Stine Bergersen

Doctoral Researcher

Email: stiber@prio.org

Research Interests

Risk- and threat communication, digitalization of crisis management practices, disinformation, risk perception, privacy & data protection, practices of surveillance, research ethics, societal impacts of innovation processes in European crisis management.

Background

I'm currently a doctoral researcher at PRIO and the Law & Criminology Faculty at Vrije Universiteit in Brussels (VUB). My doctoral project is titled "Conveying Complex Uncertainty: The Dilemmas of Communicating about Terror Threats", and was submitted in April 2023. I also work on the project Digital Emergency Communication (DIGeMERGE), and the project Disinformation and people: impacts on societal trust and resilience (FAKENEWS).

Professional background:

2018- Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law & Criminology VUB/ Dimensions of Security, PRIO
2021-2022- Head of the Secretariat, "Rolleforståelseutvalget" (Ekspertutvalget som vurderte forholdet mellom politiet og Norsk Narkotikapolitiforening), The Police Department, Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security
2016-2017- Researcher, Dimensions of Security, PRIO
2013-2016- Research Assistant, Dimensions of Security, PRIO
2012- 2014- External Examiner in Criminology (BA and MA), Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
2013- Assistant teacher in Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
2012-2015- External Examiner in Police Science & Sociology, The Norwegian Police University College

Education:

Ongoing 2023- PhD in Criminology, Law & Criminology Faculty, Vrije Universiteit in Brussels (VUB)
2012- MA in Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
2010- BA in Criminology & Sociology of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
2009- BA in Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo

Previous projects (a selection):

DRIVER+ Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience- PRIO project leader
DIGICOM- Communicating Risk in the Digital Age
PERSONA- Privacy, Ethical, Regulatory and Social “No-gate crossing point solution” Acceptance
LASIE- Large Scale Information Exploitation of Forensic Data
IRISS- Increasing Resilience in Surveillance Societies
PACT- Public Perception of Security and Privacy: Assessing Knowledge, Collecting Evidence, Translating Research into Action
PERSEUS- Protection of European Borders and Seas through the Intelligent Use of Surveillance
SOURCE- Virtual centre of excellence for research support and coordination on societal security
NordSTEVA- Nordic Centre of Excellence for Security Technologies and Societal Values

Research Groups

Full member:

PRIO Departments

Current

Dimensions of Security

Historical

Dimensions of Security (2012-2022)

PRIO Projects

Ongoing:

Finished:

Events

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:30-15:00 – Communicating Risk in the Digital Age: Dilemmas and Opportunities Presented to Authorities and the Public
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 07:45-10:00 – From Risk Management to Security Culture: the Changing Organization of Security
Fri, 19 May 2017 09:00-12:30 – DIGICOM End-User Seminar 19 May 2017
Thu, 18 May 2017 11:30-14:00 – Communicating risk and threat in the age of "fake news" and information overload
Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:00-14:00 – Not so Smart Cities? A Guide to Helping Cities Develop Ethical Data Strategies
22 - 23 Nov 2016 – The Digital is Political, Isn't It?
Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:00-14:00 – Artificial Police Agents: Looking Awry
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:30-10:30 – The Contested Semantics of 'Security' and the Curious Case of Privacy Impact Assessments applied to National Security Initiatives
15 - 16 Jul 2015 – LASIE: Supporting Forensic Analysts in Digital Evidence Retrieval and Analysis

PRIO started tracking events online in 2007. This listing is not complete. Past events may be mentioned in our news archive.

Publications

All Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Bergersen, Stine (2018) Communicating Risk: A Case Study on the 2014 Terror Alert in Norway, Alternatives: Global, Local, Political. DOI: 10.1177/0304375418770300.

Wright, David; Rowena Rodrigues; Charles Raab; Richard Jones; Ivan Szekely; Kirstie Ball; Rocco Bellanova & Stine Bergersen (2015) Questioning Surveillance, Computer Law & Security Review 31(2): 280–292.

Bergersen, Stine (2014) Overvåkning og personvern: Om innsynsrett i teori og praksis, Materialisten. Tidsskrift for forskning, fagkritikk og teoretisk debatt 14(3): 47–65.

Book Chapter

Bellanova, Rocco; Stine Bergersen; Maral Mirshahi; Marit Moe-Pryce & J. Peter Burgess (2017) Exercising Access Rights in Norway, in Norris, Clive; Paul De Hert; Xavier L'Hoiry; & Antonella Galetta, eds, The Unaccountable State of Surveillance. Exercising Access Rights in Europe. Dordrecht: Springer (257–296).

Conference Paper

Bellanova, Rocco & Stine Bergersen (2015) Credit scoring in Norway: Surveillance, (dis)trust and the possibility of critique, presented at Trust & Surveillance, University of Gothenburg, 05.– 06.10.2015 .

Bergersen, Stine (2014) Risk, Security and New Threats: Counter Terrorism Policies in Norway 2001-2008, presented at From Schauman to Breivik: Terrorism, Political Violence and the Nordic Countries, Helsinki University, 16.–17.06.2014.

Bergersen, Stine (2014) Norwegian security- and intelligence arrangements: democratic oversight and EU- cooperation., presented at Security, intelligence and EU cooperation: Scotland's comparator countries., University of Edinburgh & ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council), 06.05.2014.

PRIO Policy Brief

Bergersen, Stine (2021) Societal Acceptance of Civil Drones in Europe: Insights from Policy and Academic Literature, PRIO Policy Brief, 10. Oslo: PRIO.

Bergersen, Stine (2017) Why Communicate Terror Threats to the Public?, PRIO Policy Brief, 5. Oslo: PRIO.

Report - Other

Bergersen, Stine (2017) Artificial Police Agents: Looking Awry, LASIE Seminar Report, 2. Oslo: PRIO.

Rødningen, Ida; Dariusz (Darek) Kloza; & Stine Bergersen (2017) Monitoring report on emerging ethical challenges in the developing and implementing the system (Deliverable D2.3), LASIE Deliverables. Rome: EU FP7 LASIE project.

Bergersen, Stine; & Elodie Reuge (2017) Societal Impact Assessment Framework (D840.11), Driving Innovation For Crisis Management For European Resilience (DRIVER+). .

Bergersen, Stine (2017) D840.21 - A guide on assessing unintended societal impacts of different crisis management functions, Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (DRIVER). Oslo: PRIO.

Rødningen, Ida; Dariusz (Darek) Kloza; & Stine Bergersen (2017) Monitoring report on emerging ethical challenges in the developing and implementing the system (Deliverable D2.3)European Commission. LASIE- Large scale information exploitation of forensic data..

Kloza, Dariusz (Darek); Stine Bergersen; Rocco Bellanova; Ida Rødningen; Filipe Custódio; Apostolos Axenopoulos; & Sofia Trujillo (2016) Monitoring report on emerging ethical challenges and current societal debates (Deliverable D2.2), LASIE Deliverables, 2. Rome: EU FP7 LASIE project.

Bergersen, Stine (2016) The Contested Semantics of ‘Security’ and the Curious Case of Privacy Impact Assessments applied to National Security Initiatives, LASIE Seminar Report, 1. Oslo: PRIO.

Bergersen, Stine; & Mareile Kaufmann (2016) DRIVER Deliverable 91.3 Ethical procedures, risks and safeguards, Driving Innovation For Crisis Management For European Resilience (DRIVER). Oslo: PRIO.

Kaufmann, Mareile; & Stine Bergersen (2014) DRIVER Deliverable 93.1 - Identification of opportunities for positive societal impact of CM, Driving Innovation For Crisis Management For European Resilience (DRIVER). Oslo: PRIO.