Field of work

I teach and supervise within modern history, history didactics, theory and method in  the teacher education. My research covers subjects such as the conflict in Northern Ireland, transnational aspects of the history of democracy, memory culture and the political use of history.

Courses taught
  • Modern history
  • History didactics
  • Theory and method
  • Memory culture and the political use of history
Research areas
  • The Northern Ireland Conflict
  • Historiography
  • Transnational aspects of the history of democracy
  • Memory culture and the political use of history
Research groups

Selected publications

  • Verksame fortidsforteljingar i den politiske konstruksjonen av gruppefellesskap i Nord-Irland etter 1998

    (2021)
  • Making Hope and History Rhyme? Dealing with Division and the Past in Northern Ireland After the Good Friday Agreement

    (2018)
  • Norway as an Example in the UK Women’s Suffrage Campaign

    (2017)
  • Å gripe fortida. Innføring i historisk forståing og metode. 2. utgåva

    Andresen, Astri, Rosland, Sissel, Ryymin, Teemu, Skålevåg, Svein Atle (2015)
  • Victimhood, Identity, and Agency in the Early Phase of the Troubles in Northern Ireland

    (2009)