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The secret lives of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at a Norwegian hospital
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper explores how robots that are not designed for being social can still act and be perceived as social and what form this social interaction takes. We look at Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at a Norwegian hospital ... -
Unboxing Buildings: Engaging with Occupants during Design, Testing and Use
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Current prioritization within EU funding sees technical requirements for sustainable buildings moving technologies closer to people’s everyday lives, thereby increasing the need for interdisciplinary research, and placing ... -
Policy and politics in energy transitions. A case study on shore power in Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Their position in transport systems allows ports to play a fundamental role in energy transitions. In increasingly ambitious quests to promote sustainability, ports often look to shore power to reduce emissions. To fill ... -
The next generation of smart citizens: Experiences and inspiration from the +CityxChange project
(Chapter, 2020)Environmental sustainability has become a core objective in policy fields related to the built environment, from the international to local level. The transition to a sustainable built environment depends on increasing the ... -
Citizen participation in Steinkjer: Stories about the "old NRK building at Lø"
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper follows the process of developing a pilot project at Lø in Steinkjer, where a zero emission neighbourhood was planned and which included the upgrading of the old offices of the Norwegian Broadcasting Company ... -
The Educational Potential of Visual Novel Games: Principles for Design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Despite the increasing interest in computer games for educational purposes, there are genres with untapped potential for teaching, such as narratively driven, Japanese-style visual novel games, which is the focus of the ... -
Black boxing milk: Date labeling, quality and waste throughout the Norwegian milk chain
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We confront the expiration date whenever we shop, eat or discard food. This label has changed our foodways in profound and unforeseen manners, on the one hand increasing food safety while on the other reducing our sensory ... -
DIY gerontechnology: circumventing mismatched technologies and bureaucratic procedure by creating care technologies of one's own
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study analyses ‘Do‐It‐Yourself’ (DIY) gerontechnologies and shows that they can be viable and valuable alternatives to ‘ready‐made’ gerontechnologies. Using the concept of innosumption, we analyze the work of care ... -
The social dimension of domesticating technology: Interactions between older adults, caregivers, and robots in the home
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this article we look at the home as an arena for care by exploring how care robots and technological care-systems can become part of older adults’ lives. We investigate the domestication of robot technology in the context ... -
Diversifying diversity: Inclusive engagement, intersectionality, and gender identity in a European Social Sciences and Humanities Energy research project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper argues for inclusive engagement within Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) interdisciplinary research, particularly, energy and climate research, by reflecting on the attempts to implement an inclusive engagement ... -
Crafting environmental policies into action: Energy consulting practices of craftspeople
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article discusses the emerging practices of craftspeople – particularly carpenters – in relation to policies of energy-efficient homes in the building sector. The Norwegian political goal of making buildings more ... -
Do Low-Openness, Low-Transparency Procedures in Academic Hiring Disadvantage Women?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Research has shown that low openness and low transparency in the process of recruitment of new (associate) professors put women at a systematic disadvantage. Examples include professorships awarded by direct invitation (as ... -
The Constitutive Practices of Public Smartphone Use
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The smartphone has become the most ubiquitous piece of personal technology, giving it significant social importance and sociological relevance. In this article, we explore how the smartphone interacts with and impacts ... -
A little bird told me your gender: Gender inferences in social media
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Online and social media platforms employ automated recognition methods to presume user preferences, sensitive attributes such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and opinions. These opaque methods can predict behaviors ... -
Diverging pathways to port sustainability: How social processes shape and direct transition work
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)To counter climate change, societies are under pressure to transform energy and transport sectors. Considering the crucial node position of ports in the intersection between energy and transport systems and their connecting ... -
Changing oil: self-driving vehicles and the Norwegian state
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Expectations regarding the imminent arrival of self-driving vehicles has prompted nations to embed such vehicles in policy and explore their potential through pilot projects. The article analyses interviews and document ... -
Gaining socially sustainable cities through sharing indoor spaces for voluntary activities: The case of Trondheim, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The influence of indoor shared spaces in neighbourhoods on voluntary activities is barely investigated in literature. Conversely, the impact of space on social activities is widely recognized in literature and an impact ... -
Actors in energy transitions. Transformative potentials at the intersection between Norwegian port and transport systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Although actors are of central importance in the progress of energy transitions, their roles and contributions have received limited attention by transition scholars. This article aims to fill this gap by taking a ́role-centrić ... -
Responsible Research and Innovation in the Global South: Agriculture, Renewable Energy and the Pursuit of Symmetry
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From Food Regulation to Environmental Challenge: The Construction, Practice and Consequences of Date Labelling in Norway
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:409, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Summary Whenever we do our shopping for groceries or when we go through our food storage, we are confronted with the expiration date. This date enables us to shop, and later eat, without making decisions within a wide ...
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