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Kariane Therese Gärtner Westrheim

Emeritus
Department of Education
  • E-mailkariane.westrheim@uib.no
  • Phone+47 55 58 87 97
  • Visitor Address
    Christiesgate 13
    5020 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7807
    5020 Bergen
  • Critical pedagogy - Freirian perspectives
  • Multicultural edaucation
  • Political movements (Kurds)
  • Education in areas of war and political unrest
  • Education in prison

Dissemination themes focus on Kurdish movements in Turkey and North Syria, with emphasis on political, democratic and educational issues. Active in sharing research results and fields of competence with the media.

Bachelor- and Master Programme in Education

EVU-course (PED665) Correctional Service as Learning Site

Academic article
  • Show author(s) (2023). Being an Educator: Norwegian Prison Officers’ Conception of their Role Regarding Incarcerated Persons’ Education. Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (JPER). 250-265.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Norwegian prison officers´ perspectives on professionalism and professional development opportunities in their occupation . Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (JPER). 316-332.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Cezaevinde Direnişin Önemi ve Anlam (The Importance and Meaning of Resistance in Prison). dm Demokratik Modernite. 31-39.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Social inclusion of refugees into higher education in Norway: A critical analysis of Norwegian higher education and integration policies. Policy Futures in Education. 20 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Academic self-efficacy, educational motives and aspects of the prison sentence as predictors for participation in prison education. Journal of Correctional Education. 19-40.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Hva betyr "kompetanse for mangfold" i utdanningssystemet. Et kritisk perspektiv på mangfolddiskursen. Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift. 168-180.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Iraqi prisoners in Norway: Educational background, participation, preferences and barriers to education. Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (JPER). 6-19.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Lærerutdannerens digitale kompetanse. Högre utbildning. 93-108.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Choosing the Mountains: The PKK as alternative knowledge and identity project. Politics, Culture and Socialization.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Prison as Site for Political Education: Educational Experiences from Prison Narrated by Members and Sympathisers of the PKK. The Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies.
  • Show author(s) (2007). A Zone for Deliberation? Methodological challenges in fields of political unrest. Policy Futures in Education. 173-185.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Multivoiced supervision of master students: A case study of alternative supervision practices in higher education. Studies in Higher Education. 299-318.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Kritisk pedagogikk og multikulturalisme i lys av Freiretradisjonen. Nordisk Pedagogik. 212-226.
Report
  • Show author(s) (2017). "Vi er ganske gode i hverdagen"... Fengselsbetjenters fortellinger om rolle og posisjon i møte med innsatte og deres utdanningssituasjon i norske fengsler. .
  • Show author(s) (2014). Innsatte fra Litauen, Polen og Nigeria: Utdanning, arbeid og kompetanse. .
  • Show author(s) (2013). Ethnic minority prisoners in Nordic prisons: Educational background,preferences and needs. A qualitative study of prisoners from Iraq,Poland, Russia, Serbia and Somalia. .
  • Show author(s) (2012). Utenlandske innsatte i nordiske fengsler:Utdanningsbakgrunn, ønsker og behov. En kvalitativ studie av innsatte fra Irak, Polen, Russland, Serbia og Somalia. .
  • Show author(s) (2012). Innsatte med irakisk bakgrunn i norske fengsler: en kvalitativ undersøkelse av utdanningsbakgrunn, ønsker og behov. .
  • Show author(s) (2004). Medstudenten som ressurs. 3. 3. .
Lecture
  • Show author(s) (2023). Fengselsbetjenten som aktør i innsattes utdanning og læring.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Being an educator - Norwegian Prison Officers' role in prison education. .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Democratic Federation of North Syria - Future Scenarios.
  • Show author(s) (2016). The prison offiser as a learning actor in inmates education.
  • Show author(s) (2016). The Kurdish Freedom Movement as Learning Site.
Popular scientific lecture
  • Show author(s) (2016). Universitet under press. Om situasjonen for universitetstilsette og studentar i Erdogans Tyrkia.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Hvordan forstår fengselsbetjenter i norske fengsler sin rolle i oppfølging og tilrettelegging av utdannings- og opplæringstilbud for innsatte?
  • Show author(s) (2016). Academia under pressure. The situation in post coup Turkey.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Kurderne i Iran, Irak, Tyrkia og Syria.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Turkey, the Kurds and the Imrali Peace Process: An Historic Opportunity (Opening speech).
  • Show author(s) (2012). “The Kurdish Question in Turkey - Time to Renew the Dialog and the Direct Negotiations” Opening speech.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Opening speech by Chairwomen.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Is there a Life after Dissertation?
  • Show author(s) (2006). Opening remarks by Chair to the theme: Time for Justice, Dialogue and Solution.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Sentrale menneskerettighetsforkjempere.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Multicultural Venues of Empowerment in Health and Education - critical perspectives.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Eu Turkey and the Kurds.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2023). Foreign inmates: They wish to start an education but face too many barriers.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Utenlandske innsatte og det flerkulturelle klasserommet.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Utenlandske innsatte: Utfordringer og muligheter.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Young Voices from Maxmur: Educational experiences from a living democratic autonomy .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Laudation to Professor Noam Chomsky.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Education in Rojava-Northern Syria.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Democratic Alternative to Tyranny and Chaos in the Middle East: Kurdish Vision and Strategies .
  • Show author(s) (2016). From Sykes-Picot to the present.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Fengselsbetjenters fortellinger om rolle og posisjon i møte med innsatte og deres utdanningssituasjon i norske fengsler.
  • Show author(s) (2012). The Quest for a New Social Science (invited Keynote).
  • Show author(s) (2012). THE STRENGTHS & ROOTS OF A SOLUTION TO THE KURDISH PROBLEM IN TURKEY BASED ON DEMOCRATIC SELF-DETERMINATION (invited Keynote).
  • Show author(s) (2012). Innsatte med irakisk bakgrunn i norske fengsler: en kvalitativ undersøkelse av utdanningsbakgrunn, ønsker og behov.
  • Show author(s) (2012). A qualitative study on educational background, wishes and needs among groups of foreign prisoners in Nordic prisons.
  • Show author(s) (2011). The Quest for Democracy.
  • Show author(s) (2011). The Educational Contribution of the PKK in the Turkish-Kurdish Conflikt.
  • Show author(s) (2011). The Current Situation of the Kurds in Syria.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Conducting Qualitative Research in Norwegian Multicultural Prisons.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Conducting Qalitative Research in Multuicultural Norwegian Prisons: Approces and Dilemmas.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Turkey and the Kurdish Conflict: Political Dialogue & Peace-building.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Kurdish Women and Political Participation: Moving towards a Democratic National Women’s Network.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Education in the Warzone: the role of education in areas of war and poltitical conflict.
  • Show author(s) (2009). The PEK-Project "Teach as we preach" - Teacher educators digital competence. Preliminary findings from the project.
  • Show author(s) (2009). The Impact of Education in Areas of war and Political Conflict.
  • Show author(s) (2008). The Impact of Education in War & Conflict Areas.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Terror eller frigjøringskamp?
  • Show author(s) (2007). Å velge fjellene: PKK som kunnskaps og identitetsprosjekt.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The sensitive role of the researcher in conflict areas.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Transformation of Knowledge: The case of the PKK.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Knowledge Transformation in a Liberation Movement: The PKK as Alternative Knowledge and Identity Project.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Zone for Deliberation: Researching Fields of Political Unrest.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Whose knowledge counts?
  • Show author(s) (2005). Researching Fields of Political Unrest. Ethical dimensions.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Opening remarks by Chair to the theme: The EU Turkey and the Kurds.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Knowledge in a Marginal Context.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Critical Pedagogy at the University?
  • Show author(s) (2004). The Liberation Movement. An Alternative Identity and Knowledge project?
  • Show author(s) (2004). Opening remarks by Chair to the theme: Eu Turkey and the Kurds.
  • Show author(s) (2003). The power of the group in graduate student supervision.
  • Show author(s) (2003). En treleddet veiledningsmodell for masterstudiet i pedagogikk ved UiB.
Reader opinion piece
  • Show author(s) (2022). Madrid Agreement: It may seem hopeless, but the Kurds will never give up. . MedyaNews.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Vårt samfunnsoppdrag er også å formidle på norsk. På Høyden ( UiBs nettavis).
  • Show author(s) (2014). "Dünya Kobanê'deki Kürt direnişini desteklemelidir" Eng tittel "Support the Kurdish resistance in Kobane". Yeni Ôzgür Politika. 1 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Hinder for fredelig løsning? Forsvarets Forum. 57.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Kurderne blir forsøkt kneblet. Bergens Tidende.
Book review
  • Show author(s) (2014). “Living Freedom”: The Evolution of the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey and the Efforts to Resolve it. Kurdish Studies. 48-51.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Replikk til førsteamanuensis Rolf Fastings kommentar i Spesialpedagogikk nr. 10/2010, til boka Etnisk mangfold i skolen. Det sakkyndige blikket av Joron Pihl. Spesialpedagogikk. 30-32.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Saklig ukyndighet? Skolepsykologi.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Show author(s) (2019). Kunnskapsbasert straffegjennomføring i kriminalomsorgen i Norge. Fagbokforlaget.
  • Show author(s) (2018). My Encounter with the Kurdish Movement. Black Rose Book.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Kompetanse for mangfold: Om utdanningens rolle og skolens utfordringer i det flerkulturelle Norge. Fagbokforlaget.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Dagları Seçmek: Alternatif Bir Kimlik Projesi Olarak PKK. Berdan Matbaacilik.
Compendium
  • Show author(s) (2011). A Tribute To Professor Olga Dysthe. With this booklet colleagues, research collaborators and friends, honour Olga Dysthe on her 70th year anniversary and also mark her retirement from the Department of Education, University of Bergen.
Popular scientific article
  • Show author(s) (2015). Karanliga Karsi deniz feneri (tyrkisk) A Lighthouse in the dark. PolitikART.
  • Show author(s) (2012). PKK’de kadınlar ve Kürt ulusal hareket. Yeni Ozgur Politika.
  • Show author(s) (2006). PKK bevegelsen. Tema Kurdistan. 23-28.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Voldtekt av kurdiske kvinner: Landsbyvoktersystemet i Tyrkia. Tema Kurdistan. 9-11.
Feature article
  • Show author(s) (2018). Natos egen krigsforbryter . Klassekampen. 22-23.
  • Show author(s) (2018). All makt til forbryteren. Klassekampen. 20-21.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Kuppmakeren Erdogan. Klassekampen.
  • Show author(s) (2015). På full fart mot borgerkrig. Bergens Tidende.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Fredssamtaler ble snudd til krig. Bergens Tidende.
  • Show author(s) (2014). “DÜNYAYI DEĞİŞTİRMEK BİR GÜNÜ ALIR...’’ Eng. oversettelse “IT TAKES ONE DAY TO CHANGE THE WORLD…”. Yeni Özgür Politika. 3 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). I geriljaen har alle en bok i lommen. Bergens Tidende. 16-17.
  • Show author(s) (2011). De syriske kurderne er vår tids fredløse. Bergens Tidende.
  • Show author(s) (2007). PKK bekjempes ikke med våpen. Bergens Tidende.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Polarisering av identiteter. Bergens Tidende.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Får Leyla Zana en rettferdig rettsak? Bergens Tidende.
Doctoral dissertation
  • Show author(s) (2022). Pathways to Social Inclusion: The Role of Institutions in the Social Inclusion of Refugees into Higher Education in Norway. Policies and practices in focus.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Education for Deliberative Democracy. Theoretical assumptions and classroom practices.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Frå skulebenk til deadlines. Korleis nettjournalistar og journaliststudentar lærer, og korleis dei utviklar journalistfagleg kunnskap.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Tilpasset opplæring i norsk skole.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Education in a Political Context. A study of knowledge processes and learning sites in the PKK.
Interview
  • Show author(s) (2023). Transforming Corrections.
  • Show author(s) (2019). The Hard Resistance of the Kurds and Others in North Syria Prevented a Full Turkish Invasion’ .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Utdanning til barn rammet av krig og konflikt (i forbindelse med TV aksjonen 2017).
  • Show author(s) (2014). Tyrkia leverer våpen til IS og gir dei open støtte.
  • Show author(s) (2014). TV2 Nyhetskanalen.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Female fighters in PKK.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Turkey and the PKK: The Kurdish women who take up arms.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Med kurdisk pensum.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Debattprogram, NUCE TV (71 minutter live)Meddebattant Judge Essa Moosa, South AfricaTema var de nylig påbegynte politiske forhandlingene mellom AKP regjeringen i Tyrkia og PPKs leder Abdullah Öcalan.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Ab yolundaki Türkiye icinkötü bir reklam.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Time for change in Turkey.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Pressekonferanse om PKK.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Westrheim PKK eğitimini anlattı (Özgur Politika).
  • Show author(s) (2007). President Masud Barzani visits the European Parliament (Språk Sorani).
  • Show author(s) (2007). En storpolitisk kasteball.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Alle vil tape på tyrkisk Irak-invasjon.
  • Show author(s) (2006). PKK rexistinek civaki u siyasi ye (PPK er en sosial og politisk bevegelse).
  • Show author(s) (2006). Ocalan pesengiya karen bas kirye (Öcalan har også gjort gode ting).
  • Show author(s) (2006). Glemte konflikter.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Amed'i unutamam (Jeg glemmer aldri Amed).
  • Show author(s) (2006). Alt for partiet og Jesus.
  • Show author(s) (2004). The Brussels Conference 2004: The EU, Turkey and the Kurds.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Intervju på TV 2 nyhetene Om konferanse i EU parlamentet: The EU, Turkey and the Kurds.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Tema: Etter Irak krigen: Fortiet kurdisk fredsinitiativ.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Norges ansikter.
Programme participation
  • Show author(s) (2022). NATO's Agreement with Turkey .
  • Show author(s) (2017). TV2 Nyhetskanalen Om folkeavstemming i Tyrkia og veien videre.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Søndagsgjest Nyhetskanalen Om situasjonen i Kobane, Syria.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Tyrkias vei til EU.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Kurds in Turkey.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Dagsnytt 18.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Show author(s) (2019). Utenlandske innsatte: høy utdanningamotivasjon, men mange hinder. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Kunnskapsbasert straffegjennomføring i Norge. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Fengselsbetjentens rolle i oppfølging av utdannings- og opplæringstilbud til innsatte. 20 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Kurdish women of the diaspora and political participation. 23 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2014). "Vi klarer oss uansett - Det har vi gjort i fem hundre år": Perspektiver på utdanningssituasjonen til norske rombarn. 34 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Taking to the Streets! Kurdish Collective Action in Turkey. 24 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Den flerkulturelle skolen. 31 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Oppsummering og drøfting. 22 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Metode. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Likheter og forskjeller i de nordiske landene. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Demokrati i det flerkulturelle klasserommet. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Mangfold og demokrati i den flerkulturelle skolen.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Elevmangfold i skolen: Det flerkulturelle perspektivet.
  • Show author(s) (2006). På nett? Veiledning i IKT-basert master. 24 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2006). En treleddet veiledningsmodell i masterstudiet. 19 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Cultural identity and oppression experienced through the Kurdish liberation struggle. 27 pages.
Popular scientific book
  • Show author(s) (2005). EU Turkey and the Kurds. Kurdish Human Rights Project.
Multimedia product
  • Show author(s) (2004). "Tilpasset opplæring - et kvalitativt intervju" (undervisningsvideo i kvalitativ metode).
Medical Student Research Thesis
  • Show author(s) (2009). Mapping Discrimination: Trade Unions in Norway.
Popular scientific chapter/article
  • Show author(s) (2012). Irakiske innsatte i Norge. 113-141.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Innledning. 19-25.
Briefs
  • Show author(s) (2013). Fikk pris for engasjerende forelesningsstil. (Utdanningsnytt).
Chapter
  • Show author(s) (2018). The EU Turkey Civic Commission and the Peace in Kurdistan Campaign. 182-189. In:
    • Show author(s) (2018). My Encounter with the Kurdish Movement. Black Rose Book.
  • Show author(s) (2018). My encounter with the Kurdish Movement. 176-182. In:
    • Show author(s) (2018). My Encounter with the Kurdish Movement. Black Rose Book.

More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)

  • Critical pedagogy - Freirian perspectives
  • Multicultural edaucation
  • Political movements (Kurds)
  • Education in areas of war and political unrest
  • Education in prison
Fields of competence 
Democratic Autonomy
Education in prison
Freirian tradition
Iran
Iraq
Kurdistan
Multicultural education
Political movements (Kurds)
Syria