Areas of responsibility
I am an assistant professor at the department of Global Development and Planning. My PhD research focuses on different opinions on climate policies. What are we really talking about when we discuss climate policies?
My academic background is a MA in sociology focusing on climate communication. I have worked as a teacher for many years in high schools. My fields of interest include environment, sociology, communication, improvisation, interactive pedagogical methods, and trying to fill the office with plants.
Teaching
SV 216 Endringsprosesser og ressursfordeling i det globale samfunn (Teacher Education, Course Coordinator)
SV-417-1 Bærekraftig utvikling (Teacher Education, Course Coordinator)
SV-157-1 Approaches, Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Transformation (Course Coordinator)
Research
Academic interests
- Sociology
- Climate Communication
- Environment
- Climate
- Interactive Teaching Methods
- Transformative Learning
Selected publications
Wilhelmsen, M. E. (2020). How dare she?: A critical discourse analysis of Greta Thunberg [University of Agder]. http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2682426
Wilhelmsen, M. E. (2024). The (In-)Justice League and the Battle of the Climate Narratives: An Ethnographic Study of Climate Policy Skepticism in the Norwegian Paradox. I N. Marschner, C. Richter, J. Patz, & A. Salheiser (Red.), Contested Climate Justice – Challenged Democracy: International Perspectives (1. Auflage, s. 221–234). Campus.
Wilhelmsen, M. E. (2026). Hva hvis vi klarer det? Bærekraftig fantasi som pedagogisk verktøy. I I. Trysnes & K. H.-W. Skjølberg (Red.), Kjerneelementer i samfunnsfag: Fagdidaktiske perspektiver (s. 119–135).
Andersen, G., Matthiasen, E. H., & Wilhelmsen, M. E. (2025). Makt, moral og konflikt i «den nye miljøkampen». Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift, 9(6), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.18261/nost.9.6.1
Tschötschel, R. S., Diamond, E., Howley, S. E., McNally, B., Morris, H. E., Perry, K. E., & Wilhelmsen, M. E. (2025). Public Communication of Climate and Justice: A Scoping Review. WIREs Climate Change, 16(1), e932. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.932