Disputation for Cathrine Witnes Karlson

Monday 15 September 2025 10:00-14:30,
Kjølv Egelands hus,
KE E-164.

Philosophiae Doctor Disputation – Faculty of Science and Technology.

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Cathrine Witnes Karlson

On Monday 15th of September 2025, Cathrine Witnes Karlson will defend her PhD thesis at the University of Stavanger, Kjølv Egelands House, room E-164.

  • 10:00: Trial lecture: Depoliticising Climate Futures? Expert Authority and Democratic Deliberation in Climate Change Adaptation
  • 12:15: Disputation: The Politics of Climate Risk Management in Local Government

Both the disputation and trial lecture are open to all interested.

Assessment Committee:

  • Professor Per Becker, Lund University, Sweden
  • Associate Professor Cameron Harrington, Durham University, United Kingdom
  • Associate Professor Kjartan Bjørnsen, University of Stavanger

Supervisors:

  • Main supervisor: Associate Professor Claudia Morsut, University of Stavanger
  • Co-supervisor: Professor Ole Andreas Engen, University of Stavanger

Chair of the defense is Professor Jon Tømmerås Selvik at the Department of Safety, Economics and Planning, University of Stavanger.

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