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Marthe Elden Wilhelmsen

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Email
marthe.elden.wilhelmsen@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 20 95
Office
H3015 (Universitetsveien 25, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

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

 

Publications

  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2026). “We like to provoke the ladies” – A qualitative study of climate change skepticism as masculinity expression in Southern Norway. Culture, Practice & Europeanization. 11(1), p. 84–104. doi: 10.5771/2566-7742-2026-1-84. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tschötschel, Robin S.; Diamond, Emily; Howley, Shannon E.; McNally, Brenda; Morris, Hanna E. & Perry, Kelly E. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2025). Public Communication of Climate and Justice: A Scoping Review. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change (WIRESs). ISSN 1757-7780. 16(1). doi: 10.1002/wcc.932. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2024). The (In-)Justice League and the Battle of the Climate Narratives: An Ethnographic Study of Climate Policy Skepticism in the Norwegian Paradox. In Marschner, noah; Richter, Christoph; Patz, Janine & Salheiser, Axel (Ed.), Contested Climate Justice – Challenged Democracy : International Perspectives. Campus Verlag. ISSN 9783593458205. p. 221–234. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden; O'Born, Reyn Joseph; Heimdal, Anette & Ruser, Alexander (2023). UNDERSTANDING AND CHALLENGING CLIMATE SKEPTIC ATTITUDES AMONG ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH INTERACTIVE PEDAGOGY. In Buck, Lyndon; Grierson, Hillary & Bohemia, Erik (Ed.), DS 123: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2023). The Design Society. ISSN 9781912254194. doi: 10.35199/EPDE.2023.48. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2026). Empowering Sustainability Through Active Pedagogical Methods and Regional Engagement. Routledge. ISBN 9781003660996. 218 p. doi: 10.4324/9781003660996-12. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Andersen, Gisle; Matthiasen, Eivind Hjort & Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2025). Makt, moral og konflikt i «den nye miljøkampen». Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift. 9(6), p. 6–6. doi: 10.18261/nost.9.6.1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2024). Unleashing sustainable imagination in education. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2024). Hva er det vi egentlig snakker om når vi diskuterer klimapolitikk? Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2024). Klimaholdninger som identitetsmarkør. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2024). Ytringsfrihet som våpen og humor som skjold. sosiologen.no. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2024). Political Imaginaries of Climate Change. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2024). ".. But what about the men?" - An Ethnographic Study of Climate Values and Gender in Southern Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2023). Bærekraftig fantasi i undervisning. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2023). Klimakommunikasjon - Hva snakker vi egentlig om? Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2023). En sjalu sosiolog. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2023). What are we really talking about when we discuss climate policies? Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2023). Hvordan endte vi opp med et polarisert politisk landskap? sosiologen.no. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2023). Understanding and challenging climate skeptic attitudes among engineering students through interactive pedagogy. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2023). Hvorfor er vi uenige om klimaspørsmål? Full text in Research Archive
  • Veland, Siri; Olsen, Stian; Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden & Bragdø, Magnus Børre (2022). Bærekraftig utvikling i skole og samfunn: muligheter og utfordringer. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2022). Antropocen – Hvorfor skal sosiologer bry seg? Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2022). PhD-Reisen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2022). Visste du at folk er idiotar? Syn og Segn. ISSN 0039-7717. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2022). Iver B. Neumann: Innføring i diskursanalyse (2. utgave). Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift. doi: 10.18261/nost.6.2.5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2022). Hvordan forberede seg til PhD-intervju? Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2022). Ulike holdninger til klimatiltak. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2021). Hvordan skriver jeg en PhD-søknad? Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2020). Hvordan våger hun? En kritisk diskursanalyse av Greta Thunberg. sosiologen.no. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Marthe Elden (2026). Climate Change Skepticism, Identity, and Grievances. An Ethnographic Exploration of Climate Change Skepticism in Southern Norway. Universitetet i Agder. ISSN 9788284273396. Full text in Research Archive

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