Robert Wallace Vaagan

About

Professor in Media Studies, Journalism and Intercultural Communication.

Research and teaching mostly in Media Studies (strategic leadership in organizational communication, entrepreneurship and project management, intercultural communication, health communication) but also in Journalism.

Visiting Professor Stuttgart Media University Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

President 2017-19 of International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS)

Since 2018 mentor in Oslomet´s program for advancement to professorship/research professor

Founder and leader since 2013 of research group Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Media, from Oct 2019 co-leader of follow-up Innovation, entrepreneurship and design in media (MIED)

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Health sciences Media studies and journalism Social sciences Humanities Library and information science

Subject areas

Media and globalisation Russia Intercultural communication Information and communication Social media Media entrepreneurship Media innovation

Scientific publications

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2022). The Online Master Course “MEDK4100 Strategic Leadership in Organizational Communication” at Oslo Metropolitan University, Spring Term 2021. Vaagan, Robert Wallace; Pokrzycka, Lidia (Ed.). Innovative Teaching Methods. Project Management. p. 73-88. Marie Curie Sklodowska University Press (MCSU Press).
https://wydawnictwo.umcs.eu/e-booki

Vaagan, Robert Wallace ; Pokrzycka, Lidia (2022). Innovative Teaching Methods. Project Management. ISBN: 978-83-227-9566-8. 233 p. Marie Curie Sklodowska University Press (MCSU Press).
https://wydawnictwo.umcs.eu/e-booki

Vaagan, Robert Wallace ; Toset, Anna Sendra; Farré, Jordi; Torkkola, Sinika; Lovari, Alessandro (2021). “A critical analysis of the digitization of healthcare communication in the EU: a comparison of Italy, Finland, Norway and Spain”. Presented at IAMCR, 7-11. July 2019. 22 p. International Journal of Communication. Vol. 15.
https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/15399

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2020). Political rhetoric, populism, leadership and intercultural communication. Dreijers, Guntars; Silis, Janis; Silga, Svike; Vekracis, Janis (Ed.). Bridging Languages and Cultures. Proceedings from EU-funded conference BLC II, September 2019, Ventspils, Latvia. p. 227-244. Frank & Timme.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace ; Bothner-By, Annelise R. (2020). Confronting stereotypes, racism and xenophobia in Oslo Museum – Intercultural Museum (IKM). Intercultural Communication Studies (ICS). Vol. 29.
https://www.kent.edu/stark/ics-2020-vol-29-no-1

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). “East/West: New Divisions, New Connections in a Populist Political Reality.” Presidential address 25th IAICS conference 12-15.July 2019, Brno, Czech Republic. Intercultural Communication Studies (ICS). Vol. 28.
https://www.kent.edu/stark/iaics

Toset, Anna Sendra; Farré, Jordi; Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). Seeking, sharing and co-creating: a systematic review of the relation between social support theory, social media use and chronic diseases. Social Theory & Health.
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-019-00106-z

Moerlie, Clyde; Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). Diversity and Media in the Netherlands and Norway. Atay, Ahmet; D'Silva, Margaret (Ed.). Mediated Intercultural Communication in a Digital Age. p. 147-166. Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203731611-10

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). Ethics, globalization and intercultural communication. Intercultural Communication Studies (ICS). Vol. 28.

Sevincer, Vedat; Biseth, Heidi ; Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2018). Faktuell: Youths as journalists in online newspapers and magazines in Norway. Andersson, Yvonne; Dahlquist, Ulf; Ohlsson, Jonas (Ed.). Youth and news in a digital media environment – Nordic-Baltic perspectives. p. 29-37. Nordicom.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2583870

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Research reports

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2025). Confidential evaluation report (15pp) to Kristiania University of Applied Sciences of themes, applicants and supervisors for the PhD progamme in Communication and Leadership. Appointed May 2025 as one of two external evaluators. 15 p. Kristiania University of Applied Sciences.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2024). To korte eksamensevalueringer av masteroppgaver i folkehelse ved NMBU, begge med en medie/kommunikasjonsdimensjon, våren og høsten 2024, begge i karaktersystememet Wiseflow. 2 p. NMBU.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2024). Article review (3pp) of manuscript entitled "Research With(out) Values: Institutionalization and Impact of Media Accountability as an Academic Field" (16pp), submitted to Central European Journal of Communication. 16 p. Polish Communication Association/Central European Journal of Communication.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2023). External examiner report (confidential, 12pp) on PhD thesis submitted 28.5.23 to University of Malaya, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Media and Communication Studies. Thesis title: "The Fake News Narratives and The Role of Mediatization in Europe: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Facebook Posts during Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak in Germany, The UK and North Macedoni" (321pp). 12 p. University of Malaya.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2023). Sakkyndig komitébedømming av søknad om dosentopprykk i medievitenskap, Unversitetet i Agder. Komitéen bestod av prof. em. Epp Lauk, dosent em. Fritz Leo Breivik, prof. em. Hans Fredrik Dahl, prof. em. og komitéleder Robert W.Vaagan Rapporten på 12s. avgitt 30.3.23. 12 p. Universitetet i Agder.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2023). Peer review (4pp) for Peter Lang Publishing Group of proposed book project "History of Science Publishing". 4 p. Peter Lang.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2022). Sakkyndig komitébedømming for stilling som professor/dosent i journalistikk ved NLA Høgskolen. Komité oppnevnt 27.10.22, bedømming avgitt 14.12.22 (85s). Medlemmer: Prof. em. Hans Fredrik Dahl, prof. em. Epp Lauk, dosent em. Fritz L.Breivik og komitéleder Prof. em. Robert W.Vaagan. 85 p. NLA Høgskolen.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2022). Sakkyndig komitébedømming for stilling som professor/f.aman. i kommunikasjon og ledelse ved BI. Komité oppnevnt av BI juli 2022, bedømming (65s) avgitt 20.11.2022. Medlemmer: Prof. em. Anne-Marie Søderberg, Copenhagen Business School (komitéleder); Professor Winni Johansen, Aarhus University/BI; Prof. em. Robert W.Vaagan, Seniorsenteret/Oslomet. 60 p. BI Norwegian Business School.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). Peer review (2pp) of submitted article to Culture, Theory and Critique (Routledge/Taylor and Francis), entitled "Apocalyptic Journalism: On South China Morning Post’s Rebel City: Hong Kong’s Year of Water and Fire" (26pp). 2 p. Routledge.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). First opponent assessment of PhD dissertation at Center for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, Bremen (Germany). 10 p. Center for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen.

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Dissemination

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2024). Anmeldelse av fagartikkel av Jonathan Cook “The World Court has just cleared the fog hiding Western support for Israel’s crimes”, Middleeasteye.net 23.07.2024. Anmeldelsen er publisert i Facebookgruppa Akademia for palestinsk frigjøring 25.07.2024. Middleeasteye.net.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/icj-clears-f

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2024). 2 kommentarer hver på ca.1s. i Khrono.no til 2 innlegg om akademisk boikott av israelske universiteter. Til "Akademisk fredsbygging i krigstider" 8.4.24 av prof. J.Klein https://www.khrono.no/akademisk-fredsbygging-i-krigstider/863054 Til "Boikott av Israel er det motsatte av akademisk frihet" 11.4.24 av 7 tilsatte ved USN, Oslomet og VID https://www.khrono.no/boikott-av-israel-er-det-motsatte-av-akademisk-frihet. 2 p. Khrono.no. https://www.khrono.no/akademisk-fredsbygging-i-kri

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2024). Confidential Referee Letter of Recommendation to Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Associate prof. Dr. XX for Fall 2025-Spring 2026 in Honours Program at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA. 3 p. Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program .

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2022). Fra MEI til MIED: Resultater av forskergruppa 2013-2022. JM-Akademiet. Institutt for journalistikk og mediefag.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). Intervju i Zoom om Russland av 3 journaliststudenter ved NLA Høyskolen i Kristiansand (Sondre Røhmen, Evan Anton Todd Gilje og Anders Aannerud).

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). Intervju om Russland og pressefrihet/ytringsfrihet. Intervjuet 1.7.21 av journalist Mats Vederhus, Journalisten.no.
https://journalisten.no/a/469794

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). 2 invited 45 minute online guest lectures in English on "Health Communication in Public Health" 6.9.21 and 8.11.21 Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslomet. International Public Health (IPH). International Public Health program (IPH) .

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). Response as invited discussant at webinar presentation by Assistant professor Dr. Harisur Rahman "Sinophobia or Germophobia: Media Representations of China with regard to Covid-19: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Social Media Content in Bangladesh". Webinar hosted by North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. China-South Asia Center for Socio-Cultural Studies.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). 8 photographs I took at Hatra and Kirkuk in northern Iraq, in February 1985, published in: Saphinaz-Amal Naguib (2021). “Ruins of Ruins: The Aura of Archaeological Remains” (pp.162-186). In: B. Olsen, Th. Petursdottir, M. Burström, C. DeSilvey (Eds.), (2021). After Discourse. Things, Affects, Ethics. Routledge Archaeologies of the Contemporary World (postnr. 1866140). Olsen, Bjørnar Julius; Burström, Mats; DeSilvey, Caitlin; Petursdottir, Thora (Ed.). After Discourse: Things, Affects, Ethics . p. 162-186. Routledge.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2020). Intervju om datasikkerhet i lanseringsfilm om sikresiden.no, https://www.sikresiden.no et samarbeid mellom en lang rekke medlemmer i UHR-sektoren.

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