Blar i Institutt for tverrfaglige kulturstudier på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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Kunnskapens koreografi : hva metode er og gjør i kunnskapsintensive bedrifter
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2005:81, Doctoral thesis, 2005)Ambisjonen i denne avhandlingen er å undersøke metode på en bred måte. Et fokus på hvordan metoder produseres for å overbevise om egen nytte, eller i forhandlinger med uinteresserte eller uvillige ansatte, krever også ... -
Learning urban sustainability: Making visions and knowledge for cities of the future
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Likestilling uten kjønn?: En studie av hvordan kjønnskvotering til bedriftsstyrer ble montert som politisk reform
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:255, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Gender quotas are increasingly used as a tool for achieving gender equality worldwide. Nevertheless quotas are still perceived as controversial. In 2003, the Norwegian Parliament adopted a legal amendment introducing a 40 ... -
LUDIC WORK: Assemblages, domestications and co-productions of play
(Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2016:291, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Summary of the thesis: Where work is often perceived as productive and boring, play is considered frivolous and fun. However, such a division omits how work can be playful, and more importantly to this dissertation; ... -
Lærende bygninger - Nøkkelferdige brukere? Bruk, brukermedvirkning og energieffektivisering i yrkesbygg
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:28, Doctoral thesis, 2008)Denne avhandlingen skal handle om yrkesbygg, om brukere av yrkesbygg, om brukermedvirkning og om energieffektivisering. -
Making a difference. Creative dialogues, protopractice and the moral shaping of knowledge in a media company
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2007:116, Doctoral thesis, 2007)This is a field study of creative knowledge work. The setting is a kind of work practice we know little about: The development and production of ideas and concepts for the television and film industry. The study was conducted ... -
Makt og mening i hundeholdets konfliktsoner
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:135, Doctoral thesis, 2015)Hunder har alltid hørt til blant menneskene. Den norske hundepopulasjonen har imidlertid økt med 25 prosent i løpet av bare ti år og teller nå rundt 500.000 individer. Parallelt med økningen i antall har lover og reguleringer ... -
Managing Science and Managing Society in Norwegian Bio- and Nanotechnology Research
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Market, Money and Morals: The Ambiguous Shaping of Energy Consumption in Norwegian Households
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2014:313, Doctoral thesis, 2014)This thesis explores the energy consumption and energy efficiency efforts of Norwegian households. How do consumers relate to energy consumption, and how do they make sense of energy efficiency issues? In order to understand ... -
Navigating CRISPR. A study of gene technology governance in Norway (2016-2023).
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:166, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The main topic of this thesis is the governance of gene technology in Norway, where I investigate efforts to re-imagine the use of gene technology in what has been a long-standing politically troubled area. The development ... -
QUEER CHALLENGES TO THE NORWEGIAN POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF IMMIGRATION: ASYLUM SEEKING IN NORWAY ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION-BASED PERSECUTION
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:198, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis Ensuring legal protection based on sexual orientation under refugee law has been an ongoing struggle for both legal advocates and non-governmental organizations working in the field. Despite the ... -
Regime actors: The role of consulting e ngineers in sustainable t ransitions
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:187, Doctoral thesis, 2012)In this thesis I study the work performed by consulting engineers to appropriate environmental knowledge into their services. In general, my findings illuminate how time and cost constraints led to a widespread practice ... -
Renewable Energy as a Community Concern How Local Communities Face the Challenge of Increasing Use and Production of Renewable Energy
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:55, Doctoral thesis, 2015)The topic of the dissertation is local governments’ role in developing renewable energy and how this may be understood theoretically. We see an increasing focus on renewable energy both academically and politically due to ... -
Representing 'Russian surrogacy'. A conceptual exploration.
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:366, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the local infrastructures enabling transnational commercial surrogacy in Russia, which I term ‘Russian surrogacy’. I approach ‘Russian surrogacy’ from multiple perspectives. These perspectives draw ... -
Response and Responsibility Smart meters, end use, and the possibility of a green material public
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:17, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Summary of the thesis: This thesis is about smart grid development and the manifold expectations which are linked to it. The smart grid is a set of technological innovations intended to react to challenges related to ... -
Responsible companies or moral products?: The constitution of moral agency in/between organisations
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:33, Doctoral thesis, 2010)The main focus in this work is on how moral agency is constituted, with particular emphasis oncommercial organisations and their engagement in moral programs such as Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) or sustainable ... -
Riding, Hailing, and Sharing: Re-configuring Transportation Through Platform Mobility in Urban China
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:361, Doctoral thesis, 2023)English summary During the mid-2010s, China experienced immense growth in mobility services enabled by smartphone applications such as dockless bicycles and different ride-hailing services. This development sparked ... -
Sustainability in Practice: Social Science Perspectives on Architectural Design, Research and the Implementation of Building Solutions
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2014:29, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Fra et refleksivt praktiker-ståsted, undersøker avhandlingen utfordringer med kunnskapsintegrasjon på tvers av bygningssektorene. Et kritisk standpunkt blir testet konseptuelt og eksperimentelt i et tverrfaglig rammeverk ... -
Teknologisk nyskapning og kulturell brytning: Norsk jarnbane 1840-1880
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The (trans)gender equality paradox: Challenging Norway’s 2016 law on gender recognition
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:44, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Summary For my doctoral project, I examined Norway’s 2016 law on gender recognition. This law overturned a half-century long requirement that one who wishes to change legal gender must first be irreversibly sterilised. ...