Browsing Institutt for medier og kommunikasjon by Author "Ihlen, Øyvind"
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Skogerbø, Eli; Kristensen, Nete Nergaard; Nord, Lars; Ihlen, Øyvind (Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)The Nordic countries have been termed a supermodel for political and economic governance. This anthology explores how and why the political communication systems contribute to explaining and understanding why the Nordic ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind; Raknes, Ketil (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)An organization’s social license to operate depends on how it acts according to social norms, engages with stakeholders, and meets some kind of public interest. As will be discussed, the notion of the public interest is ...
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Seiffert-Brockmann, Jens; Hackl, Laura; Ihlen, Øyvind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose The paper aims to analyze the contribution of young academics to the field of public relations (PR) and shows which authors exert most influence on them. The study thereby contributes to the assessment of the ...
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Johansson, Bengt; Ihlen, Øyvind; Lindholm, Jenny; Ørsten, Mark (Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)This concluding chapter summarises findings of the various contributions and points to new directions of research for the future. In the first part, we address the results from each of the book’s three empirically based ...
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Buhmann, Alexander; Ihlen, Øyvind; Aaen-Stockdale, Craig (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: Meta reviews are central for mapping the state of the field, consolidating the heterogeneous public relations body of knowledge, and pointing to new potential research directions. Habermas is one of the most ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind; Vranic, Anja (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)During a public health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health authorities will typically be criticized for their efforts. When such criticism comes from the ranks of medical personnel, the challenge becomes ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind; Heath, Robert L. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Organizational rhetoric is critically questioned for ethics of its strategic processes and aspirational goal of persuasive, inescapably self-interested influence. Such critique pits strategic engagement needed for ...
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Kjeldsen, Jens Elmelund; Ihlen, Øyvind; Just, Sine Nørholm; Larsson, Anders Olof (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)For public health promotion to succeed, popular support is necessary and the chosen policies and measures have to be perceived as legitimate by the public. In other words, health authorities need to build on and sustain ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind; Raknes, Ketil; Somerville, Ian; Valentini, Chiara; Stachel, Charlotte; Lock, Irina; Davidson, Scott; Seele, Peter (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)How do lobbyists get their way and what is the consequence for democracy of their strategies? It is frequently asserted that lobbyists appeal to the public interest to strengthen their proposals. This paper empirically ...
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Johansson, Bengt; Ihlen, Øyvind; Lindholm, Jenny; Ørsten, Mark (Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden are generally praised for their performance in terms of political and economic governance. The Nordic model, defined as a stable democratic welfare state, has been considered ...
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Ongenaert, David; Joye, Samantha; Ihlen, Øyvind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)As refugee organizations’ communication can influence public perceptions, this study analyzes the underlying motivations and practices. To explain Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) public communication strategies toward ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind; Levenshus, Abbey (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Public relations has long been preoccupied with the notion of dialogue, and the advent of social media ushered in new enthusiasm. Still, despite the technology on offer and the fact that dialogue has become a value that ...
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Dan, Viorela; Ihlen, Øyvind; Raknes, Ketil (Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Frames advance coherent interpretations of issues that suggest specific problem definitions, causes, moral evaluations, and courses of action. As such, frames highlight certain aspects of an issue, and downplay or ignore ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind; Anne, Gregory; Luoma-aho, Vilma; Buhmann, Alexander (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)With spindoctoring, publicity seeking stunts and evidence of mal-practice, public relations is easily associated with the development of post-truth society. The elevation of bullshit as political coinage presents a challenge ...
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Wollebæk, Dag; Fladmoe, Audun; Steen-Johnsen, Kari; Ihlen, Øyvind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Research has shown a correlation between votes for populist parties and the belief that vaccines are not important or effective. More recent investigations in the United States and France have similarly shown that attitudes ...
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Rasmussen, Joel; Ihlen, Øyvind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)The literature on social media use in risk and crisis communication is growing fast, and it is time to take stock before looking forward. A review of 200 empirical studies in the area shows how the literature is indeed ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2020)Purpose There is a great potential in pulling together science communication and strategic communication, especially given how the former has gained importance in organizational contexts. Strategic communication, including ...
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Edwards, Lee; Ihlen, Øyvind (Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Drawing on social theory to study public relations can mean many things. Researchers have been able to study the institutional, organizational, and professional conditions for public relations and how practice is influenced ...
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Rasmussen, Joel; Ihlen, Øyvind; Kjeldsen, Jens Elmelund (Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)This chapter examines how leading politicians and representatives of the public health authorities in Scandinavia attempted to create consent for their strategic choices to adopt or refrain from collective prevention ...
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Ihlen, Øyvind; Raknes, Ketil (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Abstract In consensus democracies, interest organizations are likely to pursue their goals by attempting to create goodwill to strengthen their relationships with politicians. Through an exploratory analysis based on ...