This report analyses 30 pilot and demonstration projects that advance smart grids with flexible consumption and high levels of renewable energy production in Norway.<p> <p>• We see pilot and demonstration projects as key sites in the production of future societies.<p> <p>• Such projects are usually evaluated based on techno-economic criteria, while their contribution to broader societal processes ...

This research focuses on Copenhagen’s tourism planning. Over the past decades, the number of tourists in this city have grown exponentially. This trend expects to continue, with many experts believing tourism numbers to double by 2030. Therefore, the importance of a sustainable tourism model is of utmost importance. There is a necessity to re-imagine tourism and this study investigates how the city ...

I dette masterprosjektet har eg undersøkt korleis doktorgradsstudentar snakkar om Open Access. Dette er ei kvalitativ studie der diskursanalyse er nytta som analysemodell. Målet har vore å få eit innblikk i kva tankar, haldningar og tankar haldningar som finnast blant ferske forskarar ved universitet i Norge. Problemstillingane eg har nytta er: Korleis snakkar doktorgradsstudentar om Open Access? ...

Sudden crises frustrate anthropological methodologies. Our discipline aspires to engaged scholarship in dialogue with community and public concerns. Yet timely social analysis must address the ephemeral and unpredictable, running against the rhythm of anthropological fieldwork and publication. When social distancing precludes typical ethnographic engagements, how may we adapt anthropological approaches?

This thesis seeks to broaden the research of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the context of citizen engagement and co-benefit mapping, by bringing forth consultancy perspectives and demands towards the uptake of new methods. The process is anchored in the Action Research methodology, as the empirical material is produced through a collaboration with the Ramboll consultancy. The thesis follows ...

Global crises drastically alter human behavior, rapidly impacting patterns of movement and consumption. A rapid-response analysis of material culture brings new perspective to disasters as they unfold. We present a case study of the coronavirus pandemic in Tromsø, Norway, based on fieldwork from March 2020 to April 2021. Using a methodology rooted in social distancing and through systematic, diachronic, ...

Denne artikkelen handler om hvordan lærerstudenter i samfunnsfag bruker fortellinger om håp og håpløshet i relasjon til de pågående og irreversible klimaendringene som kjennetegner antropocen. Artikkelen spør hva som skjer med troen på bærekraft når klimaendringene blir stadig mer uttalte i form av økte gjennomsnittstemperaturer, ekstreme værhendelser og lange tørkeperioder, og hvordan dette påvirker ...

This thesis examines coercive diplomacy theory by testing P.V. Jakobsen’s conceptual “ideal policy” framework identifying four minimum conditions for coercive diplomacy success. The ideal policy is a parsimonious framework derived to determine the probability for success or explain coercive diplomacy outcomes post hoc. The aim of the theory- testing is to evaluate if the conceptual framework can ...

Avhandlinga omhandlar tillitsbygging i organisasjon. Studien søker å finne samanhengar på korleis formell rolle og koordinering kan påverke ein leiars tillitsbygging med eins tilsette i ein etablert organisasjonsstruktur. Teori på kognitiv- og affektiv tillit, samt formell rolle og koordinering, vert presentert. Oppgåva gjer så greie for metodisk tilnærming i form av ei litteraturstudie kor forventningar ...

In this article, we analyse tensions in Sámi local communities meeting new industrial development. Indigenous communities experience outmigration and are in need of new business development and employment. Global extractive companies may offer new jobs, but the type and scale of these jobs put pressure on traditional indigenous livelihoods. The study underlines the importance of two core ideal ...