Sigrun Marie Moss

• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2019). Leadership strategies of mobilisation and demobilisation in Sudan. The Journal of Social and Political Psychology.  ISSN 2195-3325.  7(2), s 997- 1020 . doi: 10.5964/jspp.v7i2.869
• Moss, Sigrun Marie; Ulug, Ozden Melis & Acar, Yasemin Gulsum (2019). Doing research in conflict contexts: Practical and ethical challenges for researchers when conducting fieldwork. Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology.  ISSN 1078-1919.  25(1), s 86- 99 . doi: 10.1037/pac0000334
• Røren, Marie; Jessen, Reidar Schei; Divon, Shai André & Moss, Sigrun Marie (2019). Intercultural attention in trauma treatment: Western trauma treatment negotiated and modified in Sudan. International Journal of Intercultural Relations.  ISSN 0147-1767.  70(May), s 67- 77 . doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2019.03.002 Show summary

  Western therapeutic methods have increasingly been implemented in non-Western contexts as treatment for traumatic stress reactions. There is a growing awareness of the need for such implementations to incorporate cultural specificity, and discussions are needed on the suitability of Western psychological approaches and theories in different parts of the world. The objective of this paper is to explore the intercultural applicability of trauma treatment through a case study in Sudan. We look at how Western methods are applied and potentially modified in Sudan to fit social-cultural realities – and how specific contexts affects treatments. Such data from a non-Western context is invaluable to the discussion of transcultural aspects of mental health care. This paper presents interview data, where counsellors in a trauma centre in Sudan were asked how they are implementing Western methods, and how these treatments are negotiated and potentially modified to fit the context. The interviewed counsellors emphasise the contextual factors influencing the treatment and the need to modify therapeutic methods to the specific cultural setting. Three themes are discussed: stigma towards mental health and sexual assaults; the negotiation of treatment alongside traditional healers; and the modification of treatments to the cultural context. The findings suggest that although Western methods can be useful in non-Western settings, these need to be carefully modified to the context as well as to each individual client. The study offers valuable insights into such modifications.

• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). From political to national identity in Zanizbar. Narratives on changes in social practices., In Sangheeta Bagga-Gupta; Aase Lyngvær Hansen & Julie Feilberg (ed.),  Identity Revisited and Reimagined. Empirical and Theoretical Contributions on Embodied Communication Across Time and Space.  Springer.  ISBN 978-3-319-58056-2.  8.  s 169 - 186
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). Identitetsentreprenørene. Speilvendt.  ISSN 1893-4560.  2
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). Identity Hierarchy Within the Sudanese Superordinate Identity: Political Leadership Promoting and Demoting Subordinate Groups. Political Psychology.  ISSN 0162-895X.  38(6), s 925- 942 . doi: 10.1111/pops.12378
• Phelps, Joshua; Moss, Sigrun Marie & Larsen, Nils Morten (2017). Sosial interaksjon, I: Joshua Phelps; Nils Morten Larsen & Manjeet Singh (red.),  Kommunikasjon og konflikthåndtering i operativt politiarbeid: Sosialpsykologiske perspektiver.  Universitetsforlaget.  ISBN 9788215027913.  4.  s 71 - 110
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2016). "Country first, politics later" reasons for dual recategorization in zanzibari narratives. Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology.  ISSN 1078-1919.  22(4), s 318- 328 . doi: 10.1037/pac0000223 Show summary

  Research has demonstrated that recategorization—emphasizing a common ingroup over subordinate groups—can influence perceptions of ingroup boundaries, and reduce intergroup bias and intergroup conflict. Few studies look at recategorization processes in real-life non-Western conflict contexts. Whether recategorization is a realistic approach in real-life conflict has been debated. This study offers an empirical analysis of a recategorization process implemented in Zanzibar, looking at the political and social processes that took place in recent years between the 2 main political groups: incumbent Chama Cha Mapinduzi and opposition Civic United Front. The main objective of this study is to understand Zanzibaris’ own explanations of what enabled (or hindered) the dual recategorization. Through qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews (N = 68) with respondents from the general population and political elites, 3 main themes were identified explaining why changes in categorization came about: the emphasis of a common outgroup (mainland Tanzania), the role of the leadership of both groups in reconstructing group members’ identities, and the shared cultural, social, and national identity in Zanzibar. The interaction between these themes is crucial. The role of leadership—largely overlooked in recategorization research—is specifically discussed. This study emphasizes the acute contextuality of recategorization, and highlights both the positive potential and the vulnerability of the framework in a non-Western conflict setting.

• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2016). Representations of social identities in Rwanda., In Shelly McKeown; Reeshma Haji & Neil Ferguson (ed.),  Understanding Peace and Conflict Through Social Identity Theory.  Springer.  ISBN 9783319298672.  Kapittel 13.  s 199 - 213
• Moss, Sigrun Marie & Vollhardt, Johanna Ray (2016). “You Can't Give a Syringe with Unity”: Rwandan Responses to the Government's Single Recategorization Policies. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.  ISSN 1529-7489.  16(1), s 325- 359 . doi: 10.1111/asap.12097
• Moss, Sigrun Marie & Tronvoll, Kjetil (2015). “We are all Zanzibari!” Identity formation and political reconciliation in Zanzibar. Journal of Eastern African Studies.  ISSN 1753-1055.  9(1), s 91- 109 . doi: 10.1080/17531055.2014.985357 Show summary

  Zanzibari social relations were long characterised by disruption and antagonism around election time, between followers of the incumbent Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). In November 2009, with a top-level political meeting between the leaders of CUF and CCM, this started to change. Based on field interviews and observations, this article argues that Zanzibari politics – over the period from July 2009 to November 2010 – moved from a hostile and polarised political environment, via a limbo period, to a widely supported reconciliation process, and that over these three phases, intergroup relations changed. Using social identity theory, we argue that the shared Zanzibari identity increased in salience, and intergroup animosity decreased, a process likened to the social psychological dual recategorisation. Second, reasons for this change in intergroup relations are discussed, comparing this recent process to former failed peace processes, stressing shared goals, intergroup communalities, leadership dialogue and cooperation, and focus on the superordinate identity. The material demonstrates that elite-led political discourse can increase or decrease political tension and thus initiate social identity transformation. We argue that this process further created room for the peaceful 2010 elections and the establishment of the current Zanzibar Government of National Unity.

• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2014). Beyond Conflict and Spoilt Identities: How Rwandan Leaders Justify a Single Recategorization Model for Post-Conflict Reconciliation. The Journal of Social and Political Psychology.  ISSN 2195-3325.  2(1) . doi: 10.5964/jspp.v2i1.291
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2013). Sosial rekategorisering som politisk strategi i fredsbygging. Erfaringer fra Rwanda og Zanzibar. Impuls : Tidsskrift for psykologi.  ISSN 0801-2911.  s 24- 42

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• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2018). I møtet med Trump, Erna: Husk Hitler!. VG : Verdens gang.  ISSN 0805-5203.
• Andenæs, Agnes; Benum, Kirsten; Carlquist, Erik; Halvorsen, Margrethe S.; Hauge, Mona-Iren; Madsen, Ole Jacob; Moss, Sigrun Marie; Oddli, Hanne; Roen, Katrina; Råbu, Marit; Skjelsbæk, Inger; Stänicke, Erik; Strømme, Hanne; Sveaass, Nora & Tjersland, Odd Arne (2017). Sneversynt om psykologisk kunnskap. Morgenbladet.  ISSN 0805-3847.  198(5), s 28- 29
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). A closer look at social identities in Sudan and South Sudan..
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). Hvordan kan psykologien bidra i samfunnet?.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). ‘Politisk ledelse og identitetsentreprenørskap.’.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). Researching the non-existent. Identity research in contexts where identity is not a word.
• Skjelsbæk, Inger; Sveaass, Nora; Evang, Karl; Dybdahl, Ragnhild & Moss, Sigrun Marie (2017). Verden med Trump - et politisk psykologisk blikk. Show summary

  Hva skjer når USAs mektigste mann spiller på frykt og følelse av avmakt?Hvordan blir det når mennesker utestenges og marginaliseres og det skapes avstand mellom «oss» og «dem»? Innlederne tar for seg politisk ledelse og strategier fra et psykologisk perspektiv og ser på menneskerettighetsbrudd og internasjonale forpliktelser i en verden med Trump.

• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2016). From government of national unity to single-party rule: Political leadership and elections in Zanzibar.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2016). Kanskje ikke så ulogisk å stemme på Trump?. NRK Ytring.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2016). Solidarity in national identity definitions in Sudan.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2016). Trump som president. Hva nå for USAs kvinner?. Kvinneguiden.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2015). Annullert demokrati på Zanzibar. Vårt land.  ISSN 0805-5424.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2015). Ledere manipulerer sosiale identiteter – hvorfor henger ikke sosialpsykologien med?. Psykologisk tidsskrift.  ISSN 1501-7508.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2015). Tanzania i forandring. Bistandsaktuelt.  ISSN 1501-0201.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie & Tronvoll, Kjetil (2015). Identity, politics, and reconciliation in Zanzibar. Democracy in Africa.
• Moss, Sigrun Marie (2014). Sosialpsykologiske perspektiver på kommunesammenslåingsprosesser: Rekategorisering og truede sosiale identiteter.
• Said, Salma; Benjaminsen, G. & Moss, Sigrun Marie (2013). Unionen sett fra Zanzibar: På tide å sy om dressjakka?. Bistandsaktuelt.  ISSN 1501-0201.

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