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Olav WickenNorskTitle: Telephone:22841619 E-mail: olav.wickenATtik.uio.no Education from University of Oslo with history as major field 1977. Senior researcher at Institute for Defence Studies 1983-93. Director of Study at the ESST (European Master in Society, Science and technology) unit of the University of Oslo 1994-1999, International Coordinator for ESST 2000-2002. Subject InterestMy main research interest is the relationship and interaction between technology, economy and politics.Selected PublicationsDen høyteknologiske ingeniørbyen (The High-tech Engineering Town Kongsberg), i Å. Mariussen (red.), Kulturelle betingelser for innovasjon - en studie av regionale næringsmiljøer, Nordlandsforskning NF-rapport nr. 5, 200FoU i næringslivet - et historisk perspektiv (Industrial R&D. A historical perspective), NOU 2000:7 Ny giv for nyskaping. Vurdering for økt FoU i næringslivet Regional Industrialisazation and Political Mobilization: Regions in politcal party systems and industrialization in Norway, Comparative Social research, vol 17, 1998 Space science and Technology in the Cold War: The Ionosphere, the Military and Politics in Norway, History and Technology vol 13, 1997 m. O. Njølstad, Kunnskap som våpen. Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt 1946-1975, Oslo 1996 (red), Elektronikkentreprenørene. Studier av norsk elektronikkforskning og –industri etter 1945, Oslo 1994 ResearchMy research focuses on three areas. The first deals with the emergence of regional types of industrialization, and the relationship between industrialization and politics. This includes both how industrialization has shaped the political system, as well as how politics shapes industrialization. My second research area deals with how societies attempt to influence economic growth and development through regulation of technology, particularly emphasizing regulation of R&D. My third area focuses on the role of the Cold War and the military in shaping emerging new technologies (ICT). |