About
I have a Masters degree in Inorganic chemistry from the Norwegian Institute for Technology (1994), and a PhD in Governance studies from the University in Twente, the Netherlands (2012). My main interests are the interactions between technology and society - negotiations over responsibilities, inclusion processes and transformativ research, within the Responsible Research and innovation (RRI) framework; The consumers' assigned roles in the circular economy; Energy in households (use, savings, flexibility, markets, and production) and Sustainable consumption.
Field of study
Negotiations STS Interdisiplinary science Sustainable consumption Tverrfaglighet Sustainability Sustainability Responsible Research and Innovation Emerging technologies
Administrative field of work
EU Funding Research ethics Research policy Research strategy Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Innovation Commercialisation Protection of privacy in research Reporting
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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The Circular consumption Activities to tRansform households toward material Efficiency (CARE)
CARE project empowers households to reduce food waste and extend the lifespan of clothes.
Completed research projects
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GoNano: Governing Nanotechnologies through Societal Engagement
Aligning future nanotechnologies with societal needs and concerns.
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IMAGINE – Contested Futures of Sustainability
When you think about the future, what do you imagine? Flying cars, tubed food, or high-tech clothing might be among the images that come to mind. IMAGINE sets out to study these images of the future as imaginaries. Imaginaries are the many ways in which we humans think about the future and ways in which they can become possible. Our project looks specifically at how we imagine sustainable futures.
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Improving aquaculture sustainability by modulating the feed-microbiome-host axis in Fish
The ImprovAFish project takes a transdisciplinary approach to address critical knowledge gaps related to the feed-microbe-host-axis in Atlantic salmon aquaculture production.
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REDUCE – Rethinking Everyday Plastics
The project will look at plastic in a systems perspective and investigate how the consumption of plastic products in everyday life can be reduced.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Throne-Holst, Harald
(2025).
Including societal actors in R&D - Different expectations, different responsibilities.
Grandis, Giovanni De; Blanchard, Anne (Ed.).
The Fragility of Responsibility : Norway’s Transformative Agenda for Research, Innovation and Business. p. 173-189.
Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter).
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111397719
Borch, Anita
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
(2021).
Does Proof of Concept Trump All? RRI Dilemmas in Research Practices.
Science and Engineering Ethics.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-021-00288-8
Laitala, Kirsi
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Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
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Haugrønning, Vilde
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
; Strandbakken, Pål
(2020).
Increasing repair of household appliances, mobile phones and clothing: Experiences from consumers and the repair industry.
Journal of Cleaner Production.
Vol. 282.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125349
Heidenstrøm, Nina
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
(2020).
“Someone will take care of it”. Households' understanding of their responsibility to prepare for and cope with electricity and ICT infrastructure breakdowns.
Energy Policy.
Vol. 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111676
Myhr, Anders; Røyne, Frida; Brandtsegg, Andreas Saur; Bjerkseter, Catho;
Throne-Holst, Harald
;
Borch, Anita
; Wentzel, Alexander; Røyne, Anja
(2019).
Towards a low CO2 emission building material employing bacterial metabolism (2/2): Prospects for global warming potential reduction in the concrete industry.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208643
Røyne, Anja; Phua, Yi Jing; Le, Simone Balzer; Eikjeland, Ina Grosås; Josefsen, Kjell Domaas; Markussen, Sidsel; Myhr, Anders;
Throne-Holst, Harald
; Sikorski, Pawel; Wentzel, Alexander
(2019).
Towards a low CO2 emission building material employing bacterial metabolism (1/2): The bacterial system and prototype production.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212990
Laitala, Kirsi
;
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Haugrønning, Vilde Anine Rydal
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
; Strandbakken, Pål
(2019).
Is It Worth It? Repair of Household Appliance, Mobile Phones and Clothing.
Segalàs, Jordi; Lazzarini, Boris (Ed.).
Proceedings of the 19th European Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production Circular Europe for Sustainability: Design, Production and Consumption. p. 1003-1016.
Institute for Sustainability Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (ISST-UPC).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5002762
Tangeland, Torvald
;
Heidenstrøm, Nina Vatvedt
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
(2016).
Teknologioptimisme – en behagelig hindring for bærekraftig forbruksutvikling?.
Vittersø, Gunnar; Borch, Anita; Laitala, Kirsi Maria; Strandbakken, Pål (Ed.).
Forbruk og det grønne skiftet. p. 55-75.
Novus Forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4003994
Heidenstrøm, Nina Vatvedt
;
Vittersø, Gunnar
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
(2015).
Understanding consumption as social practice in enviromental policy.
Strandbakken, Pål; Gronow, Jukka (Ed.).
The consumer in society : A tribute to Eivind Stø. p. 59-84.
Abstrakt forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4072610
Throne-Holst, Harald
(2013).
Bare røre - ikke se: Nanoteknologiens usynlige materialitet.
Strandbakken, Pål; Heidenstrøm, Nina (Ed.).
Hinsides symbolverdi. Materialiteten i forbruket. p. 245-258.
Novus Forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3699142
