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

Research groups

Entrepreneurship, innovation and design in media (MEID)

Collaborations

President 2017-19, International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS). Norwegian project leader 2014-17 in EMC2 European Media Cloud Campus, Erasmus+ strategic project with German, Dutch, Turkish and Danish partners. Reserach cooperation 2018-2021 funded by Norway Grants (EØS) with Marie Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland

Scientific publications

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). 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. Chapter 1. Marie Curie Sklodowska University Press (MCSU Press).

Vaagan, Robert Wallace; Pokrzycka, Lidia (2021). Innovative Teaching Methods. Project Management. ISBN: 978-83-227-9399-2. 220 p. Marie Curie Sklodowska University Press (MCSU Press).

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. 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. Silis, Janis; Dreijers, Guntars; Silga, Svike; Vekracis, Janis (Ed.). Bridging Languages and Cultures. Proceedings from EU-funded conference BLC II, September 2019, Ventspils, Latvia. kapittel. 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://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41285-0...

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. Chapter 9. p. 147-166. Routledge.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mediated-Intercultural-Co...

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

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2018). Professor Robert N.St.Clair in memoriam. Intercultural Communication Studies (ICS) . Vol. 27.

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Research reports

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.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace; Staubo, Siv Jønland; Lerdahl, Erik (2020). Sakkyndig komitévurdering (konfidensiell) av opprykksøknad til førstelektor ved Høyskolen Kristiania. 15 p.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2020). External confidential expert evaluation report (27pp) entitled "Report of the Expert Panel of the Re-accreditation of the University Postgraduate (Doctoral) Programme 'Media and Communication' at University North". Prof. dr. R.W.Vaagan was team leader and report editor. 27 p.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2020). Peer review (2pp) of submitted article "Media studies in Russia: determination of scientific status" (22pp) to Russian Journal of Communication. 2 p. Routledge.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2020). Peer review (1p.) of submitted article to Russian Journal of Communication entitled "Telegram as a means of political communication: case of the Russian establishment" (22pp). 22 p.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). External confidential expert evaluation report (27pp) entitled "Report of the Expert Panel of the Reaccreditation of the University Postgraduate (Doctoral) Programme 'Communication Studies University Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek' ". Prof. dr. R.W.Vaagan was team leader and report editor. 27 p.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). Peer review (2pp) of submitted article "Social Media Types and Factors Influencing User's Perceived Intercultural Sensitivity" (32 pp) to Journal of Intercultural Communication Research (Routledge/Taylor & Francis). 2 p. Routledge.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). Peer review (2pp) of submitted article to Intercultural Pragmatics (De Gruyter) entitled "Keeping up appearances. Impression management in native and non-native speakers of four languages" (33pp). 2 p. Walter de Gruyter.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2018). Vaagan, Robert (2018). “Как да се подобрят уменията за преподаване и за учене във висшите училища в България” (How to improve teaching and learning skills in higher education institutions in Bulgaria)”. In: Сборник с добри практики по проект „Иновативни инструменти за подобряване уменията на преподавателитн във вимшите училища за повишаване качеството на висшето образование в България.“ Ministry of Education and Science, Sofia, 2018, pp.133-139. 6 p.

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Dissemination

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2021). Intervju i Zoom om Russland av 3 journaliststudenter ved Universitetet i Agder (Sondre Røhmen og 2 medstudenter).

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). 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. Olsen, Bjørnar Julius; Burström, Mats; DeSilvey, Caitlin; Petursdottir, Thora (Ed.). After Discourse: Things, Affects, Ethics. Bilder i bokkapittel. p. 162-186. Routledge.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2020). Film-/foto opptak av meg som professor og underviser i krisekommunikasjon til bruk av Sikresiden.no. Opptak ved Oslomet. Sikresiden.no https://www.sikresiden.no er et samarbeid mellom en lang rekke medlemmer i UHR-sektoren.

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.
https://www.sikresiden.no

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2020). Innovasjon - både realitet og honnørord. Forskergruppeledersamling III. Oslomet, FoU administrasjonen sentralt.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). "Political rhetoric, populism and intercultural communication." Invited keynote, Venstpils University of Applied Sciences, Translation Studies Faculty, EU-funded international conference "Bridging Languages and Cultures II" 12-13. September 2019. international conference "Bridging Languages and Cultures II". Venstpils Univ of Applied Sciences, Translation Studie Fac..

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). Intercultural communication. Gjesteforelesning/workshop for 40 studenter (6.semester) i sosialt arbeid og journalistikk. Sarajevo universitet, Fakultet fior statsvitenskap.

Vaagan, Robert Wallace (2019). Profil, resultater og ambisjoner for forskergruppa Medieentreprenørskap og -innovasjon (MEI). Ottosenseminaret. Institutt for journalistikk og mediefag (IJM).

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Robert Wallace Vaagan

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Entrepreneurship, innovation and design in media (MEID)

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