Public defence: Torhild Breidlid

• 10.00-11.00: trial lecture.
• 12.15-15.00: public defence.

The trial lecture and public defence will also be streamed live via Zoom (oslomet.zoom.us).

Webinar ID: 633 8235 8614

Passcode: 190924

Title of the trial lecture: "Challenges and possibilities in implementing Scandinavian models for countering and preventing violent extremism, such as the Aarhus model, or pedagogy focused on critical thinking in a Kenyan school setting."

The title of the thesis is "Preventing radicalisation and violent extremism in Kenya: A critical study of the strategies employed by the Kenyan government and Kenyan teachers".

The committee consist of

• first opponent, Professor Sissel Jore, Department of Safety, Economics and Planning, University of Stavanger
• second opponent, Director of Studies Jennie Sivenbring, Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg 
• chair of the committee, Professor Jan Sverre Knudsen, Department of Early Childhood Education, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

The leader of the public defence is Finn Aarsæther, Vice-Dean of Education, Faculty of Education and International Studies, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

The main supervisor is Professor Anne Birgitta Nilsen, Department of International Studies and Interpreting, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. The co-supervisor is Professor Stig Jarle Hansen, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).

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