Browsing Department of Social Anthropology by Author "Knudsen, Ståle"
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Bringing the State back in. Corporate Social Responsibility and the paradoxes of Norwegian state capitalism in the international energy sector
Knudsen, Ståle; Rajak, Dinah; Lange, Siri; Hugøy, Isabelle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This theme section brings the state back into anthropological studies of corporate social responsibility through the lens of Norwegian energy corporations working abroad. Th ese transnational corporations (TNCs) are expected ... -
Critical realism in political ecology: An argument against flat ontology
Knudsen, Ståle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This theoretical article takes issue with how 'new materialisms' have been employed in political ecology, and it explores the 'depth ontology' of critical realism developed by Roy Bhaskar as an alternative to the 'flat ... -
Introduction. Bringing the State Back In: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Paradoxes of Norwegian State Capitalism in the International Energy and Extraction Industries
Knudsen, Ståle; Rajak, Dinah; Lange, Siri; Hugøy, Isabelle Hammerstad (Chapter, 2023) -
Is Corporate Social Responsibility Oiling the Neoliberal Carbon Economy?
Knudsen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study focuses on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) work the Austrian energy company OMV pursued as it constructed a gas power plant on the shores of the Black Sea. I argue that neither social movement theory ... -
Rethinking Access: Key Methodological Challenges in Studying Energy Companies
Müftüoglu, Ingrid Birce; Knudsen, Ståle; Dale, Ragnhild Freng; Maraire, Oda Eiken; Rajak, Dinah; Lange, Siri (Chapter, 2023) -
Standardizing responsibility through the stakeholder figure Norwegian hydropower in Turkey
Knudsen, Ståle; Müftüoglu, Ingrid Birce; Hugøy, Isabelle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Through a multi-sited study of the Norwegian state-owned renewable energy corporation Statkraft, this article explores how the increasing embedding of corporate social responsibility in international guidelines impacts the ...