Browsing Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi by Author "Holst, Cathrine"

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  • A New Dark Age? Truth, Trust, and Environmental Science 
    Gundersen, Torbjørn; Alinejad, Donya; Branch-Smith, Teresa; Duffy, Bobby; Hewlett, Kirstie; Holst, Cathrine; Owens, Susan E.; Panizza, Folco; Tellmann, Silje Maria; van Dijck, José; Baghramian, Maria (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    This review examines the alleged crisis of trust in environmental science and its impact on public opinion, policy decisions in the context of democratic governance, and the interaction between science and society. In an ...
  • Advisory Commissions, Academic Expertise and Democratic Legitimacy: The Case of Norway 
    Holst, Cathrine; Christensen, Johan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Commissions appointed to examine and propose solutions to major policy problems play a vital role in policy formulation in the Nordic countries. Whereas existing accounts emphasize the corporatist and statist features of ...
  • Asymmetry, disagreement and biases: epistemic worries about expertise 
    Holst, Cathrine; Molander, Anders (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    This paper contributes to an on-going exchange in political theory on the normative legitimacy of expert bodies. It focuses on epistemic worries about the expertisation of politics, and uses the Nordic system of advisory ...
  • Å evaluere koronahåndteringen – ut fra hvilke kriterier? Politisk teori og forvaltningskvalitet 
    Holst, Cathrine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Kommentaren diskuterer normative kriterier for evalueringer av koronahåndteringen ut fra den politiske filosofen Joseph Heaths rammeverk for forvaltningsetikk. Rammeverket illustreres gjennom eksempler fra en sammenlignende ...
  • Benevolent Contestations: Mainstreaming, Judicialisation, and Europeanization in the Norwegian Gender+ Equality Debate 
    Skjeie, Hege; Holst, Cathrine; Teigen, Mari (Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    This is an accepted version of a chapter in the book Towards Gendering Institutionalism, edited by Heather MacRae and Elaine Weiner. © 2017 Rowman & Littlefield International
  • Between ‘scientisation’ and a ‘participatory turn’. Tracing shifts in the governance of policy advice. 
    Krick, Eva; Christensen, Johan; Holst, Cathrine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    This study traces the claims of a ‘scientization’ and a ‘participatory turn’ in modern governance within the system of temporary policy advisory committees in Norway. It analyzes whether there is evidence of the two claims ...
  • Deliberative systems theory and citizens’ use of online media: testing a critical theory of democracy on a high achiever 
    Holst, Cathrine; Moe, Hallvard (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Deliberative systems theory is a promising candidate for a normative theory of democracy that combines ideal requirements with feasibility. Yet, recent theoretical elaborations and studies of citizens’ online media use ...
  • Descriptive representation of women in international courts 
    Holst, Cathrine; Langvatn, Silje Aambø (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
  • Ekspertenes rolle i demokratiet 
    Holst, Cathrine (Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
  • Epistemic democracy and the role of experts 
    Holst, Cathrine; Molander, Anders (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Epistemic democrats are rightly concerned with the quality of outcomes and judge democratic procedures in terms of their ability to ‘track the truth’. However, their impetus to assess ‘rule by experts’ and ‘rule by the ...
  • Epistemic Worries about Economic Expertise 
    Holst, Cathrine; Molander, Anders (Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
  • Expert accountability: what does it mean, why is it challenging - and is it what we need? 
    Langvatn, Silje Aambø; Holst, Cathrine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
  • Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy 
    Christensen, Johan; Holst, Cathrine; Molander, Anders (Book / AcceptedVersion / Bok; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to debates about expertise, policy-making and democracy. It uniquely combines an overview of recent research on the policy role of experts with discussions in political ...
  • Fra Helga Hernes til #metoo 
    Holst, Cathrine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Kommentaren tar for seg fire trekk ved det Helga Hernes kalte «det kvinnevennlige sosialdemokratiske medborgerskapsidealet»: dets brodd mot liberalismen, vekten på politisk deltagelse og sosiale rettigheter, og ideen om ...
  • Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Discourse. Examining a justificatory strategy 
    Molander, Anders; Holst, Cathrine (Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
  • Gender Equality and Nation Branding in the Nordic Region 
    Enloe, Cynthia; Larsen, Eirinn; Moss, Sigrun Marie; Skjelsbæk, Inger; Jezierska, Katarzyna; Towns, Ann; Skilbrei, May-Len; Erlingsdóttir, Irma; Tryggestad, Torunn L.; Ginalski, Stéphanie; Holst, Cathrine; Teigen, Mari; Hellum, Anne; Kirkebø, Tori Loven; Langford, Malcolm; Byrkjeflot, Haldor; Leira, Halvard (Book / Bok / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    This book explores how gender equality, a central part of the Nordic imaginary, is used in the political communication of Nordic states. The analyses presented move beyond conventional images and discourses of Nordic gender- ...
  • Global Gender Justice: Distributive Justice or Participatory Parity? 
    Holst, Cathrine (Research report / Forskningsrapport / PublishedVersion, 2019)
    The paper compares two prominent approaches to global gender justice; Alison Jaggar’s ‘distributive’ approach and Nancy Fraser’s ‘participatory’ approach. It argues that both theories have contributed valuably to develop ...
  • Governance by hybrid advisory committees - a hallmark of social democracy? 
    Krick, Eva; Holst, Cathrine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    This study focuses on ad hoc policy advisory committees that bring together experts and stakeholders to propose public policies on the basis of consensus. These kinds of committees are often considered to be a typical ...
  • How Do Advocacy Think Tanks Relate to Academic Knowledge? The Case of Norway 
    Christensen, Johan; Holst, Cathrine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Think tanks often present themselves as contributors to a more reflective and informed political debate and their policy advice as based on knowledge and research. Yet, they also claim to be alternatives to university ...
  • Hva er en god NOU? 
    Holst, Cathrine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Det ligger mye makt i makten til å utrede. Vi bør bry oss mer om hvem vi gir i oppdrag å utrede offentlig politikk – og hvordan utrederne leverer. For å kunne si om norsk utredningsvesen holder mål eller ikke, må vi ha en ...