Academic interests
Why are digital infrastructures designed the way we see them today, what interests, values and ideas underlie its development, and is it possible to learn from history to make new digital technology work in a different way? These are some of the questions I ponder on a daily basis.
As a geographer I was trained to study the material foundations of societies, which, in turn, fostered my interest in the intersection of technology, politics, economics, and the social. In Science and Technology Studies (STS) I found theories and methodologies I could utilise to go deeper into this intersection and its production of knowledge and practice.
Studying official documents like Official Norwegian Reports (NOU), White Papers, Government strategies and handbooks, my PhD-project looks at the weaving together of bureaucratic practices and computer technology from the1970s-1990s. I illuminate the becoming of computerised statecraft and computers as an object of governance in Norway. The overall goal is to better understand the historical relations between technological development, bureaucratic structures and politics. My research is based on a practice-oriented document analysis, and I work with theories on futuring, bureaucratic practices and knowledge structures, and infrastructure studies.
Background
I hold a bachelor in geography from NTNU and a master degree in Environment and Conflict Analysis (Human Security) from Aarhus University. Before joining TIK I worked with science communication for GRID-Arendal, where I covered topics related to climate and environment in polar and high mountain regions.
Teaching
I teach and have taught:
At master level:
TIK4001: Teknologi, innovasjon og kunnskap
TIK4011: Science and technology in politics and society
TIK4040: Design Seminar
At bachelor level:
TIK2101: From science to action: Knowledge and politics for sustainability
I am also supervisor for students in the master programme Technology, Innovation and Knowledge, and Society, Science and Technology in Europe