Thesis title:
THE USE OF RESEARCH IN POLICY: A STUDY OF HOW CIVIL SERVANTS ENGAGE WITH RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE
About the project:
How do individual employees in ministries engage with research in their daily tasks? Through the work on this thesis, I find that this depends on a wide range of factors. Civil servants use research knowledge to a large degree, but it often creeps into the processes in a seemingly unstructured manner with some level of randomness. However, when taking a closer look, there is – in fact – a web of structures related to organisational level, institutionalised policy processes, and individual civil servants eager to give evidence-based policy advice. But in the everyday life of ministerial responsibilities, both leaders and employees struggle to find the right balance between time and deliverables. This thesis contributes to a deeper and more nuanced understanding of research use practices and patterns as well as conditions that influence these processes. This is demonstrated through three scientific papers that investigate different aspects of the overarching question using three different methodological approaches.
Thesis supervisors:
Professor Taran Mari Thune, TIK - Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo
Professor Magnus Gulbrandsen, TIK - Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo
Commentator:
Professor Cathrine Holst, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo
About Kari-Elisabeth Vambeseth Skogen:
Kari-Elisabeth Vambeseth Skogen is an externally funded PhD candidate at TIK. This seminar marks the final evaluation prior to submission of her dissertation.
She has an MA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She graduated in 2013 and has since then worked as a senior advisor in The Norwegian Ministry of Research and Education, in The Department of Research. Her PhD project is separate from, but related to OSIRIS - Oslo Institute for Research on the Impact of Science. The project is funded by The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and The Research Council of Norway through the Public Sector PhD scheme.
The manuscript (draft) is available upon request. Please send a request to Lara Kristiansen.
How to participate:
The seminar is open to everyone, but we kindly ask you to register by sending an email to Lara Kristiansen by 15.01.2024.
This will be a hybrid event. To join via ZOOM, please click here.
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