Kristian Bjørkdahl
Postdoctoral Fellow and Head of Teaching

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Phone
+47-22858993
Mobile phone
+47-40610908
Username
Visiting address
Sandakerveien 130
Bygg 2
0484 OSLO
Postal address
Postboks 1116
Blindern
0317 OSLO
Personal Website
https://www.kristianbjorkdahl.com/
Academic Interests
- Rhetoric
- Pragmatism
- Reception Study
Courses taught
Background
- Postdoctoral fellow, Centre for Development and the Environment, UiO (2017-)
- Senior Researcher, Uni Research Rokkan Centre, (2014-2017)
- Researcher, Centre for Development and the Environment, UiO (2013-2014)
- PhD fellow (rhetoric), UiO (2008-2013)
- MA (interdisciplinary cultural studies), UiO (2003-2005)
Publications
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Syse, Karen Lykke & Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2021). Ritual Loss of Life and Loss of Living Rituals: On Judicialization of Slaughter and Denial of Animal Death. In Hansen, Arve & Syse, Karen Lykke (Ed.), Changing Meat Cultures: Food Practices, Global Capitalism, and the Consumption of Animals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISSN 978-1-5381-4265-3.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian; Kjeldsen, Jens Elmelund; Villadsen, Lisa Storm & Vigsø, Orla (2021). Argumentum ad solidaritatem: Rhetorical Leadership Strategies in Scandinavia During COVID-19. In Lewis, Monique; Govender, Eliza & Holland, Kate (Ed.), Communicating COVID-19: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 978-3-030-79734-8. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-79735-5.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2021). The Nobel Savage: Norwegian Do-Goodery as Tragedy. In de Bengy Puyvallée, Antoine & Bjørkdahl, Kristian (Ed.), Do-Gooders at the End of Aid: Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781108772129. p. 60–79. Full text in Research Archive
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Syse, Karen Lykke (2021). Welfare Washing: Disseminating Disinformation in Meat Marketing. Society & Animals. ISSN 1063-1119. doi: 10.1163/15685306-BJA10032.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2020). Some Reflections on the Wideness of the Atlantic. In Mountford, Roxanne; Tell, Dave & Blakesley, David (Ed.), Reinventing Rhetoric Scholarship: Fifty Years of the Rhetoric Society of America. Parlor Press. ISSN 978-1-64317-098-5. p. 129–136.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). Great Apes and Lesser Humans: Goodall and the Geographic Entangled in Uhuru. In Batra, Nandita & Wenning, Mario (Ed.), The Human-Animal Boundary: Exploring the Line in Philosophy and Fiction. Lexington Books. ISSN 9781498557825. p. 169–184.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Syse, Karen V Lykke (2019). Kjøtt, fremmedgjøring og fornektelse. Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0800-336X. 36(3), p. 255–267. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-3053-2019-03-08.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Druglitrø, Tone (2019). When Authority Goes Viral: Digital Communication and Health Expertise on pandemi.no. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (Ed.), Pandemics, Publics, and Politics - Staging Responses to Public Health Crises. Palgrave Pivot. ISSN 978-981-13-2801-5. p. 75–91. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-2802-2_6.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (2019). Enacting Pandemics: How Health Authorities Use the Press — And Vice Versa. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (Ed.), Pandemics, Publics, and Politics - Staging Responses to Public Health Crises. Palgrave Pivot. ISSN 978-981-13-2801-5. p. 43–58. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-2802-2_4.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2018). Kunsten å ikke lese: Hvorfor så få faktisk leser rapprter. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian (Eds.), Rapporten: Sjanger og styringsverktøy. Pax Forlag. ISSN 978-82-530-4052-3. p. 176–202.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2018). Den innflytelsesrike nøytraliteten: Rapporten som demokratiets retoriske reisverk. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian (Eds.), Rapporten: Sjanger og styringsverktøy. Pax Forlag. ISSN 978-82-530-4052-3. p. 7–33.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Parrish, Alex (2017). Contextualizing Human Rhetorical Practice as Animal Behavior: An Invitation to Animal Rhetorics. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Parrish, Alex (Ed.), Rhetorical Animals: Boundaries of the Human in the Study of Persuasion. Lexington Books. ISSN 978-1-4985-5845-7. p. vii–xxiv.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2017). The Rhetoric of Nonanthropocentric Rhetoric. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Parrish, Alex (Ed.), Rhetorical Animals: Boundaries of the Human in the Study of Persuasion. Lexington Books. ISSN 978-1-4985-5845-7. p. 257–280.
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Brekke, Ole Andreas; Ludvigsen, Kari & Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2017). Handling og usikkerhet: Norske myndigheters kommunikasjon om svineinfluensapandemien i 2009. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. ISSN 0801-1745. 33(1), p. 54–77. doi: 10.18261/issn.2535-2512-2017-01-05. Full text in Research Archive
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (2017). Pandemic Rhetoric and Public Memory. What People (Don’t) Remember from the 2009 Swine Flu. In Kjeldsen, Jens Elmelund (Eds.), Rhetorical Audience Studies and Reception of Rhetoric. Exploring Audiences Empirically. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 978-3-319-61617-9. p. 261–283. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61618-6_10. Show summary
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Endreson, Thorunn Gullaksen; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Syse, Karen V Lykke (2017). "Kli-fi" på villspor: Klimakrisen i norsk samtidslitteratur. Norsk Litterær Årbok. ISSN 0078-1266. 52, p. 157–176.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (2017). Fear of the Fear of the Flu: Assumptions About Media Effects in the 2009 Pandemic. Science communication. ISSN 1075-5470. 39(3), p. 358–381. doi: 10.1177/1075547017709792.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Druglitrø, Tone (2016). Animal Housing/Housing Animals: Nodes of politics, practices and infrastructures. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Druglitrø, Tone (Ed.), Animal Housing and Human-Animal Relations: Politics, Practices and Infrastructures. Routledge. ISSN 9781138854116. p. 1–14. Show summary
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2016). When the Battery Cage Came to Norway: The Historical Path of an Agro-Industrial Artifact. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Druglitrø, Tone (Ed.), Animal Housing and Human-Animal Relations: Politics, Practices and Infrastructures. Routledge. ISSN 9781138854116. p. 43–66. Show summary
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2016). Det opplyste opinionsledervelde : kommentatorstanden under svineinfluensautbruddet i 2009. Norsk Medietidsskrift. ISSN 0804-8452. 22(1), p. 2–20. doi: 10.18261/issn.0805-9535-2016-01-04.
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Borkfelt, Sune; Kondrup, Sara; Röcklinsberg, Helena; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Gjerris, Mickey (2015). Closer to Nature? A Critical Discussion of the Marketing of “Ethical” Animal Products. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. ISSN 1187-7863. 28(6), p. 1053–1073. doi: 10.1007/s10806-015-9577-4.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2015). Metapanikk! Svineinfluensautbruddets retoriske forviklinger. Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0800-336X. 32(2), p. 109–122.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2015). Caged Welfare: Evading the Good Life for Egg Laying Hens. In Syse, Karen V Lykke & Mueller, Martin Lee (Ed.), Sustainable Consumption and the Good Life. Routledge. ISSN 978-1138013001. p. 204–223. doi: 10.4324/9781315795522-13.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Syse, Karen V Lykke (2013). Death and Meateriality.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Franco Duharte, Adrian Santiago (2022). Academic Flying and the Means of Communication. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-981-16-4910-3. 365 p.
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de Bengy Puyvallée, Antoine & Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2021). Do-Gooders at the End of Aid: Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108772129.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (2019). Pandemics, Publics, and Politics - Staging Responses to Public Health Crises. Palgrave Pivot. ISBN 978-981-13-2801-5. 91 p.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2018). Rapporten: Sjanger og styringsverktøy. Pax Forlag. ISBN 978-82-530-4052-3. 324 p.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Parrish, Alex (2017). Rhetorical Animals: Boundaries of the Human in the Study of Persuasion. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-5845-7. 294 p.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Druglitrø, Tone (2016). Animal Housing and Human-Animal Relations: Politics, Practices and Infrastructures. Routledge. ISBN 9781138854116. 215 p. Show summary
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2022). Forskningskommunikasjon og retorisk kvantitet. Uniforum. ISSN 1891-5825.
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Lohne, Kjersti; Karlsson Schaffer, Johan; Thorsen, Dag Einar & Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2021). Rights and democracy as Nordic brands.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2021). Selvsentrert. Prosa - tidsskrift for skribenter. ISSN 0805-276X. p. 72–77.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2021). Digitale skyggesider - tekno-optimisme møter overvåkningskapitalismen. Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0800-336X. 38(1-2), p. 124–138.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2021). Koronakommisjonen vitner om politikkens økende nærsynthet. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Jørgensen, Iben Brinch (2020). Lang lugg, skalla bak. Kairos (Oslo). ISSN 2703-822X.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2020). Den definitive ikke-fortellingen om Norges forskningsråd. Prosa - tidsskrift for skribenter. ISSN 0805-276X. 26(1), p. 64–67.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). Forskningskommunikasjon 1 og forskningskommunikasjon 2. Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X.
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Holsten, Hilde Hartmann; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Tønnesson, Johan (2019). Hvordan kommuniserer forskere, brukere og kommunikatører? Show summary
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). To tunge trender. Uniforum. ISSN 1891-5825.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). Forskeren som spåkone. Khrono.no. ISSN 1894-8995.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). Fremtidens hermeneutikk. Khrono.no. ISSN 1894-8995.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). Enhetsuniversitetet? Uniforum. ISSN 1891-5825.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Syse, Karen V Lykke (2019). Bullshit om gris. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). Kommentarfeltmotstand er uansvarlig, selvmotsigende og risikabelt snobberi. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116. p. 22–22.
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Carlsen, Benedicte & Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2019). Enacting Pandemics: How Health Authorities Use the Press and Vice Versa.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (2019). Introduction: Pandemics, Publics, and Politics — Staging Responses to Public Health Crises. In Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Carlsen, Benedicte (Ed.), Pandemics, Publics, and Politics - Staging Responses to Public Health Crises. Palgrave Pivot. ISSN 978-981-13-2801-5. p. 1–9.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2018). Kunnskapsgrunnlag og kvikksand. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2018). Filosofiens begravelsesagent. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian; Syse, Karen V Lykke & Endreson, Thorunn Gullaksen (2018). Kamp om intensjonsrommet, Karlsvik? Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839. p. 29–29.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian; Syse, Karen V Lykke & Endreson, Thorunn Gullaksen (2017). Ut av klima-melankolien! Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839. p. 22–23.
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Reinertsen, Hilde; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & McNeill, Desmond (2017). Confronting the contradiction. An exploration into the dual purpose of accountability and learning in aid evaluation. Conference poster.
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Reinertsen, Hilde; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & Hermansen, Erlend Andre T. (2017). Hvorfor skal vi tro på klimaforskningen? Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
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Reinertsen, Hilde; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & McNeill, Desmond (2017). Bistandens læringsproblem. Vårt land. ISSN 0805-5424.
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Reinertsen, Hilde; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & McNeill, Desmond (2017). Vi måste prata om utvärderingarnas syfte. Biståndsdebatten.se.
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Reinertsen, Hilde; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & McNeill, Desmond (2017). Two sides of the same coin? Are learning and accountability compatible in aid evaluation? EBA report seminar.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian; Reinertsen, Hilde & McNeill, Desmond (2016). Confronting the contradiction: An exploration of the tensions between accountability and learning in aid evaluation. Conference presentation.
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Reinertsen, Hilde; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & McNeill, Desmond (2016). Confronting the contradiction: An exploration of the tensions between accountability and learning in aid evaluation. Seminar presentation.
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Ludvigsen, Kari; Brekke, Ole Andreas & Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2015). Mellom risiko og krise: Myndighetens kommunikasjon om svineinfluensapandemien i 2009.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2015). Rapporten ingen har lest. Prosa - tidsskrift for skribenter. ISSN 0805-276X.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2015). Anti-sublim. Vagant. ISSN 0802-0736.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2014). Frykt og grønt. Bokvennen. ISSN 0802-1953.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2014). Spisformulering: Intervju med Gunhild Stordalen. Tvergastein. ISSN 1893-5605. p. 14–21.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2014). Det er utover vi må gå. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2014). Selvhjelpslitteratur som tabu. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2014). Om å overbevise underbevisstheten. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian; Syse, Karen V Lykke & Endreson, Thorunn (2013). Skitt og kanel i kjøkkenhagen. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2013). Bevisstløs i handlingsøyeblikket. Ytring : NRK.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2013). Ut i krigen. Prosa - tidsskrift for skribenter. ISSN 0805-276X.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2013). God geit - og et helvetes nytt år! Prosa - tidsskrift for skribenter. ISSN 0805-276X.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2013). Pollanering. Prosa - tidsskrift for skribenter. ISSN 0805-276X.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2013). Usmakelig fra NRK. Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892. p. 4–5.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2012). Cash, kuler og krutt. Prosa - tidsskrift for skribenter. ISSN 0805-276X. p. 46–48. Show summary
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2012). Trusler mot demokratiet. Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892.
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Reinertsen, Hilde; Bjørkdahl, Kristian & McNeill, Desmond (2017). Confronting the contradiction: An exploration into the dual purpose of accountability and learning in aid evaluation. Expertgruppen för Biståndsanalys (EBA). ISSN 978-91-88143-28-0.
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Bjørkdahl, Kristian (2016). Enlarging the Ethnos. Rorty, Redescription, and the Rhetorical Labor of Moral Progress. 07 Oslo Media.
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