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“It is when ordinary politicians in towns and district try to decide where to place a wind turbine or toll booth that the real battle comes,” says Professor Jørn Cruickshank.

New book on societal development goes straight to the problems

“If we are to solve the major societal problems we face, simple answers are no use. We have to deal with the complexity,” says professor.

Associate Professors Mikaela Vasstrøm and Laura Tolnov Clausen at the University of Agder have previously researched the establishment of wind farms in Norway, Denmark and Scotland.

“For offshore wind to succeed, new policies must be developed.”

What happens on land if offshore wind is established? That is the question social scientists at UiA want to find an answer to.

“People who have had children and started a family score higher on religious traits. The survey was carried out in Great Britain, but the situation is most likely the same in Scandinavia,” says Professor Morten Blekesaune. (Credit: iStockphoto)

Forming a family makes us more religious

People who marry and have children become more religious. Cohabitation does not have the same effect, research shows.

“It is when ordinary politicians in towns and district try to decide where to place a wind turbine or toll booth that the real battle comes,” says Professor Jørn Cruickshank.

New book on societal development goes straight to the problems

“If we are to solve the major societal problems we face, simple answers are no use. We have to deal with the complexity,” says professor.

Associate Professors Mikaela Vasstrøm and Laura Tolnov Clausen at the University of Agder have previously researched the establishment of wind farms in Norway, Denmark and Scotland.

“For offshore wind to succeed, new policies must be developed.”

What happens on land if offshore wind is established? That is the question social scientists at UiA want to find an answer to.

“People who have had children and started a family score higher on religious traits. The survey was carried out in Great Britain, but the situation is most likely the same in Scandinavia,” says Professor Morten Blekesaune. (Credit: iStockphoto)

Forming a family makes us more religious

People who marry and have children become more religious. Cohabitation does not have the same effect, research shows.