Rojan Tordhol Ezzati left PRIO in 2019. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Rojan Tordhol Ezzati
Doctoral Researcher
Email: rojezz@prio.org
Work phone: (+47) 22 54 77 59
Research Interests
My doctoral work is on the effects of the 22 July 2011 attacks in Oslo and at Utøya on collective identities in the Norwegian society. Other topics I am currently working on include research on nationhood and nationalism, return migration, and migrants' transnational activities.
News
Wednesday, 21 Jul 2021
The meaning of 'our values' in the aftermath of terrorist attacks
In a new article published in Migration Studies, Rojan Tordhol Ezzati examines expressions of unity through value-talk after terrorism in Norway (2011) and France (2015). The analysis examines television news in the two countries and shows that the way national leaders talk about 'our values' can either underline unity or further underline conflict.
Education
2022: PhD at the University of Oslo: Debating diversity, affirming unity: Contestations over we-hood in post-terror Norway.
2007-2009: Master of Sociology, University of Oslo; scholar at Master's degree level at Culcom
2006-2013: Bachelor of Arts; Program: European and American Studies
2003-2006: Bachelor of Arts; Program: Culture and Communication
Work experience
2013- 2019: Doctoral Researcher, PRIO
2012-2013: Researcher, PRIO
2010-2012: Research Coordinator, PRIO
2006-2009: Language tutor, Language Power Center, Oslo
2008: Intern, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Paris
Language skills
Fluent: Norwegian, English, Farsi
Intermediate: French
Basic: German
Latest publications
All publications
‘United through our values’? Expressing unity through value-talk after terrorism in France and Norway
Journal Article in Migration Studies
Value-talk after terrorism: Articulating a united 'we' and a divided 'us'
Journal Article in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Grenser for fellesskap: Mangfold og uenigheter i lys av 22. juli
Book Chapter in Norge etter 22. juli: Forhandlinger om verdier, identiteter og et motstandsdyktig samfunn
Negotiating the Nation: Implications of Ethnic and Religious Diversity for National Identity
PRIO Project Summary
Negotiating Values: Norway in the wake of July 22
PRIO Project Summary
Do we have to agree? Accommodating unity in diversity in post-terror Norway
Journal Article in Ethnicities
Fellesskap i terrorens tid
Popular Article in Dagsavisen
Alder, botid og livsfase: Integrering i et tidsperspektiv
PRIO Policy Brief
Age, life cycle, and length of stay: temporal perspectives on integration
PRIO Policy Brief
'Where are you from' or 'when did you come'? Temporal dimensions in migrants' reflections about settlement and return
Journal Article in Ethnic and Racial Studies
Latest news
All news
Successful PhD Defence by Rojan Tordhol Ezzati
Rojan Tordhol Ezzati defended her PhD successfully on 10 October 2022 at the University of Oslo. The title of her thesis is: Debating diversity, affirming unity: Contestations over we-hood in post-terror Norway.
Congratulations from all at PRIO!
The meaning of 'our values' in the aftermath of terrorist attacks
In a new article published in Migration Studies, Rojan Tordhol Ezzati examines expressions of unity through value-talk after terrorism in Norway (2011) and France (2015). The analysis examines television news in the two countries and shows that the way national leaders talk about 'our values' can either underline unity or further underline conflict.
Norway After July 22, 2011
- How have we managed in the intervening years?
- What values have been important?
- Have we been able to preserve the ideals of democracy, openness and humanity?
- And who, exactly, is this "we" that we are talking about?
Newsletter from the project: Negotiating Values after 22/7
The NECORE newsletter highlights news from the project:
"Negotiating Values: Collective Identities and Resilience after 22/7".
Reflections on 22 July
On the five year anniversary of the 22 July terror attacks in Norway, PRIO researchers share their reflections.
NECORE Newsletter
Newsletter from PRIO's NECORE Team, working on identity and resilience after 22/7 - a sad anniversary is approaching.
PRIO Researchers Dispute Changes in Immigration Law
Proposed changes in Norway's immigration could have adverse effects on integration, discriminate against persons with disabilities, and undermine democratic control.
PRIO Migration Research Update
Always an Immgrant - Never Norwegian
Immigrants have become integrated into Norwegian society with degrees of success that range between two possible extremes: strong attachment and total alienation. In debates about integration, ethnicity and country of origin are often claimed to be the key factors for determining whether or not integration will be successful. Other important factors are seen as secondary. This contributes to the one-track nature of debates about integration.
Call for Abstracts: "After the Terror: Negotiating Values and Identities"
Members of the project Negotiating values: Collective identities and resilience after 22/7 (coordinated by PRIO) are organizing an international academic workshop on how societies negotiate and formulate values and identities after the shock of terror. The workshop will take place at the University of California, Los Angeles on 3-4 March 2014. Abstract submission deadline is 8 December 2013.
For more information, please see the Call for abstracts at the NECORE website .
Latest events
All events
Norge etter 22. juli: Verdier, identiteter og et motstandsdyktig samfunn
Ten Years of Migration Research at PRIO
Nationalism, Populism and the Everyday Nation in Europe Today
Negotiating the Nation: Implications of Ethnic and Religious Diversity for National Identity
Norske verdier, kollektive identiteter og et motstandsdyktig samfunn
Må vi være enige med hverandre? [Do We Always Have to Agree?]
Forhandler vi om norskhet?
Thinking About Going 'Home'
What's Time Got to Do With It? Integration in a Temporal Perspective
How do Migration Researchers' Background Affect Their Research?
