Natalia Moen-Larsen
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Natalia Moen-Larsen is a senior research fellow in the research group on Russia, Asia and International Trade. Her research interests are culture and national identity, inter-ethnic tensions, migration, and nationalism. In addition, Moen-Larsen is interested in political communication, the use of traditional and digital media, and the spread of disinformation and misinformation in Russia.
Moen-Larsen holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Oslo. The PhD examines what three Russian national newspapers wrote about refugees from Ukraine who came to Russia in the spring of 2014 and refugees from the Middle East and North Africa who went to Europe during the "refugee crisis" in 2015. The thesis also discusses the connection between representations of refugees in Russian newspapers and notions of Russia's place in the world and about the West as Russia's adversary.
Moen-Larsen is the editor in chief of Nordisk Østforum, the Nordic journal for East European and Post-Soviet studies.
Education
2022 PhD of Sociology at the University of Oslo
2009 MA of Sociology at the University of Oslo
Work Experience
2022- Senior Research Fellow, NUPI
2015-2022 PhD Candidate, UiO
2013-2022 Research Fellow, NUPI
2011 Junior Research Fellow, NUPI
2010 Intern, NUPI
2010 Seminar leader, Institute of Sociology, UiO
Publications All publications
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“Victims of Democracy” or “Enemies at the Gates”? Russian Discourses on the European “Refugee Crisis”
Publication : Article | 2022With over one million people arriving in Europe as refugees, the UN Refugee Agency declared 2015 “the year of Europe’s refugee crisis.” This article1
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Brothers and barbarians: Discursive constructions of ‘refugees’ in Russian media
Publication : Article | 2020This article maps the unexplored terrain of representations of refugees in Russian media, using discourse theory and the concepts of subject position1
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Migrant Workers in Russia. Global Challenges and the Shadow Economy in Societal Transformation
Publication : Book review | 2018Moen-Larsen reviews Migrant Workers in Russia. Global Challenges and the Shadow Economy in Societal Transformation edited by Anna-Liisa Heusala, Kaar1
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Putins propagandaproblem
Publication : Op-ed | 2022In this op-ed, Moen-Larsen and Gjerde write about the propaganda that has characterized the official Russian media coverage of the so-called “special1
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Suitcase – shelling – Russia’: narratives about refugees from Ukraine in Russian media.
Publication : Article | 2020The armed conflict in South-East Ukraine has brought a massive increase in refugees in the Russian Federation. This article examines the meaning-maki1
Projects All projects
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Arctic Pressures (ArcPres)
Research project | 2022 - 2025 (Ongoing)Russia’s reinvasion of Ukraine in 2022 precipitated a challenging new chapter for Arctic political and security dynamics. Going forward, security and governance developments in the region will continu...
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Dealing with the challenge of political warfare in the COVID-19 and Ukraine war context (FLANKS 2)
Research project | 2022 - 2024 (Ongoing)This project will investigate how Nordic and Black Sea Region must be prepared to meet and deal with the challenges posed by political warfare....
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Dialogue and learning across divides in North Caucasus (DLDNC )
Research project | 2012 - 2015 (Completed)The project aims to create an arena for learning and dialogue between MA and PhD students with an interrest in the North Caucasus and give them an opportunity to establish contact with scholars workin...
Events All events
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COVspiracy? COVID-19 conspiracy theories in Putin’s Russia
EventTue 6 Dec 2022Time: 09:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPI/Live stream to Facebook and YouTubeFor years the Kremlin has been promoting conspiracy theories to legitimize its actions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the regime itself became the target of such theories.
Articles All articles
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How Russian press describes Ukrainian refugees
2 Nov 2022Pro-government Russian media report that Ukrainian refugees are fleeing from Ukrainian nazis to Russia. The newspapers write far less about millions1
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Russia, Asia and International Trade
3 Jan 2022What is the role of Russia, the Arctic and Asia in global politics? How are these societies developing? How do international trade, innovation and po1
