Janus Hansen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3949839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janus Hansen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janus |
| FAMILY NAME | Hansen |
| SIGNATURE | HANSEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4837-6851 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do we have time for democracy? Climate action and the problem of time in the Anthropocene
The urgency of climate change has brought democracy to a critical juncture. Existing democratic systems struggle to address the pressing time frames required for effective climate action. This article explores a fundamental shift in temporal orientation caused by climate change. Democracy's linear and progressive image of time clashes with the expanding scales of temporality, encompassing both planetary and microscopic processes. More specificall…
Maneuvering through a Changing Funding Terrain
The mechanisms of research funding are in flux across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. In Denmark the research system has experienced an increase in the concentration of research funding on individual researchers and topic areas. This article documents such concentration patterns in biomedical research and applies a case study methodology to explore some of its consequences. The study contrasts the mark…
From a Means to an End
Redaktørens forord
The Danish Biofuel Debate
What role does scientific claims-making play in the worldwide promotion of biofuels for transport, which continues despite serious concerns about its potentially adverse social and environmental effects? And how do actors with very different and conflicting viewpoints on the benefits and drawbacks of biofuels enrol scientific authority to support their positions? The sociological theory of functional differentiation combined with the concept of a…
Biotechnology and Public Engagement in Europe
Providing a comparison the most important instances of public engagement with biotechnology in Europe in recent years, this book provides a theoretically reflected and empirically grounded study of th
Beyond the knowledge deficit
Beyond the knowledge deficit
The Danish Biofuel Debate
What role does scientific claims-making play in the worldwide promotion of biofuels for transport, which continues despite serious concerns about its potentially adverse social and environmental effects? And how do actors with very different and conflicting viewpoints on the benefits and drawbacks of biofuels enrol scientific authority to support their positions? The sociological theory of functional differentiation combined with the concept of a…
Beyond the knowledge deficit
Biotechnology and Public Engagement in Europe
Providing a comparison the most important instances of public engagement with biotechnology in Europe in recent years, this book provides a theoretically reflected and empirically grounded study of th
The Danish Biofuel Debate
What role does scientific claims-making play in the worldwide promotion of biofuels for transport, which continues despite serious concerns about its potentially adverse social and environmental effects? And how do actors with very different and conflicting viewpoints on the benefits and drawbacks of biofuels enrol scientific authority to support their positions? The sociological theory of functional differentiation combined with the concept of a…
Redaktørens forord
From a Means to an End
Maneuvering through a Changing Funding Terrain
The mechanisms of research funding are in flux across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. In Denmark the research system has experienced an increase in the concentration of research funding on individual researchers and topic areas. This article documents such concentration patterns in biomedical research and applies a case study methodology to explore some of its consequences. The study contrasts the mark…
Do we have time for democracy? Climate action and the problem of time in the Anthropocene
The urgency of climate change has brought democracy to a critical juncture. Existing democratic systems struggle to address the pressing time frames required for effective climate action. This article explores a fundamental shift in temporal orientation caused by climate change. Democracy's linear and progressive image of time clashes with the expanding scales of temporality, encompassing both planetary and microscopic processes. More specificall…
Political science (6 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Danish (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Politics (2 works)