Blar i Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) på tittel
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Facing the tragedy of change in the semiotic process: The role of science
(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 ... -
Feminism, Epistemology & Morality
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Filled with Desire, Perceive Molecules
(Chapter, 2022)Could there be a Taoist philosophy of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)? This chapter discusses why a molecular treatment of AML has been so hard to find but still so intensely researched, and exposes some of the ethical ... -
Food, energy or biomaterials? Policy coherence across agro-food and bioeconomy policy domains in the EU
(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 ... -
Forvaltning av Norsk Villaks - Viktigheten av lokal kunnskapsproduksjon i forvaltningen av Atlantisk villaks i Norge
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Denne oppgaven tar for seg forvaltningen av Atlantisk villaks i Norge, ved å benytte en transdisiplinær tilnærming til problemstillingen: «Hvordan kan økt vektlegging av lokal kunnskapsproduksjon, bidra til en mer bærekraftig ... -
Fra ord til handling? UN Global Compact Norge som endringsaktør for små og mellomstore bedrifter gjennom rapporteringsverktøyet «Communication on Progress».
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Businesses are expected to be responsible in terms of social, environmental and economic sustainability. They are increasingly met with expectations from stakeholders and demands to report on their impact and advances, but ... -
Framing ‘Resilient Cities’: System Versus Community Focused Interpretations of Urban Climate Resilience
(Chapter, 2023)Building urban resilience to climate change and other challenges will be essential for maintaining thriving cities into the future. Resilience has become very popular in both research on and practice of climate adaptation. ... -
Fringe Biotechnology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03)Recent amateur and alternative uses of wet laboratory biology techniques have been called by many names. However, none of the terms currently in use include institutional, entrepreneurial and amateur engagements in ... -
From Elite Folk Science to the Policy Legend of the Circular Economy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07)This paper explores the implications of the widespread success of the term circular economy in the institutional and public debate. The concept of circular economy in itself implies a logical contradiction: on the one hand, ... -
From risk calculations to narratives of danger
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The purpose of this perspective article is to provide a broader viewpoint on the contents of this special issue on ‘narratives of change’ and the role of narratives not only for climate risk governance, but also for the ... -
The Future of Sensitivity Analysis: An essential discipline for systems modeling and policy support
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Sensitivity analysis (SA) is en route to becoming an integral part of mathematical modeling. The tremendous potential benefits of SA are, however, yet to be fully realized, both for advancing mechanistic and data-driven ... -
Førende forestillinger i fosterpolitikken. En metafor- og diskursanalyse av hvordan kvinne, foster og abort blir konstituert i stortingsdebatter om abort og fosterdiagnostikk
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-08-14)Abstract Background: During the first twenty years of prenatal diagnostics in Norway, selective abortion on eugenic grounds according to The Abortion Law`s section 2c was seen as an advisable and reasonable medical decision. ... -
Governing the Median Estate: hyper-truth and post-truth in the regulation of digital innovations
(Chapter, 2021)This chapter focusses on governance of digital innovation, making two claims: first, that post - truth is not a mere surface phenomenon, but rather grounded in the general production of knowledge and ignorance. Second, it ... -
Habermas' method: Rational reconstruction
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-07)This dissertation clarifies, discusses and elaborates on the method of Jürgen Habermas’ philosophical enterprise: rational reconstruction. The method is designed for a systematic reconstruction of the intuitive knowledge ... -
‘Healthism’ and public health in the Norwegian welfare state : A discursive theory of science approach to the translation of public health science and policy into practice
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-02-19)This dissertation employs discourse analytic reading strategies in order to examine lifestyle intervention as knowledge practices realizing public health science and policy in the Norwegian welfare state. It addresses a ... -
The history of hunger: Counting calories to make global food security legible
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) is one of the most central indicators informing the international development agenda. Reported annually by the Rome-based UN agencies in their flagship report The State of Food ... -
How often are outcomes other than change in substance use measured? A systematic review of outcome measures in contemporary randomised controlled trials
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Issues Recovery is a theoretical construct and empirical object of inquiry. The aim was to review whether outcome measures used in randomised controlled trials of drug treatment reflect a comprehensive conceptualisation ... -
Hvilke aspekter av bærekraft fremmes av transformasjonsledelse, og hvordan kan dette bidra til bærekraftig omstilling i bedrifter? Kasusstudie av VILL MER
(Master thesis, 2024-05-17)FNs sjette klimarapport ble referert til som «kode rød for planeten» (UN, 2021). Rapporten gjør det klart at mulighetsvinduet for å håndtere klimakrisen er i ferd med å lukke seg raskt, og er en vekker til regjeringer, ... -
Hvordan kan aktører i Vestland bidra til bærekraftig omstilling i små og mellomstore bedrifter?
(Master thesis, 2023-04-20)Denne masteroppgaven undersøker problemstillingen: Hvordan kan aktører i Vestland bidra til bærekraftig omstilling i små og mellomstore bedrifter (heretter SMB-er). Oppgaven reflekterer erfaringer og observasjoner fra et ... -
Hvorfor ser naturmangfold så ofte ut til å tape overfor andre interesser i konsekvensutredninger etter Statens vegvesen sin håndbok V712?
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Denne masteroppgaven er en kartlegging av utfordringer som bidrar til å svare på problemstillingen; ‘hvorfor ser naturmangfold så ofte ut til å tape overfor andre interesser i konsekvensutredninger etter Statens vegvesen ...