How do we envision the future?
Flying cars, visiting Mars, medical revelations, mass surveillance and super machines taking over the world, represent some of the things we might […]
The rise of digital housekeeping: the hidden work of smart technology
This text is authored by Kjersti Lassen, senior advisor at Consumption Research Norway, OsloMet, and was first published at OsloMet’s webpage (in […]
ESA Conference in Porto – presenting “Consumed by Data” and the idea of Data Domestication
The 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association – Tension, Trust and Transformation, was held in Porto, Portugal, August 27-30, 2024. At […]
Scenarios for smart homes: summary of a co-design workshop
The Norwegian Board of Technology hosted a workshop to get input for developing scenarios in December 2022. Stakeholders from public institutions, commercial […]
New paper: Exploring technology as active agents during remote fieldwork in homes
Ny research paper from the RELINK project, which can be found here. Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, research tools allowing for a […]
How can smart home devices affect belonging at home?
Belonging is often described as a feeling of being at home. In this blog post, I will explore this by looking at how smart home devices may affect this feeling among people who are not particularly invested in them.
RELINK Bristol meeting: ‘Digital platforms, markets and commodification’
As part of international outreach activities, four researchers from the RELINK project, Helene Teigen, Dag Slettemeås, Cristina Paupini, and Henry Mainsah visited […]
RELINK Bristol meeting: “creative methods for researching digital practices”
As part of international outreach activities, four researchers from the RELINK project, Helene Teigen, Dag Slettemeås, Cristina Paupini, and Henry Mainsah visited […]
Privacy- what does it mean to you?
The right to privacy is under threat The UN report The right to privacy in the digital age (2022) states that the […]
The workshop «Nothing to hide»
“Nothing to hide” The two-day workshop is part of the RELINK project and was held at OsloMet University on the 22-23 of […]