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The Shaping of Urban Public Transport: Two Cases of Alternative Leading Objects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper investigates the shaping of urban public transport by comparing ‘alternative leading objects’ to the car in the Norwegian cities Trondheim and Bergen. These have chosen different transport technologies, bus and ... -
The Smart city as a sociotechnical imaginary - Translating visions of the future into local networks and interpretations of smartness
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis explores smart cities in a European and Norwegian context. Methodologically, the thesis draws on semi-structured qualitative interviews with municipality workers, 60 structured quantitative interviews with ... -
The Stedegenhet of Nordic STS
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The increasing formalization of STS research networks in the Nordic countries prompts a discussion of how research and academic work in the region is constituted – what makes something ‘Nordic’ STS as opposed to just ... -
The Study of Technoscientific Imaging in STS
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)In the last few years a flourishing debate has developed on visualization processes and practices of representation in technoscience, fostering an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the production and dissemination ... -
The sun also rises in Norway: Solar scientists as transition actors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This study contributes to transition studies through an empirical analysis of scientists at the Norwegian Research Center for Solar Cell Technology. From a policy perspective, this research center is a concrete undertaking ... -
The Sustainability Challenge: How Multi-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Groups of Master Students Achieve Sustainable Architecture in Shanghai
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The sustainability concept addresses complex anthropogenic challenges by soliciting approaches that are problem-driven and solution-oriented. What a ‘problem’ and ‘solution’ is, however, is not always clear, and must be ... -
The Value of Calculations: The Coproduction of Theorycraft and Player Practices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article investigates the use and effect of optimizing strategies in the online game World of Warcraft. Specifically, it looks at the phenomenon known as “theorycrafting,” wherein expert players reverse engineer the ... -
The WoW factor : leadership in World of Warcraft as sociotechnical practice
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis looks at guild and raid leadership in World of Warcraft (WoW) in a social, technological, and material context. The goal is to look at how leadership is practiced and co-produced by a wide variety of actors ... -
Ti klimalogikker - En kvalitativ analyse av klimatiltak i norsk offentlig debatt (2007-2013)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)I denne analysen kategoriserer vi argumenter og kritikker som er reist i klimadebatten i den norske offentligheten fra 2007 til og med 2013. Kildene er basert på to ulike utvalg fra henholdsvis fagtidsskrifter og ... -
Til beboerens beste? - En analyse av hvordan pleiere omtaler og legitimerer bruk av varslings- og lokaliseringsteknologi i sykehjem
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne oppgaven har jeg studert overvåkning av beboere i sykehjem som et sosialt fenomen. Gjennom uttalelser fra pleieansatte har jeg sett på oppfatninger rundt bruk av overvåkningsteknologi i et «klassisk kvinneyrke». ... -
Tilbake til utgangspunktet : en diskursanalyse om kvinners forhold til sin postgravide kropp
(Master thesis, 2016)Den postgravide kroppen har i den senere tid ofte vært i medias søkelys hvor man gjerne fokuserer på de som har klart å komme tilbake i form kun kort tid etter fødselen. Dette trigget min nysgjerrighet, og via en kvalitativ ... -
"To jenter og en gutt, da snakker vi!": En studie av menn, seksualitet og kjærlighet i gutte- og jenteblader
(Master thesis, 2011)I denne oppgaven undersøkes det hva slags dominerende forestillinger som finnes om mannlig seksualitet og kjærlighet i gutte- og jenteblader. Jeg ser også hva slags brytninger og forhandlinger som foregår mellom disse ... -
Towards a happy ending for girls and computing?
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2004:55, Doctoral thesis, 2004)Once upon a time in the promised land of Information Society there was a widespread concern for the dreaded Digital Divide. In the wide range of modern stories and "fairytales" in our technoromantic era, access to and ... -
Towards a New Approach for Studies of Endangered Species Management Technologies of government in Norwegian wolf management (1960s–2010s)
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:104, Doctoral thesis, 2015)The doctoral thesis develops a new approach for studies of endangered species management by drawing on recent developments in science and technology studies, governmentality studies and environmental history. By making ... -
Towards a new sociology of innovation: The case of bioenergy in Norway and Sweden
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:209, Doctoral thesis, 2012)In light of climate change and other environmental challenges, actors across the globe are currently contemplating how to bring about a socio-technical shift resulting in increased use of renewable energy technology. ... -
Transformation through the 'Middle' A Study of Circular-Economic Visions and Enactments in Norway
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:36, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Norsk sammendrag Denne avhandlingen analyserer hvordan konseptet sirkulærøkonomi forstås og forsøk på å implementere det i Norge. Globalt sett er en sirkulærøkonomisk omstilling forankret i et overordnet behov for å ... -
Transforming Scientists’ Understanding of Science–Society Relations. Stimulating Double‑Loop Learning when Teaching RRI
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Transitions through numbers? A critical inquiry into superior numeric targets in climate and energy policymaking
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Policy discourses regarding sustainability transitions intersect with a host of quantitative targets, articulated to guide efforts to achieve such transitions. This paper analyses ‘superior numeric targets’ in climate and ... -
Transkjønn i idrett En studie av kjønnsforståelser, dilemmaer og tiltak
(Master thesis, 2021)Dette prosjektet har som formål å undersøke hvilke forståelser av transkjønn som finnes i den norske idretten. Jeg analyserer hva norske idrettsledere tenker og mener om transtematikk, og har gjennomført kvalitative intervju ... -
Transnational caring masculinity: Towards inclusive social counselling
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The article examines the process of producing images of migrant men in education and practices of cross-cultural social work in Norway. How do the analytical tools of intersectionality and critical discourse analysis enable ...