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The Reconstruction of Klostergaarden

Author

Term

4. term

Publication year

2022

Abstract

This thesis examines the reconstruction of Klostergaarden as a socio-technical network in an urban core, where a new apartment building replaces a burned and demolished institutional building with strong local significance. Grounded in social constructivism, Science and Technology Studies, and techno-anthropology, the study seeks to reveal why and how the project is perceived as (potentially) controversial and which actor relations shape the process. The theoretical framework draws on Latour’s actor-network concepts and discourse analysis (Laclau & Mouffe), alongside design theory that illuminates the roles of experts and users. The empirical approach includes site visits, observations, informal conversations with passersby, and journalistic sources, followed by systematic data collection and coding. The analysis is organized across societal and institutional levels and through artefact, user, and expert perspectives to map the network around Klostergaarden. The excerpt does not include final findings, but outlines the research question, theoretical framing, and methods for making visible the actors, relations, and potential conflicts in urban planning decisions.

Specialet undersøger genopbygningen af Klostergaarden som et socio-teknisk netværk i en bykerne, hvor et nyt boligbyggeri afløser en nedbrændt og nedrevet institutionsbygning med stor lokal betydning. Med udgangspunkt i socialkonstruktivisme, Science and Technology Studies og techno-antropologi søger arbejdet at afdække, hvorfor og hvordan projektet opleves som (potentielt) kontroversielt, og hvilke forbindelser mellem aktører der former processen. Teoretisk trækker specialet på Latours aktør-netværk-begreb og diskursanalyse (Laclau & Mouffe) samt designteori, der belyser eksperters og brugeres roller. Den empiriske tilgang omfatter stedbesøg, observationer, uformelle samtaler med forbipasserende og inddragelse af journalistiske kilder, efterfulgt af systematisk indsamling og kodning af data. Analysen planlægges på tværs af samfunds- og institutionsniveauer samt artefakt-, bruger- og ekspertperspektiver for at kortlægge netværket omkring Klostergaarden. Uddraget indeholder ikke de endelige resultater, men beskriver problemformuleringen, den teoretiske ramme og metode til at synliggøre aktører, relationer og mulige konflikter i byplanlægningsbeslutninger.

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