Browsing Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) by Title
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Teaching Philosophy of Science to Science Students: An Alternative Approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Although most scientists and their students probably are skeptical towards philosophy, there has been an increasing demand for philosophy, among others philosophy of science, in science education programs. However, for ... -
Teaching scientific research integrity: A case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The focus of this case study is the question, ‘How can research integrity be taught in higher education?’ I will share my experience of teaching this topic over the past three years, organising the various dimensions of ... -
The technique is never neutral. How methodological choices condition the generation of narratives for sustainability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-01)How to tackle uncertainties and ensure quality in integrated assessment for sustainability? To what extent does the choice of the methodology condition the narrative produced by the analysis? The present work argues that ... -
Technoscience, policy and the new media. Nexus or vortex?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)Science, technology and policy are today entangled in concurrent crises, rapid transformations and conflicts, which are alimented by an ever-accelerating media system. Existing attempts to capture separate elements of ... -
The temporal cleavage: the case of populist retrotopia vs. climate emergency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)How do time perceptions politicize contestation in the case of climate politics? We argue that across Western Europe and North America, contestation in the climate case and beyond forms along an emerging temporal dividing ... -
Toolkit for conducting citizen science activities in environmental epidemiology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Scientists and practitioners implementing citizen science projects, in which the involvement of citizens is key, often need ideas and tools that help in reaching citizens, engaging them in the project and maximizing their ... -
Toward a multi-faceted conception of co-production of climate services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-11)Increasing numbers of scholars and practitioners appeal to procedural theories of ‘co-production’ as they work to transform climate science into climate services. Most work in this direction theorises co-production as an ... -
Towards Inclusive Environmental Governance: a Study of the Expert-Lay Interplay in a Brazilian Social Movement
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-04-17)First and foremost this dissertation concerns itself with inclusive manners of environmental governance. In a broad sense, it addresses the science-politics interplay in environmental governance. It focuses upon two main ... -
Towards Post-Pandemic Sustainable and Ethical Food Systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The current global COVID-19 pandemic has led to a deep and multidimensional crisis across all sectors of society. As countries contemplate their mobility and social-distancing policy restrictions, we have a unique opportunity ... -
Transforming Scientists’ Understanding of Science–Society Relations. Stimulating Double‑Loop Learning when Teaching RRI
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The problem of developing research and innovation in accordance with society’s general needs and values has received increasing attention in research policy. In the last 7 years, the concept of “Responsible Research and ... -
Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: By a series of calls within the Horizon 2020 framework programme, the EU funded projects intended to deploy Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at a territorial level, in regional research and innovation ... -
Tråd og tare. Korleis sikre grøn produksjon gjennom bærekraftig materialval
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Abstract: This master's thesis presents the findings of my internship at Ocean Forest, a large-scale producer of kelp, with the objective of improving and enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of their production. ... -
Trophic ecology of peripheral fauna at the Fåvne hydrothermal vent field on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Fåvne vent field is one of the most recently discovered vents on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge (AMOR) and consists of both active and inactive vents. It was discovered in 2018, and there are only a few published papers on the ... -
Unpacking the modeling process for energy policy making
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article explores how the modeling of energy systems may lead to an undue closure of alternatives by generating an excess of certainty around some of the possible policy options. We retrospectively exemplify the problem ... -
Unpacking the modelling process via sensitivity auditing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Acknowledging the conditionality of model-based evidence facilitates the dialogue between model developers and model users, especially when models are used to guide decisions at the science-policy interface. In general, ... -
An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 2: impacts on organisms and ecosystems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)New information on the lethal and sublethal effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on organisms is presented in this review, complementing the previous Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) in 2015. The high toxicity of ... -
Value- And ecosystem-based management approach- And Pacific herring fishery conflict
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We introduce an innovative value- and ecosystem-based management approach (VEBMA) that exposes resource policy tradeoffs, fosters good governance, and can help to resolve conflicts. We apply VEBMA to the Pacific herring ... -
Virtue Ethics and Integration in Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-18)The policy statement for evidence-based practice in psychology is the most important document in contemporary psychotherapy. In its current form, evidence-based practice in psychology gives scientific research precedence ... -
The visual framing of climate change impacts and adaptation in the IPCC assessment reports
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a key source on climate change information. How the IPCC presents and frames this climate information influences how policymakers and various stakeholders worldwide ... -
What can mathematical modelling contribute to a sociology of quantification?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Sociology of quantification has spent relatively less energies investigating mathematical modelling than it has on other forms of quantification such as statistics, metrics, or algorithms based on artificial intelligence. ...