Browsing Institutt for tverrfaglige kulturstudier by Document Types "Journal article"
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"Assembling climate knowledge - the role of local expertise"
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The difference between indigenous knowledge and western science continues to be a central theme in the social studies of science. This paper investigates the use of climate knowledge in climate adaptation activities. The ... -
Assessing sexual orientation-based persecution : a closer look at the Norwegian practices of asylum evaluation of gay and lesbian claimants
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Automatic vs Manual Control Strategy for Window Blinds and Ceiling Lights: Consequences to Perceived Visual and Thermal Discomfort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)A case study to evaluate the occupants' satisfaction in relation to two different control strategies (fully automatic and manual) for blind and ceiling lights use in cell offices was carried on in Trondheim, Norway. A group ... -
Av-domestisering av teknologi – en studie av hvordan norske husholdninger avvikler sine oljetanker
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)1. januar 2020 ble det forbudt å fyre med olje i Norge. Oljetanker som ikke lenger brukes, skal fjernes av fagfolk med spesiell kompetanse på rensing og tømming av oljetanker. Utfasingen av oljefyring i private hjem er en ... -
Back to the futures: Retrospecting the prospects of smart grid technology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)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 ... -
Back to the Present of Automated Mobility: A Typology of Everyday Use of Driving Assistance Systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article focuses on how car drivers domesticate technologies of automation and the way this might inform our understanding of potential shifts to a more automated mobility system. The current literature on automated ... -
Balanced readiness level assessment (BRLa): A tool for exploring new and emerging technologies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this paper a methodology for a balanced readiness assessment of novel agricultural technologies is developed and presented. The methodology expand on the well-known Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessments, with a ... -
Balancing participatory planning and planning for resilience in nature-based solutions. A case of transformative agency?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Participatory planning and planning for resilience figure as major trends in striving towards urban sustainability. Yet, recent studies problematize citizen participation in planning for resilience, indicating the need for ... -
Barriers to path creation: the case of offshore wind power in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Although economic geography has made considerable progress in explaining the emergence of new industrial development paths, a number of issues have yet to be sufficiently explored. The purpose of the article is to contribute ... -
Berøring med takknemlighet - Den antropologiske erkjennelsesprosessen forstått som tingdannelse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Gjennom antropologisk deltakelse og empatisk innlevelse kan vi berøre et implisitt potensial av mening jeg argumenter for at kan utgjøre en viktig kilde til innsikt. Fordi potensialet vi berører i stor grad er uformet, må ... -
"Best before, often good after": Re-scripting the date label of food in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In 2018, several Norwegian food producers added a new phrase to date labels of packaged foods: best before (date), often good after. Why and how did they do this? By using two concepts from Actor-Network Theory, translation ... -
Between craft and regulations: experiences with the construction of two “super insulated” buildings in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Building regulations set standards that aim to reduce energy use and CO2 emissions, and thereby to support the development of a more sustainable building stock. The Norwegian government uses building regulations to influence ... -
Between Research and Practice: Experts on Implementing Sustainable Construction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Despite documented political support for energy reduction measures in Switzerland’s built environment, as well as high international regard for its construction and research sectors, design practitioners and researchers ... -
Between stability and change: Tensions in the Norwegian electric mobility transition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Norway, where a majority of new cars sold are currently electric, has emerged as a rich location for studying transitions towards electric mobility. Such transitions have often been conceptualized through a Multi-Level ... -
Beyond innovation. Towards an extended framework for analysing technology policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This paper analyses technology policy as a scholarly concern and political practice that needs to be taken beyond the present somewhat singular focus on innovation and deployment. We also need to include an interest in the ... -
Beyond the car: how electric vehicles may enable new forms of material politics at the intersection of the smart grid and smart city
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)When large shares of electric vehicles are adopted, local electricity grids face new challenges associated with managing peak loads emerging from charging. Smart charging has been proposed as a way of addressing this ... -
Bioteknologiske framtider. Refleksjoner over endringene i bioteknologiloven fra et kjønnsforskningsperspektiv
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Etter år med politisk tautrekking fikk Norge i mai 2020 en ny bioteknologilov, hvorav flere av endringene omhandlet assistert reproduksjon. Hensikten med denne kommentarartikkelen er å invitere kjønnsforskere til å reflektere ... -
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 ... -
Bortom gränserna. Ett brevsamtal om språk, tillhörighet och dekolonisering
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article is a co-authored conversation in letters about lived experiences of Sámi and Kven/Tornedalian belonging, decolonisation, and feminism. The text contributes to a growing research field that combines Indigenous ... -
Boundaryless boundary-objects: Digital fencing of the CyborGoat in rural Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article describes a case study of virtual herding and digital fencing technology implementation for goats in Norway. With the abolishing of physical fences, the goats can roam free in a physical sense, but in the ...