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- Hermansen, Erlend A T, et al.
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Fra symfoni til Kakofoni. Rapportene fra FNs klimapanel og reisen mot relevans
- 2018
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Ingår i: Rapporten: Sjanger og styringsverktøy, Kristian Bjørkdahl (ed). - Oslo : Pax Forlag. - 9788253040523
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Rapportsjangeren roper ikke på oppmerksomhet: Den blir sjelden anmeldt i tidsskrifter og magasiner, dens forfattere blir ikke bokbadet og beundret, og leserne – vel, de skummer, for det meste. Kort sagt: Rapporter utgjør en teksttype som av mange anses på linje med kontorrekvisita, en «sakprosaens syvendedivisjon». Rapportenes lave status stemmer imidlertid ikke med hvilken rolle disse tekstene faktisk spiller. I dag foretar vi oss knapt noe av politisk betydning uten at det ligger en rapport til grunn, for ikke å si lange kjeder av rapporter. Rapportene utgjør dermed en sentral bjelke i det moderne, «kunnskapsbaserte» demokratiet. På tross av sin anonymitet er rapportene tekster med innflytelse. De utøver makt med nøytralitet som retorisk virkemiddel. Denne boken springer ut av et ønske om å forstå rapportenes unnselige og tilsynelatende uskyldige retorikk. Bidragene i boken tar for seg både enkelt rapporter (Ludvigsenutvalget; Gjørvkommisjonens rapport) og rapportserier (NOUene, rapportene fra FNs klimapanel), samt rapportrelaterte fenomener som ikkelesing og rapporteringsregimer. Rapporten kan dermed ses som et av foreløpig få bidrag til den såkalte «papirarbeid»-forskningen, der man forsøker å forstå hvilken rolle ulike styringssjangre spiller i moderne samfunn.
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- Sundberg, Mikaela, 1977-
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Making Meteorology : Social Relations and Scientific Practice
- 2005
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis is about the production of knowledge in meteorological research. Meteorology is an interesting case because of its crucial role in defining the climate change problem, but also because of its reliance on simulation modeling, a comparatively little studied scientific practice. The thesis provides an analysis of the central practices of simulation modeling and field experimentation. It draws upon concepts from social world theory, where practice is closely related to work. The thesis also employs the notion of translation, as developed by the actor-network approach, in order to analyse how different practices and entities become associated with each other. Empirical data was collected with interviews and participant observation and most of the fieldwork was conducted at the Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University.The first four chapters are preliminary: Introduction, theory, method and a review of the field and its history (Chapters 1–4). The empirical findings are then presented in four chapters. Chapter 5 presents how meteorological experimentalists organize collaborations by connecting and translating different practices. The use of measuring instruments has an important role in this. In Chapter 6, modeling work is described in detail. The differences between modeling for weather forecasting and for research purposes are analyzed and in particular, the construction of simulation models. It is concluded that this involves a materialization of theoretical models.The next two chapters take their point of departure in intersections where modeling practice meets experimentation. Chapter 7 is focused on model evaluation and I conclude that the comparison of observations and model output is needed to produce reference in simulation modeling and thus, legitimate this practice. The second intersection, discussed in Chapter 8, is the construction of new components of simulation models, so-called parameterizations. In addition to the previously mentioned sources, the analysis in this chapter is also based on research funding applications. It is concluded that climate research is constructed in such a way that parameterizations become potential boundary objects that shape the relationship between experimentalists and modelers.The final chapter discusses the central findings of the thesis. It is structured around different themes within social world theory: subworlds and segmentation, legitimation, arena processes, and intersections. Crucial methodological issues are revisited as well. It is shown how climate modeling shapes meteorological research and the consequences of simulation modeling practice for scientific work more generally are outlined as well. The chapter also includes an extensive discussion of the utility of the concept boundary object.
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- Sundqvist, Göran, 1957, et al.
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Formalization and Separation: A Systematic Basis for Interpreting Approaches to Summarizing Science for Climate Policy
- 2018
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Ingår i: Systematic Reviews and Research. Volume One: Aims, Principles, Diversity and Context. Gough, D., Oliver, S. & Thomas, J. (eds). - London : Sage. - 9781473952188 ; , s. 55-81
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Systematic reviews gather the findings of prior research to advance knowledge and inform decisions for policy, practice and personal lives. Review authors have applied the principles of working systematically and transparently across all types of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Systematic reviews have become an increasingly important aspect of research across all areas of social policy from health, to education and environmental science and management studies. This major work has been designed to: Bring together the key cutting edge historical and contemporary papers on the nature and methods of systematic reviews; Represent the most interesting and exciting approaches and strategies in the literature including controversies and debates; Include a breadth of disciplinary fields that use systematic reviews; Provide succinct editorial introductions to enable the reader to understand how the papers relate to each other and to other publications The contents have been arranged thematically, and each volume includes a mix of historical and contemporary papers, providing a thorough and balanced overview of all key areas.
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- Sundqvist, Göran, 1957, et al.
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One world or two? Science–policy interactions in the climate field
- 2018
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Ingår i: Critical Policy Studies. - 1946-0171 .- 1946-018X. ; 12:4, s. 448-468
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article assesses how science–policy interactions are conceptualized in the social sciences with special reference to climate change and the IPCC. In terms of the dimension of distance (or proximity) between science and policy, we discern two ideal-type cases: a ‘twoworlds’ and a ‘one-world’ perspective. The first understands science and policy as independent spheres separated by a clear gap, while the second perceives science and policy as tightly coupled. These two perspectives, presented here in detail and in various sub-variants in order to show their complexity, appear dominant also in the discussions on how to improve, not only describe, the interaction between science and policy.We argue that this situation of opposing perspectives is not beneficial, nor properly recognized by scholars in the field. In response to this, we present a typology that may serve as a modest and judicious way for thinking about and making more nuanced choices in designing science–policy relations.
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