Ongoing research projects
- Co-creation with Youth
S4U (Co-creation through simulation, scenarios, conversations, and games for and with youth) aims to enhance young people's participation and influence in climate work within municipalities. - Young Climate Leadership
Transition to a low-emission society through increased participation of children and Youth - Participatory societal innovation for local transformations
- CO-ARCHIVE – Archive for results, methods, and experiences from co-creation
- Democratic Participation and co-creation
- Digital dialogues and co-creation (Postdoc project)
Democracy, citizenship and sustainable development through digital dialogues - A municipality's development of education on sustainable development (PhD project)
Completed research projects
- Hovinbyen – Breivoll Factories
- Transformation Expertise (partner-led project)
Introductory booklet: How to succeed in local, sustainable transition processes. (in Norwegian) - Hovinbyen: Social Inclusion and Co-creation in Hovinbyen
Social inclusion and co-creation in Hovinbyen. Experiences from interventions across institutions, sectors and generations - Existential Threats from Climate Change: Foundations for a Transformative Learning Agenda
Book Chapter: Jennifer Joy West; Helene Amundsen; Nathalie Schaller & Marianne Aasen (2021). Climate Change: Foundations for a transformative learning agenda - The Climate Game (partner-led project) (in Norwegian)
Qualification Project 'The Climate Game' - Continuing education in sustainable transformation
Preliminary project for the establishment of new teaching opportunities in sustainable transformation at the University of Oslo.
Practical tools
In collaboration with our partners—such as non-governmental organizations, municipalities, and secondary schools—we develop and initiate activities that can contribute to achieving reduced emissions and sustainable energy transitions in an inclusive manner. We collect, analyse, and implement theoretical and practical insights from the other work packages by conducting a series of interventions aimed at developing tools and methods that can be used by the project's participants. The activities will inherently be based on testing, exploration, and experimentation. The goal is not only to expand upon existing knowledge but also to create real societally beneficial change in the form of reduced greenhouse gas emissions and social inclusion.
Key themes
Key issues we explore in this work package are related to how to facilitate the development of governance and planning practices that ensure a socially inclusive energy transition. We will explore how digital material can support and facilitate participation and co-creation and how we can best proceed to document and analyse knowledge and experiences gained from implemented interventions.
With this, we aim to promote sustainability and citizenship in the curriculum; enhance collaboration across schools, municipalities, and local stakeholders to promote learning; and develop strategies for social innovation and participation. In summary, our goal is to contribute to knowledge about socially inclusive climate measures that create significant impact.