Research related to climate, environment, and sustainability
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To succeed in societal transformation, it is crucial to understand the mental, social, economic, and political dimensions of sustainability. The research activities at the Faculty of Social Sciences reflect this. Our faculty houses some of the world's leading research environments in social science environmental and climate research. Topics that were previously dominated by natural sciences are now increasingly the focus of interdisciplinary and social science research.
Examples of current issues:
- How will changes related to the green shift and loss of biodiversity shape welfare, belonging, and polarization in the future?
- How can inherited timeless common rights, such as the right to roam, be safeguarded in a world with increasingly limited resources?
- What is the role of the state in successfully accelerating climate transition, both internationally and nationally?
Research groups
Research projects
- ACCELZ - Accelerating Climate Action and the State: Getting to Net Zero
- AMBER
- Anthropogenic Soils
- BREAD - Building Responsibility and Developing Innovative Strategies for Tackling Food Waste
- EnvironMENTAL
- FME-senteret Include - Steder i endring (in Norwegian)
- Global Trout
- Include - Research centre for socially inclusive energy transitions
- INTRANSIT - Industrial Transformation, Sustainability and Digitalization
- JUSTCLIME - Governing Climate Resilient Futures: Gender, justice and conflict resolution in resource management
- NTRANS - The Norwegian Centre for Energy Transition Studies
- WAGE - Work, labour and greening the economy