SVA - Consumption Research Norway (SIFO)
Recent Submissions
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Hypothetical mechanisms driving physical activity levels in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a systematically identified evidence-based conceptual systems model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background In Europe, physical activity levels tend to be lower in ethnic minority groups than the general population. Interventions and policies based on research examining isolated determinants of physical activity have ... -
Green marketing in the fashion industry: a critical analysis of sustainability narratives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Green marketing is widely used by the fashion industry to address growing consumer awareness of environmental issues. However, such marketing tends to portray fashion in ways that benefit the industry and not necessarily ... -
Decentering Durability: Decarbonizing and Decolonizing Ideas and Practices of Long-Lasting Clothes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Durability is widely recognized as a key feature of materially resourceful, lower-carbon clothing lives. Yet most of what is known about long-lasting garments is rooted in Euro-American ways of thinking, and reproduces its ... -
Towards Algorithmic Luddism: class politics in data capitalism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article examines responses to inequalities (re)produced by algorithms, particularly affecting disadvantaged social strata. Positioning class politics at the centre of the analysis of data capitalism, we turn attention ... -
Including societal actors in R&D - Different expectations, different responsibilities
(Chapter, 2024)The outcomes of research and development (R&D) have profoundly influenced mod- ern societies. Not all outcomes have been good or beneficial. It is against this back- drop one can understand the call for governance of R&D. ... -
Shipping on Social Media – Early Adolescents Playfully Exploring Relationships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Shipping, a play on relationship, is a novel, yet ambiguous, social media practice. Shipping is a practice of playful, romantic pairing of peers on social media platforms, typically on anonymous accounts. At times, shipping ... -
“You don’t have to share every single small moment on social media” Exploring Tensions Between Parents and Children in Sharenting Practices
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Sharenting – parents’ content sharing about their children on social media in the form of text, image, or video – is a widespread phenomenon internationally. However, research on sharenting is scarce in a Nordic context, ... -
The low self-efficacy trap: why people with vulnerabilities experience prolonged periods with payment problems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Societies place a responsibility on individuals to pay what they owe on time, establishing a coercive apparatus for debt collection and enforcement when they do not, coupled with consumer protection and debt ... -
Ecologies of friction in digital platform investment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Digital platforms are underpinned by the ideal of a frictionless market, obscuring the simultaneous practices of market monopolisation and the restriction of consumer choice and movement. This concurrent removal and erection ... -
Platform cooperatives in the sharing economy: How market challengers bring change from the margins
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The now-mature sharing economy has not delivered on its original utopian promises. Instead of providing prosocial benefits for consumers and society, incumbent platforms dominate monopolistic markets. In this article, we ... -
Norwegian engagement with RRI and the propagation of RRI by the Research Council of Norway
(Chapter, 2024)Country profiles for the uptake and engagement with responsible research and innovation (RRI) show remarkable differences. Likewise, the role of research funders in instigating changes in the science system is widely ... -
Implications of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder for Maternal Employment: United States vs. Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives A country’s social welfare system may play an important role in maternal employment. This study compared the labor market participation of mothers of children within the United States (U.S.) and Norway to examine ... -
Decentering Durability: Decarbonizing and Decolonizing Ideas and Practices of Long-Lasting Clothes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Durability is widely recognized as a key feature of materially resourceful, lower-carbon clothing lives. Yet most of what is known about long-lasting garments is rooted in Euro-American ways of thinking, and reproduces its ... -
Uptake of cash benefits among children with a disability in Norway: The role of parental socioeconomic characteristics and immigrant background
(International Journal of Social Welfare;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Caring for a disabled child involves both indirect and direct economic costs, which in turn may create a financial burden for the family. Using Norway as a case, we examine if public compensatory measures reach those most ... -
‘Gamers’ Crafted by Consumption: The Influence of Consumption on Gender Identities in Video Games
(Consumers and Consumption in Comparison;, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Playing online games is a highly gendered consumption activity. While female players are objectified and harassed within the gaming community, male players tend to be stigmatized through unfavorable stereotypes. More than ... -
Urban transitions towards sufficiency-oriented circular post-consumer textile economies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Wealthy cities are the primary hubs for excessive consumption and disposal of fashion and textiles. As such, cities have the power to support urban transitions toward more circular and sufficient consumption patterns. ... -
Sustainable and purchasing behaviour of online food shoppers: Survey results from Italy, Ireland, and Germany
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)This chapter presents survey results on sustainable food behaviour and purchase frequencies of online food platform users in Italy, Germany, and Ireland from January 2021. The participants were recruited from alternative ... -
The Impact of Modes of Acquisition on Clothing Lifetimes
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)Reducing the environmental impact of clothing is dependent on a reduction of the produced volume. This chapter discusses how mode and volumes of acquisition impact the lifetimes of clothing. Based on our scoping review and ... -
Braiding As Research Method: Building Relational Understanding for Fashion
(Fashion Practice;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This article introduces ‘braiding’ as a process of enquiry for fashion concerned with deepening understanding through writing, dialogue and participation with others. It sets out a step-wise process for bringing together ... -
Evaluation and prioritization of food environment policies in Norway using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI)
(Food & Nutrition Research (FNR);, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Government policies promoting healthier food environments can contribute to healthier diets and prevent obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. Objective: To assess the level of implementation ...