The gradual implementation of smart grid solutions is accompanied by an increased concern amongst researchers and policymakers for the role of users in such systems. For smart grids to perform as expected, the role of users ...

This paper analyzes a ten-year long technology debate, which dealt with the so-called advanced electricity meters in Norway (1998–2008). The debate circled around one central question: should the implementation of this ...

Climate change research, activities, and initiatives in Norway started relatively late, by international comparison. From the beginnings in the early 2000s, research has mainly followed two paths: First, media studies, ...

There is widespread agreement that the mitigation of climate changes requires societies across the globe to speed up the diffusion of renewable energy technologies. This article pursues an interest in the diffusion of one ...

For years, technology optimists have hoped that the internet might serve as a vehicle for democratization. Meanwhile, many STS-scholars have called for a democratization of scientific practices through increased transparency ...

Denne oppgaven utforsker hvordan avhoppere fra den japanske mafiaen (yakuza) klarer å sidestille seg det kriminelle nettverket, og hvilke strategier de bruker for å oppnå dette. Metodologisk trekker oppgaven på løst ...

The analytical framework presented herein is based on the identification of social groups with distinct patterns in their energy-relevant behaviour. This was achieved by clustering individuals according to their primary ...

This article explores the expectations associated with self-driving vehicles and the role of public trials in testing and upscaling this technology. Using a two-pronged empirical approach, we first analyze public responses ...