Nora Förell

I work as a Ph.D. student at the Division of Environmental Communication, Department of Urban and Rural Development.

My PhD project concerns the discursive role of values and knowledge in political debates around green transition issues. I have previously analysed the use of "freedom" and "justice" and what political proposals these guiding values are discursively connected to. I am currently examining the debate around gene editing techniques in agriculture and food production in the EU. 

I have a Master's degree in International Relations with a specialisation in Global Political Economy from Stockholm University. 

Master thesis supervision

Viklund Rundgren, Frida, 2023. Trade-offs and goal conflicts in policy coherence for sustainable development : what’s the problem represented to be?. Assistant supervisor to Anke Fischer. 

Förell, N. & Fischer, A. (2025). Climate Backlash and Policy Dismantling: How Discursive Mechanisms Legitimised Radical Shifts in Swedish Climate Policy. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2160 

Marklund, J., Förell, N., & Fischer, A. (2025). Freedom as a discursive instrument in Swedish transition governance: how political actors strategically construct normative power. Critical Policy Studies, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/19460171.2025.2476976

Stoppar rättviseargument Sveriges omställning till ett fossilfritt välfärdssamhälle? – en analys av politiska debatter (Policy brief by Kornelia Johansson, Nora Söderberg, Nora Förell and Anke Fischer)