Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Kovacic, Zora"
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The Circular Economy in Europe.Critical Perspectives on Policies and Imaginaries
Strand, Roger; Kovacic, Zora; Völker, Thomas (Book; Peer reviewed, 2020) -
Complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity: Implications for European Union energy governance
Kovacic, Zora; Di Felice, Louisa Jane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Energy security is an ambiguous concept. Growing academic interest has aimed at defining, conceptualising and measuring energy security, often through indicators. Energy policy in the European Union (EU) is not concerned ... -
Facing the tragedy of change in the semiotic process: The role of science
Giampietro, Mario; Kovacic, Zora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We offer an interpretation of the concepts of integrity and quality of science based on semiotics. Science is a key component of the semiotic process in society, its role being the selection of representations of relevant ... -
Food, energy or biomaterials? Policy coherence across agro-food and bioeconomy policy domains in the EU
Muscat, A.; de Olde, E.M.; Kovacic, Zora; de Boer, I.J.M; Ripoll-Bosch, Raimon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The European Union (EU) envisions a shift towards a bioeconomy to address challenges such as reducing dependence on non-renewable resources, managing natural resources sustainably and food security. As a result, biomass ... -
Indicator development as a site of collective imagination? The case of European Commission policies on the circular economy
Strand, Roger; Kovacic, Zora; Völker, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In recent years the concept of the circular economy gained prominence in EU policy-making. The circular economy promotes a future in which linear ‘make-use-dispose’ cultures are replaced by more circular models. In this ... -
The Nexus Times
Bukkens, Sandra G. F.; Dunlop, Tessa; Di Felice, Louisa Jane; Kovacic, Zora; Nilsen, Irmelin Wilhelmsen; Strand, Roger; Völker, Thomas; Zamarioli, Luis (Book, 2020) -
Post-normal science in practice: Reflections from scientific experts working on the European agri-food policy nexus
Waylen, Kerry A.; Blackstock, Kirsty L.; Matthews, Keith B.; Juarez-Bourke, Alba; Hague, Alice; Wardell-Johnson, Doug; Miller, Dave; Kovacic, Zora; Völker, Thomas; Pereira, Ângela Guimarães; Giampietro, Mario (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Post-Normal Science (PNS) emphasises the need for scientists and policy-makers to iteratively co-analyse and learn together, as part of an extended peer community. However, the roles and implications for scientific experts ... -
Precise Yet Uncertain: Broadening Understandings of Uncertainty and Policy in the BPA Controversy
Torres, Dafne Lemus; Kovacic, Zora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most studied and most controversial chemicals used by the food packaging industry, because of its endocrine disruptive properties. Part of the controversy is due to the uncertainty that ... -
The role of metrics in the governance of the water-energy-food nexus within the European Commission
Voelker, Thomas; Blackstock, Kirsty; Kovacic, Zora; Sindt, Jan; Strand, Roger; Waylen, Kerry A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-26)Abstract Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in both academia and policy. This concept draws attention to the link between different environmental and societal domains, and ... -
Striking the balance: Sustainability and institutional transitions in the European Environment Agency
Kovacic, Zora; Benini, Lorenzo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We look at how concepts of uncertainty and complexity undergo a series of balancing acts when moving between scientific research and policy. By questioning the prediction and control framework, uncertainty and complexity ...