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Aksel Tjora

Aksel Tjora

Professor
Department of Sociology and Political Science

aksel.tjora@ntnu.no
+4791897611 Bygg 9, 9548, Dragvoll, Edvard Bulls veg 1
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Aksel Tjora is educated within computer science, management and sociology, and has been Professor of Sociology since 1998. His research is concentrated on social interaction and societal development, as well as development of Stepwise-Deductive Induction as strategy within qualitative research. Tjora is CEO of the independent enterprise the Sociology Clinic, which develops "sociological services" in collaboration with businesses outside academia. He is also an active voice in public debate. 

Competencies

  • Community/solidarity
  • Health Services Research
  • IT-supported organizational change
  • Medical Sociology
  • Organizational theory
  • Public sphere
  • Qualitative methods
  • Social Organisation
  • Sociology
  • Sociology
  • Sociology of science and technology

Publications

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2021

  • Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Riding shotgun – Front-seat research and the socio-material considerations of ethnography on the move. Qualitative Research. volum 0(0).
    Academic article
  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Bacheloroppgaven som en første smak av forskning. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter
  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 2021. ISBN 978-82-02-70942-6.
    Non-fiction book
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Den induktive tilnærmingen. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2021. ISBN 978-82-05-54653-0.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Tematisk analyse: Bruk av observasjoner, dybdeintervjuer og fokusgrupper. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Hansen, Frank Hauboff; Skaar, Marianne. (2021) Shameful technological impertinence: consumer ambivalence among ipad early-buyers. Societies. volum 11 (3).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Martinussen, Willy. (2021) Sosiologiske anfektelser: ansats - anvendelse - ansvar. Fagbokforlaget. 2021. ISBN 978-82-450-2511-8.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Stokken, Roar; Folkestad, Bjarte. (2021) En avslutning med sus, trøkk og schwung. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter

2020

  • Hammer, Martine Elise Skoglund; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Bydelsfellesskapets langsomhet: Langvarig midlertidighet og samskaping som inkluderende boligpolitikk. Tidsskrift for boligforskning. volum 3 (2).
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Skaar, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) The Constitutive Practices of Public Smartphone Use. Societies. volum 10.
    Academic article
  • Hjelseth, Arve; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Innspill og utspill. Samfunnsviteren som samfunnskritiker. Universitetsforlaget. 2020. ISBN 978-82-15-02877-4.
    Popular scientific book
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2020) Communal Forms: A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community. Routledge. 2020. ISBN 9780367438920.
    Academic monograph

2019

  • Fjellså, Ingvild Firman; Stokken, Roar; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Arbeidsrettet rehabilitering og hverdagens motstand. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning. volum 22 (2).
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunn. Universitetsforlaget. 2019. ISBN 978-82-15-03005-0.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunnets realiteter og muligheter. Bysamfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Semb, Randi; Tjora, Aksel; Borg, Marit. (2019) Communal invalidation of young adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. Disability & Society. volum 34 (6).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Byfellesskap som segmental-selektiv samhørighet. Bysamfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Den akademiske dugnadens konstituerende fellesskap og trusselen fra et strategisk produksjonsregime. Universitetskamp.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Nødvendigheten av en universitetskamp. Universitetskamp.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Qualitative Research as Stepwise-Deductive Induction. Routledge. 2019. ISBN 9781138304499.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Universitetskamp. Scandinavian Academic Press. 2019. ISBN 978-82-304-0247-4.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

2018

  • Grønning, Ingeborg Mikalsen; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Digital absolution: Confessional interaction in an online weight loss forum. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. volum 24 (4).
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Situational Domestication and the Origin of the Cafe Worker Species. Sociology. volum 52 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Det offentlige rommets flerdimensjonale fellesskap. Plan: Tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, byplan og regional utvikling. volum 50 (2).
    Popular scientific article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Hva er fellesskap. Universitetsforlaget. 2018. ISBN 9788215019239.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Viten skapt, Kvalitativ analyse og teoriutvikling. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 2018. ISBN 978-82-02-44299-6.
    Academic monograph
  • Trondsen, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel; Broom, Alex; Scambler, Graham. (2018) The symbolic affordances of a video-mediated gaze in emergency psychiatry. Social Science and Medicine. volum 197.
    Academic article

2017

  • Bolle, Stein Roald; Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Usefullness of videoconferencing in psychiatric emergencies - a qualitative study. Health and Technology. volum 8 (1-2).
    Academic article
  • Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Bye, Tor Anders; Hirrich, Anne; Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas; Torp, Thomas Ueland; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Musikkfestivalens kollektive effervesens. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. volum 58 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) A widened scope of the source of ADHD. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. volum 45 (4).
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis, 3. utgave. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2017. ISBN 9788205500969.
    Textbook

2016

  • Isaksen, Joachim Vogt; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Pressens biologisering av ADHD. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 24 (4).
    Academic article
  • Næss, Siri Christine; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Mødres møte med ADHD. ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sommerbakk, Ragni; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Tjora, Aksel; Kaasa, Stein; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen. (2016) Barriers to and facilitators for implementing quality improvements in palliative care – results from a qualitative interview study in Norway. BMC Palliative Care. volum 15:61.
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Passiare fellesskap. Plan: Tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, byplan og regional utvikling.
    Article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn. Fagbokforlaget. 2016. ISBN 978-82-450-2019-9.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel; Næss, Siri Christine; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD i samfunnsperspektiv. ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Underland, Gro; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) A collective clinical gaze: Negotiating decisions in a surgical ward. Communication & Medicine. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Healthcare, Ethics and Society. volum 13 (1).
    Academic article

2015

  • Andreassen, Hege Kristin; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Survival of the project: A case study of ICT innovation in health care. Social Science and Medicine. volum 132.
    Academic article
  • Iversen, Tobias Buschmann; Landmark, Andreas D.; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The Peace of Paper: Patient Lists as Work Tools. International Journal of Medical Informatics. volum 84 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Medisin mellom mas, maskineri og marked. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 135 (2).
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The social rhythm of the rock music festival. Popular Music. volum 35 (1).
    Academic literature review

2014

  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Interaction Pretext: Experiences of Community in the Urban Neighbourhood. Urban Studies. volum 51 (10).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Digital Patients: A Typology of Emerging Patient Roles. CEUR Workshop Proceedings. volum 1251.
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Video-confidence: a qualitative exploration of videoconferencing for psychiatric emergencies. BMC Health Services Research. volum 14 (544).
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Communal normalization in an online self-help group for adolescents with a mentally ill parent. Qualitative Health Research. volum 24 (10).
    Academic article

2013

  • Grønning, Ingeborg; Scambler, Graham; Tjora, Aksel. (2013) From fatness to badness: The modern morality of obesity. Health. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Melby, Line; Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandlingens mange ansikter. Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2013) Communal Awareness in the Urban Cafeé. Cafè Society.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 2013. ISBN 978-82-02-42221-9.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalfellesskapsfornemmelser. Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalforskning. Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring.
    Chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandling i hui og hast: Selvregulerende koordinering i medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste. Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen; Melby, Line. (2013) Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2013. ISBN 9788205425521.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Cafè Society. Palgrave Macmillan. 2013. ISBN 978-1-137-27592-9.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Introduction. Cafè Society.
    Introduction

2012

  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Communally-Based Evidence in the Emerging Practice of Aorta Implant Surgery. Evidence-Based Healthcare in Context Critical Social Science Perspectives.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Næss, Siri Christine K.; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Medikalisert lydighet? Mødres møte med ADHD. Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Från nyfikenhet till systematisk kunskap: Kvalitativ forskning i praktiken. Studentlitteratur AB. 2012. ISBN 9789144077680.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi som forskningsfelt. Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2012. ISBN 978-82-05-42414-2.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2012. ISBN 9788205425491.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Mot en kvassere sosiologi?. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 20 (1).
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Sosiologer på den smale sti. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 20 (2).
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Fjærli, Torbjørn; Grønning, Ingeborg. (2012) Sammen i byen. En sosiologisk analyse av urbane naboskap, nærmiljø og boligens betydning. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2012. ISBN 978-82-519-2738-3.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel; Tøndel, Gunhild. (2012) Framtidens pasient. Fremtidens Helse-Norge.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) VIDEOCARE: Decentralised psychiatric emergency care through videoconferencing. BMC Health Services Research. volum 12 (470).
    Academic article

2011

  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Getting the aorta pants in place: A ‘community of guidance’ in the evolving practice of vascular implant surgery. Health. volum 15 (5).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Den moderna patienten. Studentlitteratur AB. 2011. ISBN 9789144068619.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Invisible Whispers: Accounts of SMS Communication in Shared Physical Space. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. volum 17 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Observasjonsstudiets sødme og de potensielt forræderiske feltnotatene. Mange ulike metoder.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2010

  • Slaughter, Laura; Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Technology-enhanced health communities: Research on the use of social computing application by both the sick and the well. Social Computing and Virtual Communities.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Den tredimensjonale pasienten som velvillig teleradiologisk objekt. Digitale pasienter.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2010. ISBN 978-82-05-40545-5.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2010. ISBN 9788205399099.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter: En introduksjon og leseanvisning. Digitale pasienter.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2009

  • Heldal, Frode; Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Making sense of patient expertise. Social Theory & Health. volum 7 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Calls for Care: Coordination, Competence, and Computers in Medical Emergency Call Centres. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG. 2009. ISBN 978-3-639-19222-3.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) The Groove in the Box: A Technologically Mediated Inspiration in Electronic Dance Music. Popular Music. volum 28 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2009) Square pegs in round holes: information systems, hospitals and the significance of contextual awareness. Social Science and Medicine. volum 68 (3).
    Academic article
  • Vedvik, Eivind; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2009) Beyond the EPR: Complementary roles of the hospital-wide Electronic health record and Clinical department systems. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. volum 9.
    Academic article

2008

  • Lium, Jan-Tore; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2008) No paper, but the same routines: a qualitative exploration of experiences in two Norwegian hospitals deprived of the paper based medical record. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. volum 8 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2008. ISBN 9788205380974.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten i sosiologisk lys. Den moderne pasienten.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Katya Sander TIFO (Event): A sociological appreciation. Generator: ni kunstinngrep i Trondheims offentlige rom.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2006

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Writing Small Discoveries: An Exploration of Fresh Observers' Observations. Qualitative Research. volum 6 (4).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Willis, Evan. (2006) På sosiologisk spor: En innføring i sosiologisk forståelse. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2006. ISBN 82-519-2102-3.
    Non-fiction book
  • Engesmo, Jostein; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Documenting for whom? A symbolic interactionist analysis of technologically induced changes of nursing handovers. New technology, work and employment. volum 21 (2).
    Academic article
  • Håland, Erna; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Between asset and process: Developing competence by implementing a learning management system. Human Relations. volum 59 (7).
    Academic article
  • Thomsen, Judith; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Changeable Space as Temporary Home - A Qualitative Exploration of Life in an Experimental Student House. Nordisk arkitekturforskning.
    Academic article

2005

  • Tjora, Aksel; Tran, Trung; Faxvaag, Arild. (2005) Privacy vs usability: A qualitative exploration of patients' experiences with secure Internet communication with their general practitioner. Journal of Medical Internet Research. volum 7 (2).
    Academic article

2004

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2004) Den digitale pasient. HMT - Helsetjenesten Medisinsk Teknikk : helse, medisin, teknikk.
    Popular scientific article

2003

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2003) Teknologisk medikalisering? Om den medisinske sosiologiens interesse for medisinsk teknologi. Sosiologi i dag. volum 33 (2).
    Academic article

2000

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2000) The Technological Mediation of the Nursing-Medical Boundary. Sociology of Health and Illness. volum 22 (6).
    Academic article

1999

  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Er legemangelen bare et spørsmål om antall leger? En fenomenologisk tilnærming til legemangel i ett fylke. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Legebemanning i 2010 - fire scenarier om legebemannningen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Riding shotgun – Front-seat research and the socio-material considerations of ethnography on the move. Qualitative Research. volum 0(0).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Hansen, Frank Hauboff; Skaar, Marianne. (2021) Shameful technological impertinence: consumer ambivalence among ipad early-buyers. Societies. volum 11 (3).
    Academic article
  • Hammer, Martine Elise Skoglund; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Bydelsfellesskapets langsomhet: Langvarig midlertidighet og samskaping som inkluderende boligpolitikk. Tidsskrift for boligforskning. volum 3 (2).
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Skaar, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) The Constitutive Practices of Public Smartphone Use. Societies. volum 10.
    Academic article
  • Fjellså, Ingvild Firman; Stokken, Roar; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Arbeidsrettet rehabilitering og hverdagens motstand. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning. volum 22 (2).
    Academic article
  • Semb, Randi; Tjora, Aksel; Borg, Marit. (2019) Communal invalidation of young adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. Disability & Society. volum 34 (6).
    Academic article
  • Grønning, Ingeborg Mikalsen; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Digital absolution: Confessional interaction in an online weight loss forum. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. volum 24 (4).
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Situational Domestication and the Origin of the Cafe Worker Species. Sociology. volum 52 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Det offentlige rommets flerdimensjonale fellesskap. Plan: Tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, byplan og regional utvikling. volum 50 (2).
    Popular scientific article
  • Trondsen, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel; Broom, Alex; Scambler, Graham. (2018) The symbolic affordances of a video-mediated gaze in emergency psychiatry. Social Science and Medicine. volum 197.
    Academic article
  • Bolle, Stein Roald; Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Usefullness of videoconferencing in psychiatric emergencies - a qualitative study. Health and Technology. volum 8 (1-2).
    Academic article
  • Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Bye, Tor Anders; Hirrich, Anne; Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas; Torp, Thomas Ueland; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Musikkfestivalens kollektive effervesens. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. volum 58 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) A widened scope of the source of ADHD. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. volum 45 (4).
    Editorial
  • Isaksen, Joachim Vogt; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Pressens biologisering av ADHD. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 24 (4).
    Academic article
  • Sommerbakk, Ragni; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Tjora, Aksel; Kaasa, Stein; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen. (2016) Barriers to and facilitators for implementing quality improvements in palliative care – results from a qualitative interview study in Norway. BMC Palliative Care. volum 15:61.
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Passiare fellesskap. Plan: Tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, byplan og regional utvikling.
    Article
  • Underland, Gro; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) A collective clinical gaze: Negotiating decisions in a surgical ward. Communication & Medicine. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Healthcare, Ethics and Society. volum 13 (1).
    Academic article
  • Andreassen, Hege Kristin; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Survival of the project: A case study of ICT innovation in health care. Social Science and Medicine. volum 132.
    Academic article
  • Iversen, Tobias Buschmann; Landmark, Andreas D.; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The Peace of Paper: Patient Lists as Work Tools. International Journal of Medical Informatics. volum 84 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Medisin mellom mas, maskineri og marked. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 135 (2).
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The social rhythm of the rock music festival. Popular Music. volum 35 (1).
    Academic literature review
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Interaction Pretext: Experiences of Community in the Urban Neighbourhood. Urban Studies. volum 51 (10).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Digital Patients: A Typology of Emerging Patient Roles. CEUR Workshop Proceedings. volum 1251.
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Video-confidence: a qualitative exploration of videoconferencing for psychiatric emergencies. BMC Health Services Research. volum 14 (544).
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Communal normalization in an online self-help group for adolescents with a mentally ill parent. Qualitative Health Research. volum 24 (10).
    Academic article
  • Grønning, Ingeborg; Scambler, Graham; Tjora, Aksel. (2013) From fatness to badness: The modern morality of obesity. Health. volum 17 (3).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Mot en kvassere sosiologi?. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 20 (1).
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Sosiologer på den smale sti. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift. volum 20 (2).
    Editorial
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) VIDEOCARE: Decentralised psychiatric emergency care through videoconferencing. BMC Health Services Research. volum 12 (470).
    Academic article
  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Getting the aorta pants in place: A ‘community of guidance’ in the evolving practice of vascular implant surgery. Health. volum 15 (5).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Invisible Whispers: Accounts of SMS Communication in Shared Physical Space. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. volum 17 (2).
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Making sense of patient expertise. Social Theory & Health. volum 7 (1).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) The Groove in the Box: A Technologically Mediated Inspiration in Electronic Dance Music. Popular Music. volum 28 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2009) Square pegs in round holes: information systems, hospitals and the significance of contextual awareness. Social Science and Medicine. volum 68 (3).
    Academic article
  • Vedvik, Eivind; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2009) Beyond the EPR: Complementary roles of the hospital-wide Electronic health record and Clinical department systems. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. volum 9.
    Academic article
  • Lium, Jan-Tore; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2008) No paper, but the same routines: a qualitative exploration of experiences in two Norwegian hospitals deprived of the paper based medical record. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. volum 8 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Writing Small Discoveries: An Exploration of Fresh Observers' Observations. Qualitative Research. volum 6 (4).
    Academic article
  • Engesmo, Jostein; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Documenting for whom? A symbolic interactionist analysis of technologically induced changes of nursing handovers. New technology, work and employment. volum 21 (2).
    Academic article
  • Håland, Erna; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Between asset and process: Developing competence by implementing a learning management system. Human Relations. volum 59 (7).
    Academic article
  • Thomsen, Judith; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Changeable Space as Temporary Home - A Qualitative Exploration of Life in an Experimental Student House. Nordisk arkitekturforskning.
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Tran, Trung; Faxvaag, Arild. (2005) Privacy vs usability: A qualitative exploration of patients' experiences with secure Internet communication with their general practitioner. Journal of Medical Internet Research. volum 7 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2004) Den digitale pasient. HMT - Helsetjenesten Medisinsk Teknikk : helse, medisin, teknikk.
    Popular scientific article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2003) Teknologisk medikalisering? Om den medisinske sosiologiens interesse for medisinsk teknologi. Sosiologi i dag. volum 33 (2).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2000) The Technological Mediation of the Nursing-Medical Boundary. Sociology of Health and Illness. volum 22 (6).
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Er legemangelen bare et spørsmål om antall leger? En fenomenologisk tilnærming til legemangel i ett fylke. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Legebemanning i 2010 - fire scenarier om legebemannningen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
    Academic article

Books

  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 2021. ISBN 978-82-02-70942-6.
    Non-fiction book
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2021. ISBN 978-82-05-54653-0.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Martinussen, Willy. (2021) Sosiologiske anfektelser: ansats - anvendelse - ansvar. Fagbokforlaget. 2021. ISBN 978-82-450-2511-8.
    Textbook
  • Hjelseth, Arve; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Innspill og utspill. Samfunnsviteren som samfunnskritiker. Universitetsforlaget. 2020. ISBN 978-82-15-02877-4.
    Popular scientific book
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2020) Communal Forms: A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community. Routledge. 2020. ISBN 9780367438920.
    Academic monograph
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunn. Universitetsforlaget. 2019. ISBN 978-82-15-03005-0.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Qualitative Research as Stepwise-Deductive Induction. Routledge. 2019. ISBN 9781138304499.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Universitetskamp. Scandinavian Academic Press. 2019. ISBN 978-82-304-0247-4.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Hva er fellesskap. Universitetsforlaget. 2018. ISBN 9788215019239.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Viten skapt, Kvalitativ analyse og teoriutvikling. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 2018. ISBN 978-82-02-44299-6.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis, 3. utgave. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2017. ISBN 9788205500969.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn. Fagbokforlaget. 2016. ISBN 978-82-450-2019-9.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. 2013. ISBN 978-82-02-42221-9.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen; Melby, Line. (2013) Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2013. ISBN 9788205425521.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Cafè Society. Palgrave Macmillan. 2013. ISBN 978-1-137-27592-9.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Från nyfikenhet till systematisk kunskap: Kvalitativ forskning i praktiken. Studentlitteratur AB. 2012. ISBN 9789144077680.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2012. ISBN 978-82-05-42414-2.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2012. ISBN 9788205425491.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Fjærli, Torbjørn; Grønning, Ingeborg. (2012) Sammen i byen. En sosiologisk analyse av urbane naboskap, nærmiljø og boligens betydning. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2012. ISBN 978-82-519-2738-3.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Den moderna patienten. Studentlitteratur AB. 2011. ISBN 9789144068619.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2010. ISBN 978-82-05-40545-5.
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2010. ISBN 9788205399099.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Calls for Care: Coordination, Competence, and Computers in Medical Emergency Call Centres. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG. 2009. ISBN 978-3-639-19222-3.
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten. Gyldendal Akademisk. 2008. ISBN 9788205380974.
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Tjora, Aksel; Willis, Evan. (2006) På sosiologisk spor: En innføring i sosiologisk forståelse. Tapir Akademisk Forlag. 2006. ISBN 82-519-2102-3.
    Non-fiction book

Part of book/report

  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Bacheloroppgaven som en første smak av forskning. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Den induktive tilnærmingen. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Tematisk analyse: Bruk av observasjoner, dybdeintervjuer og fokusgrupper. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Stokken, Roar; Folkestad, Bjarte. (2021) En avslutning med sus, trøkk og schwung. En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt.
    Chapter
  • Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunnets realiteter og muligheter. Bysamfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Byfellesskap som segmental-selektiv samhørighet. Bysamfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Den akademiske dugnadens konstituerende fellesskap og trusselen fra et strategisk produksjonsregime. Universitetskamp.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Nødvendigheten av en universitetskamp. Universitetskamp.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Næss, Siri Christine; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Mødres møte med ADHD. ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel; Næss, Siri Christine; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD i samfunnsperspektiv. ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Melby, Line; Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandlingens mange ansikter. Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2013) Communal Awareness in the Urban Cafeé. Cafè Society.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalfellesskapsfornemmelser. Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalforskning. Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring.
    Chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandling i hui og hast: Selvregulerende koordinering i medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste. Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Introduction. Cafè Society.
    Introduction
  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Communally-Based Evidence in the Emerging Practice of Aorta Implant Surgery. Evidence-Based Healthcare in Context Critical Social Science Perspectives.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Næss, Siri Christine K.; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Medikalisert lydighet? Mødres møte med ADHD. Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi som forskningsfelt. Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel; Tøndel, Gunhild. (2012) Framtidens pasient. Fremtidens Helse-Norge.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Observasjonsstudiets sødme og de potensielt forræderiske feltnotatene. Mange ulike metoder.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Slaughter, Laura; Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Technology-enhanced health communities: Research on the use of social computing application by both the sick and the well. Social Computing and Virtual Communities.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Den tredimensjonale pasienten som velvillig teleradiologisk objekt. Digitale pasienter.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter: En introduksjon og leseanvisning. Digitale pasienter.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten i sosiologisk lys. Den moderne pasienten.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Katya Sander TIFO (Event): A sociological appreciation. Generator: ni kunstinngrep i Trondheims offentlige rom.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

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