Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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GoodAnimal: Animal Welfare for Sustainable Futures
GoodAnimal’s primary objective is to acquire knowledge that will mitigate threats and increase opportunities for sustainable farm and industry practices.
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Organic-PLUS
The aim of Organic-PLUS is minimising, and eventually phasing out contentious inputs from certified organic agriculture.
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Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) – Public policies addressing health-related behaviours in Europe
The Joint Programming Initiative a Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL) brings together 26 countries that align research programming and fund new research to prevent or minimise diet-related chronic diseases.
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SEGURA – Food for Security: Evidence from Cauca, Colombia
The SEGURA project aims to improve knowledge about the complexities of the food security – conflict nexus.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Vittersø, Gunnar
; Andreola, Mattia;
Kjærnes, Unni
;
Kuraj, Sabina
;
Schjøll, Alexander
;
Torjusen, Hanne
(2025).
Conditions for Sustainable Food Consumption: A Comparative Study of Europeans' Valuations of Chicken Meat.
Jacobsen, Eivind; Strandbakken, Pål; Dulsrud, Arne; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth (Ed.).
Consumers and consumption in comparison. p. 115-138.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0195-631020240000037006
Kjærnes, Unni
;
Borgen, Svein Ole
; Thorjussen, Christian Bernhard Holth
(2022).
Behind a fluttering veil of trust: The dynamics of public concerns over farm animal welfare in Norway.
18 p.
Sociologia Ruralis.
Vol. 62.
https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12405
Borch, Anita ; Kjærnes, Unni (2019). Food Insecurity. Gronow, Jukka; Holm, Lotte (Ed.). Everyday Eating in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. A comparative Study of Meal Patterns 1997-2012. p. 141-159. Bloomsbury Academic.
Kjærnes, Unni (2019). Sosiale variasjoner og ulikheter i kosthold og matvaner. Holthe, Asle; Aadland, Eli Kristin; Viig, Nina Grieg (Ed.). Mat og helse i grunnskolelærerutdanningene. Fagbokforlaget.
Niva, Mari; Mäkelä, Johanna; Kahma, Nina;
Kjærnes, Unni
(2019).
Eating Sustainably.
Gronow, Jukka; Holm, Lotte (Ed.).
Everyday Eating in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. A comparative Study of Meal Patterns 1997-2012. p. 173-191.
Bloomsbury Academic.
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350080454.ch-011
Holm, Lotte; Lauridsen, Drude Skov; Gronow, Jukka; Kahma, Nina; Kjærnes, Unni ; Lund, Thomas Bøker; Mäkelä, Johanna; Niva, Mari (2019). The Food We Eat. Gronow, Jukka; Holm, Lotte (Ed.). Everyday Eating in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. A comparative Study of Meal Patterns 1997-2012. p. 15-33. Bloomsbury Academic.
Lund, Thomas Bøker;
Kjærnes, Unni
; Holm, Lotte
(2017).
Eating out in four Nordic countries: National patterns and social stratification.
Appetite.
Vol. 119.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.06.017
Amilien, Virginie
;
Kjærnes, Unni
(2017).
The dynamics of sheep welfare in Norway – between idealised images and practical realities.
British Food Journal.
Vol. 119.
https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-01-2016-0047
Borch, Anita
;
Kjærnes, Unni
(2016).
Food security and food insecurity in Europe: An analysis of the academic discourse (1975–2013).
Appetite.
Vol. 103.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.005
Borch, Anita
;
Kjærnes, Unni
(2016).
The Prevalence and Risk of Food Insecurity in the Nordic Region: Preliminary Results.
Journal of Consumer Policy.
Vol. 39.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-016-9316-x