Browsing Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) by Title
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Amplifying Ambiguities. Art on the Fringes of Biotechnology
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-31)This doctoral dissertation presents a study of artists’ engagements with wet biotechnologies, considering ‘bioart’ in relation to related approaches. Bioart is at present emerging as an important art form ... -
Applying Principles of Sociotechnical Systems onto Working Environment Research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The sociotechnical system approach induced a consistent system thinking into the Scandinavian working life research. Workers’ social and psychological needs and technical/systemic conditions were seen as deeply interdependent. ... -
Beyond rules: How institutional cultures and climate governance interact
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Institutions have a central role in climate change governance. But while there is a flourishing literature on institutions' formal rules, processes, and organizational forms, scholars lament a relative lack of attention ... -
Biotechnology: Action and choice in second modernity.
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-11) -
The Circular Economy in Europe.Critical Perspectives on Policies and Imaginaries
(Book; Peer reviewed, 2020) -
Complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity: Implications for European Union energy governance
(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 ... -
Considerations for management strategy evaluation for small pelagic fishes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is the state-of-the-art approach for testing and comparing management strategies in a way that accounts for multiple sources of uncertainty (e.g. monitoring, estimation, and implementation). ... -
Contingent faculty in ecology and STEM: an uneven landscape of challenges for higher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The number of contingent or non‐tenure‐track faculty at colleges and universities in the United States has been growing over the past several decades; they now constitute nearly 70% of the non‐student academic workforce. ... -
Contrasting the framing of urban climate resilience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Cities worldwide face climate change and other complex challenges and strive to become more resilient to the shocks and stresses that these bring. The notion of urban (climate) resilience has become highly popular in both ... -
Conversations About Responsible Nanoresearch
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-03)There is currently a strong focus on responsible research in relation to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. This study presents a series of conversations with nanoresearchers, with the ‘European Commission ... -
Current models underestimate future irrigated areas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Predictions of global irrigated areas are widely used to guide strategies that aim to secure environmental welfare and manage climate change. Here we show that these predictions, which range between 240 and 450 million ... -
Datafictions: Or how measurements and predictive analytics rule imagined future worlds
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)As the digital revolution continues and our lives become increasingly governed by smart technologies, there is a rising need for reflection and critical debate about where we are, where we are headed, and where we want to ... -
The decision: Relations to oneself, authority and vulnerability in the field of selective abortion
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-03)This article is about selective abortion. It concentrates on the existential, moral and social conditions that arise when pregnant women, using prenatal diagnosis (PND), are told that there is something seriously wrong ... -
Det liturgiske møte. Språk og gudsmetaforer i Den norske kirkes høymesse
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Dewey’s Conceptualization of the Public as Polity Contextualized: The Struggle for Democratic Control over Natural Resources and Technology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article explores John Dewey’s conceptualization of the public as polity in his lecture notes from 1928. Dewey’s conceptualization suggests an account of the democratic legitimacy of public regulation of economic ... -
A diagnostic tool for supporting policymaking on urban resilience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Urban resilience has become a popular notion among urban policymakers and scientists, as a way to deal with the many complex issues that cities face. While it has positive connotations and resonates with local urban agendas, ... -
Do-it-yourself biology andelectronic waste hacking: A politics of demonstration in precarious times
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In recent years, there has been an explosion of do it yourself, maker and hacker spaces in Europe. Through makers and do-it-yourself initiatives, ‘hacking’ is moving into the everyday life of citizens. This article explores ... -
Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-17)We assessed the state of knowledge regarding the effects of large-scale pollution with neonicotinoid insecticides and fipronil on non-target invertebrate species of terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. A large ... -
Environmental visualizations: Framing and reframing between science, policy and society
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Visualizations are influential in the interaction between environmental science and policy. Research on framing in environmental visualizations (visual framing) is expanding. These studies typically focus on ‘static’ images; ...