Writing day

Today I, belatedly, had an article writing day, with some 5 hours devoted primarily to work on my article “Anticipating the societal transformation required to solve the environmental crisis in the 21st century: Umwelt trajectories revisited“, and some 600 words added.

Total number of article writing days for January: 9,5.

Accummulated GDP article rejected

My article "Introducing a notion of accummulated GDP" has been rejected, with sensible editorial comments, by Scandinavian Economic History Review.

2019 registrations in Cristin; record number of activities reported

I have just completed my 2019 registrations in Current Research Information System in Norway (Cristin), cf. my profile. Altogether 44 posts, which is a new record. This includes 3 articles that should give publication points (2 authored alone, 1 co-authored), 8 scientific conference presentations, 7 appearances on national radio (2 of which also on national TV), and 6 more interviews in national media (altogether 13 appearances in national media). It also includes a new edition of a co-edited book (paperback) and a text book (e-book), some edited works, and popular science lectures.

Total number of posts in Cristin is now 252 (I started registering in Cristin in 2012).

Half article writing day

Today I have had half an article writing day (-ish) devoted primarily to work on my article "Anticipating the societal transformation required to solve the environmental crisis in the 21st century: Umwelt trajectories revisited".

Total number of writing days this Spring so far is 8,5.

Umwelt futurology article published online

My article "What can be known about future Umwelten?" was published online in The American journal of Semiotics today.

Reference (for now - it will appear in no. 3/4, 2019):

Tønnessen, Morten 2020. What can be known about future Umwelten? The American Journal of Semiotics. Published online January 30th 2020. DOI: 10.5840/ajs202012359

One meeting

Today I attended a meeting with a colleague where we made progress towards developing criteria etc. for publication project-based research groups as a new format at our faculty.

Workshop on welfare and migration chaired; two more events

Yesterday, January 28th, I chaired the second workshop of the University of Stavanger´s Network for welfare research, which took place at 9 to 12.30 at Kjell Arholms hus, with the theme "Velferd og migration" (Welfare and migration). Some 60 people attended. The programme included a lecture by Thomas Hylland Eriksen (UIO), talks by Hildegunn Fandrem and Elisabeth Enoksen (both UIS) and group work organised around five non-governmental and governmental organizations.

I also attended the university´s open meeting on strategy, with rector Klaus Mohn, and had a meeting with a colleague.