How can the social sciences effectively research the complex, interconnected challenges of climate change, ecology, and sustainability? As the climate crisis evolves, so too must our tools for understanding its social dimensions, from policy and perception to inequality and impact. This seminar explores this question. This one-day event brings together researchers to discuss innovative methodological approaches that move beyond traditional frameworks.
The seminar is aimed at students, PhD fellows, researchers, and faculty members at OsloMet and beyond who are engaged in climate, environmental, or sustainability research.
We are thrilled to feature international experts who are leading the way in this field. Professor Stefania Milan (University of Amsterdam) will share her expertise in Critical Data Studies, exploring how to harness new and unconventional data sources for social science research. Dr. Trude Sundberg (University of Kent) will present on co-participatory methods, drawing on their compelling work researching water insecurity and rights in communities across Southeast Asia.
The event will also showcase a diverse range of innovative work from within OsloMet, including sessions on climate games, media narratives, psychological impacts, and more. The KlimaVel seminar is an excellent opportunity to connect with a cross-disciplinary community of peers, gain new insights, and contribute to the vital conversation about how social science can powerfully and creatively respond to the ecological crisis.
The deadline for registering is 10 November.
The seminar is organized by the KlimaVel research network at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Program and Confirmed Speakers
The full program is currently being finalized, and additional speakers will be announced as they are confirmed. Stay tuned for updates!
There will be a catered lunch.
- Stefania Milan, Professor of Critical Data Studies, University of Amsterdam, Department of Media Studies: "Using new data sources"
- Simen Mørstad Johansen, PhD fellow, NOVA/SVA, OsloMet: "Climate game"
- Karine Maria Porpino Viana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, OsloMet: "Psychological impact of climate change in Brazil and Norway"
- Trude Sundberg, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, School of Social Sciences, Kent University: "Co-participatory methods in research on water insecurity and rights in Southeast Asia"
- Gøril Borgen-Eide, Senior Advisor, Faculty of Social Sciences, OsloMet: "Media narratives and climate imaginaries"
- Erika Gubrium, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, OsloMet: "Welfare state sustainability and extractivism: metabolic ethnographies"
- Yuri Kasahara, researcher at Centre for Welfare and Labour Research, OsloMet) will present on the use of large language models for text classification of speeches from the Norwegian Parliament on how politicians view state-owned companies in the climate/environment debate.
