Scenarios for reconciling biodiversity conservation with declining agricultural use in the mountains of Europe (BioScene ) – Scenarios for reconciling biodiversity conservation with declining agricultural use in the mountains of Europe (BioScene)

The overall objective of the project is to analyse and evaluate the biodiversity consequences of agricultural decline and restructuring in mountain areas of Europe to provide strategies and policy tools for reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with the potentially conflicting impacts of declining agricultural and other human activities. The project is designed to achieve this…

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Knowledge and practice in fishing (post doc) – Knowledge and practice in fishing (post doc)

Future challenges in recruitment, practice and knowledge development in the fisheries are adressed in this comparative study between Norway and Newfoundland. The study focus on mechanisms and structures that are important for how knowledge is generated, implemented and situated in relation to the practices in the fishing fleet in the two areas. The theoretical and…

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Women in agriculture: Adapt to or challenge the masculine management culture? – Kvinner i landbruket. Tilpasning til eller utfordring av en etablert mannlig driftskultur?

It is often claimed that due to different value orientations, men and women practice agriculture in different ways. In particular, the idea that women practice a more environmentally friendly or ecological style of management is a key assumption of this difference. This project explores whether female farmers in Norway represent different management values and attitudes…

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A cognitive approach to rural sustainable development – the dynamics of expert and lay knowledges – A cognitive approach to rural sustainable development – the dynamics of expert and lay knowledges

We use the study of changes towards sustainable development in rural Europe as a means of illuminating the shape and dynamics of European knowledge society more generally. We define a knowledge society as one which contains not just one but a plurality of knowledges, expert and lay. These range from the scientific, economic, administrative, and…

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Identity and belonging in the process of geographical change in municipalities – Tilhørighet og identitet til egen kommune

This project founded by The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (Kommunenes Sentralforbund) examines what role the inhabitants’ sense of belonging plays in the processes of geographical change in municipalities. Data is collected in three study areas: Re municipal, that used to be two municipalities. Tjeldsund and Skånland municipalities, where the inhabitants voted no…

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Natural resources in forest and mountain (upland) communities – between marginalisation, commercialisation and conservation – Naturressurser og lokal utvikling i skogs- og fjellbygdene – mellom marginalisering, kommersialisering og vern

This research programme is focussing on the survival and development opportunities in the Norwegian forest and mountain regions (here termed upland regions) as these communities are squeezed in between processes of commercialisation, conservation and marginalisation of its traditional industries (agriculture, forestry). How are local action strategies influenced by changes in international framework conditions and national…

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