachelorgrad?
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2013). Kan du redde verden med en mastergrad?
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Kan religiøse ledere bidra til fred-et kritisk blikk på religiøse ledere i fredsarbeid.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Religion and Peacebuildning.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Blir verden bedere på vårt vaktskifte. Tilsvar til Jan Egeland.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Religiøse ledere har ofte fått for mye på sine skuldre. [Newspaper]. Kristiansand.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Religiøse ledere i fredsarbeid-aktører med begrensede muligheter? In Vik, Ingrid; Hegertun, Nikolai & Kleppa, Håvard (Ed.), Innblikk i forholdet mellom religion og utvikling : en rapport for prosjektet religion og utvikling 2011-2012. Oslosenteret for fred og menneskerettigheter og Utenriksdepartementet. ISSN 978-82-7177-887-3.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Intervju på NRK distriktsnyheter om deltragelse i forsker grand prix. [TV]. Grimstad.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Intervju på NRK Sørlandssendingen om deltagelse i forsker grand prix. [Radio]. Kristiansand.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Walk the Walk or Talk the Talk. Religious Leaders in Peacebuilding.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2012). Religion og konflikt.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). Book note on "Hertog, Katrien (2010) The Complex Reality of Religious Peacebuilding: Conceptual Contributions and Critical Analysis. Plymouth: Lexington. 284 pp.". Journal of Peace Research. ISSN 0022-3433. 48(4), p. 557–565. doi: 10.1177/0022343311409849.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). PluReL Blogg: Dialog i Kontekst.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). The Role of Religious Leaders in Peacebuilding.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). The Role of Religion in Conflict and Peace Building.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). Religion og Fredsbygging.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). The Imam and the Pastor-perspectives on their contribuition to peace.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). NCAs APPROACH TO PEACEBUILDINGFrom principles to practice.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). NCAs APPROACH TO PEACEBUILDINGFrom principles to practice.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). The role of Religion in Peace Building. The Importance of Context Analysis.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). Inter-Faith Peacebuilding in Ethiopia. Understanding Conditions for Influence.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2011). The Complex Reality of Religious Peacebuilding: Conceptual Contributions and Critical Analysis. Journal of Peace Research. ISSN 0022-3433. 48(4), p. 560–560.
• Imenes, Anne Gerd; Aasland, Dag Gjerløw; Bjørnestøl, Katharina Reionn; Grelland, Hans Herlof & Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2023). Bærekraftanalyse for Metochi. Universitetet i Agder.
• Steen-Johnsen, Tale (2014). Oil on Troubled Waters. Religious Peacebuilding in Ethiopia. Universitetet i Agder. ISSN 978-82-7117-781-2.

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