Current research interests: Risk- and threat communication, digitalization of security- and crisis management practices, disinformation, preparedness, total defence, hybrid threats, etc.
Stine Bergersen
Senior Researcher
Email: stiber@prio.org
Interests and experience
Professional background:
- 2023- Senior Researcher, Dimensions of Security, PRIO
- 2018-2023- Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law & Criminology, Vrije Universiteit in Brussels 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:
- 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
Current projects:
- Resilience or Rupture? The Nordic Security Community in an Age of Antagonistic Threats (NORDSECURE)
- PrepEthics: The ethics of preparedness: questioning priorities in Norwegian policies of preparedness
Previous projects (a selection):
- Increasing national resilience in the age of disinformation: Recommendations for enhanced preparedness through collective psychological defence". Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Project leader).
- Digital Emergency Communication (DIGeMERGE)
- Disinformation and people: impacts on societal trust and resilience (FAKENEWS)
- RegulAIR: The integration of drones in the Norwegian and European Airspaces
- Conveying Complex Uncertainty- The Dilemmas of Communicating About Terror Threats- PhD project
- 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
Projects
All of Stine Bergersen projects
Resilience or Rupture? The Nordic Security Community in an Age of Antagonistic Threats
The ethics of preparedness: questioning priorities in Norwegian policies of preparedness (PrepEthics)
Oscarsborg Symposium on Nordic Security
Peace, Security and Global Digital Politics: ePOLITICS Initiative
Increasing National Resilience in the Age of Disinformation: Recommendations for Enhanced Preparedness Through Collective Psychological Defence
Digital Emergency Communication (DIGeMERGE)
Disruptive Security Technologies: Challenges to Norway’s Total Defence Concept
RegulAIR: The integration of drones in the Norwegian and European Airspaces
Global Security Technology Laboratories (GeSTaLT)
Privacy, Ethical, Regulatory and Social No-gate Crossing Point Solutions Acceptance (PERSONA)
Latest publications
All of Stine Bergersen publications
Increasing resilience in the age of disinformation
PRIO Paper
Demokratisk motstandskraft i møte med påvirkning
Conference paper
Lever vi i en permanent krise? Norge foran et veiskille
Popular article in High North News
From Sirens to Smartphones: Expanding Emergency Communication in Norway: A case study of the implementation of Emergency Alert on mobile in Norway
Conference paper
Strengthening self-preparedness or emphasizing uncertainty during emergency? A case study of the implementation of emergency alerts on mobile in Norway
Conference paper
Conveying Complex Uncertainty: The Dilemmas of Communicating About Terror Threats
PhD thesis
Societal Acceptance of Civil Drones in Europe: Insights from Policy and Academic Literature
PRIO Policy Brief
D913.14 Ethical monitoring report 4
D913.31 Societal Impact Assessment Framework- version 2
Driving Innovation For Crisis Management For European Resilience (DRIVER+)
D913.13 Ethical Monitoring Report
Driving Innovation For Crisis Management For European Resilience (DRIVER+)
Latest news
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The 2026 Oscarsborg Symposium Strengthens Nordic Business-State Networks in Defence and Preparedness
The 2026 Oscarsborg Symposium gathered leaders and experts from business, government, and research to examine the critical roles and conditions of businesses in defense and preparedness.
PRIO gathers Nordic leaders and experts at Oscarsborg Fortress to discuss the role of business in defence and preparedness
Leading decision-makers, business representatives, experts and researchers from across the Nordic region will gather at Oscarsborg Fortress on 1-2 October 2026 for the second annual Oscarsborg Symposium on Nordic Security. Hosted by PRIO.
Looking for Horizon Europe partners? Explore PRIO’s new EU Matchmaking Guide
PRIO has developed a new EU Matchmaking Guide to support organisations preparing project proposals under Horizon Europe in identifying relevant researchers.
PRIO’s first European Security Week
PRIO’s first European Security Week brought together researchers and experts for a series of debates on the future of European security.
PRIO secures new funding for research on conflict, gender, security and human resilience
PRIO has recently secured several external research grants, highlighting strong confidence in the Institute’s research and its relevance to pressing global challenges.
New Middle East and Nordic security projects secure external funding
PRIO is pleased to announce that two new research projects have secured external funding, strengthening the Institute’s work on protracted displacement in the Middle East and on Nordic security cooperation.
The 2025 Oscarsborg Symposium on Nordic Security - Communicating for War and Countering Disinformation: The Nordic Approach
The first Oscarsborg Symposium gathered Nordic leaders, experts, and scholars to reflect on joint Nordic security challenges and develop better joint understandings of issues at stake.
PRIO project wins security innovation award 2025
This summer, the EU-funded project Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (DRIVER+) was awarded the Security Innovation Award 2025 for Best Open Source Innovation.
DIGeMERGE panel at the 7th International Crisis Communication Conference, ECREA
DIGeMERGE organized a panel at the 7th International Crisis Communication Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden (5-7 October 2023), organized by the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA).
Stine Bergersen Successfully Defends PhD Thesis
Today, Stine Bergersen defended her dissertation titled 'Conveying Complex Uncertainty: The Dilemmas of Communicating about Terror Threats' at Vrije University Brussels. Congratulations to Stine!
Latest events
All of Stine Bergersen events
Oscarsborg Symposium on Nordic Security 2026
Cognitive threats and democratic resilience
Drones in European skies: Critical insights from research and practice
Communicating Risk in the Digital Age: Dilemmas and Opportunities Presented to Authorities and the Public
From Risk Management to Security Culture: the Changing Organization of Security
DIGICOM End-User Seminar 19 May 2017
Communicating risk and threat in the age of "fake news" and information overload
Not so Smart Cities? A Guide to Helping Cities Develop Ethical Data Strategies
The Digital is Political, Isn't It?
Artificial Police Agents: Looking Awry
Cognitive threats and democratic resilience
Drones in European skies: Critical insights from research and practice
Digital Emergency Communication (DIGeMERGE)
How can digital emergency communication save lives?
From Risk Management to Security Culture: the Changing Organization of Security
Communicating risk and threat in the age of "fake news" and information overload
Not so Smart Cities? A Guide to Helping Cities Develop Ethical Data Strategies
In the media
Stine Bergersen was featured in local newspaper, iHarstad, about the recently funded project titled ‘Resilience or rupture? The Nordic security community in an age of antagonistic threats.’
PRIO researcher Stine Bergersen’s new project titled “Resilience or Rupture? The Nordic Security Community in an Age of Antagonistic Threats” was mentioned in a list of new Nordforsk-funded projects, by the Norwegian research magazine Khrono.
Stine Bergersen was interviewed for an article by Nord University on the course collaboration between PRIO and DIGeMERGE, on the digitalization of emergency communication.
PRIO researcher Stine Bergersen wrote an opinion piece on fake news that was published by the Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten
Stine Bergersen was interviewed by the Norwegian local newspaper, iHarstad about academic freedom in connection with new US restrictions on certain words being banned.
PRIO researcher Stine Bergersen was featured in an article PRIO wrote for the Norwegian research industry publication, Forskning.no, on the Norwegian authorities communicating about terrorist threats.
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