Making Enemies: War(b)ordering in Norwegian Extreme Right Discourse

This article examines discursive practices of (b)ordering in outputs circulated by a formerly state-funded, extreme-right civil society organization, the Human Rights Service (HRS). Focusing on how an antagonistic relational structure is systematically encouraged between “non-Western,” minoritized populations and Norwegian majorities, I assess fundamental components semiotics war. The study develops concept war(b)ordering to describe HRS invites majorities perceive as collective enemies through three frames: (a) citizen-soldier subjectivity, (b) narrative secret invasion, (c) visual differential representation. Through description these frames underlying HRS’s representations, argues that state’s funding mandating this organization expert actor authorized provide public with knowledge about immigration integration has conflicted its human rights obligation prevent racial discrimination.