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• Flinterud, Guro (2026). Crimes, Criminals, and the Monstrous on Social Media: The Norwegian Online Patrols Narratively Navigating Borders of Humanity. Culture Unbound. Journal of Current Cultural Research. 18(2), s. 176–194. doi: 10.3384/cu.6272. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This article investigates how the Norwegian police’s Online Patrols contribute to the cultural production of monstrosity through their posts on social media. Drawing on theories of monstrosity as a shifting moral and cultural category, the study examines how police communication—though framed as preventive and informative—implicitly constructs boundaries between humanity and its monstrous others. The article employs the concept of “implicit narrative,” derived from Bakhtin’s theory of speech genres, to analyze how police posts implicitly activate broader cultural scripts. Through a close reading of posts about sexual predators, hate crime and women’s rights, the article explores different ways that the police’s social media presence draws from and play into ongoing cultural negotiations ultimately connected to morality and humanity. By situating police storytelling within the algorithmically governed and affectively charged landscape of social media, the article argues that digital policing practices are deeply entangled with cultural processes of othering. In this context, the law is not only a regulatory framework but also a narrative device through which monstrosity is constructed, contested, and circulated.

• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). Telling Tales of Secrecy: Practices of Police Ethnography in Times of Securitization. European Journal of Policing Studies. ISSN 2034-760X. 9(2), s. 154–172. doi: https:/www.boomportaal.nl/tijdschrift/EJPS/EJPS_2034-760X_2025_009. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Ethnographic research is inherently fraught with ethical and practical dilemmas that demand continuous reflexivity, particularly when studying institutions defined by authority and secrecy, such as the police. This article examines how contemporary processes of securitization shape ethnographic practice within these high-security environments. Drawing on a study of Norwegian police control rooms – securitized environments with restricted access – the analysis moves beyond viewing security measures merely as logistical hurdles and instead conceptualizes them as part of a societal trend towards a growing securitization of policing. By exploring how such measures shape researchers by requiring them to obtain security clearances, by delimiting what and how sensitive topics are put into writing, and by conditioning future research practices, the article sheds light on the evolving tension between academic ideals of transparency and critique, and the institutional realities of a securitized field. It argues that this shifting context necessitates a nuanced understanding of the dynamic relationship between researcher and field – one that moves beyond standard considerations of institutional affiliations – and calls for critical attention to how changing police policies actively shape the possibilities and boundaries of ethnographic inquiry.

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• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). Getting inside policing: access, positionality and research relationships. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). Rethinking the Future of Police–Academic Relations within different local contexts in Europe. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This roundtable explores emerging insights from a new double special issue on police–academic relationships, grounded in the concept of “fragile alliances” (Bacon et al., 2021). Drawing together contributions from across Europe, the special issue broadens earlier work (Bacon et al., 2021) by examining both formal and informal collaborations and the cultural, political, and structural conditions that shape them. The roundtable reflects on findings generated through a year long series of international workshops held in Belgium, Greece, and Australia in 2025 as part of the ESC Policing Working Group. Key themes include differing expectations of research, power and trust dynamics, precarity for early career researchers, boundary negotiations, and challenges around data access, independence, and ethics. By comparing experiences across diverse jurisdictions, the roundtable offers a critical space to discuss how police–academic relationships can be strengthened, sustained, and ethically safeguarded in an evolving European policing landscape.

• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). From emergency call to prosecutorial decision: The becoming and movements of knowledge in criminal cases. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The decision by the public prosecutor on whether to bring a criminal case to court can be considered the final outcome of the police’s handling of an incident, presenting structured and orderly information summarizing what took place. Yet, before reaching this point, information travels through the police organization, interacting with technologies, registers, and databases. This project traces these informational pathways to examine how knowledge is produced and transformed in policing. We draw on unique data from the Norwegian police, starting with recordings of oral information provided during emergency calls to control rooms. These recordings are transformed into police logs within the system for call handling and incident management. We then follow incidents that develop into criminal cases, tracking the evolution of information through subsequent investigative steps up to the prosecutorial decision. By comparing the initial understanding of an incident in the control room with the final understanding reflected in the prosecution decision, we analyse how information changes, is emphasized or omitted, and how human and non-human actors contribute to these processes. The project advances understanding of the creation of knowledge in policing, the dynamics of information in criminal investigations, and the complex interplay between data, technology, and human judgment in shaping legal outcomes.

• Flinterud, Guro (2026). “Han va ain stygging, som inki gjorde gagn men berre vilde det, som ilt va”: Taking on the supernatural naturecultures of wicked beings in Norwegian folklore. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). Teknologien og politivitenskapen: Å utforske politiet gjennom verktøyene de bruker. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Lundgaard har gjort etnografiske studier av politiets operasjonssentraler, dronevirksomhet, patruljetjeneste og Politiets IT-enhet. I foredraget vil hun vise hvordan perspektiver fra teknologi og vitenskapsstudier kan gi nye perspektiver og metoder for å utforske politiets virksomhet.

• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). Hvordan vet politiet det de mener de vet? Om politiets kunnskapsgrunnlag og makt. Politiforum. ISSN 1500-6921. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Hvordan skapes politiets kunnskapsgrunnlag, og hvem får definere hva som er sant om kriminalitet, risiko og fare? Artikkelen undersøker kunnskapsbasert politiarbeid, politiets virkelighetsbeskrivelser og behovet for åpenhet og tillit.

• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). Kuratert politiarbeid: Ressurskjøretøyene til utrykningsenheten og alt som finnes i dem. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Lundgaard, Jenny Maria (2026). Er sivile operatører på operasjons-sentralen en enkel løsning? Politiforum, Politiets fellesforbund. doi: https:/www.politiforum.no/fagartikkel/er-sivile-operatorer-pa-operasjons-sentralen-en-enkel-losning/289742?fbclid=IwY2xjawQSD-5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBSa2pwempXSmFnV3pHd1kyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkOWW5l8iEVmejfgihPqPFXOyeb5X2jsZueeXm8BpKHdKHp4WLHfvkuKQcAj_aem_jV10on79GxROpSldOltUMw. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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