Borch was educated sociologist at the University of Oslo and took her Ph.D. degree at the University of Helsinki on gambling and gambling problems in households. Today, Borch holds a position as Research Professor and Head of Research for the research group Consumption Policy and Economy at Consumption Research Norway (SIFO). She also leads a group entiteled 'inclusive consumption' adressing consumer barriers of people with disabilities and immigrants at the same institute. Borch has worked at SIFO since 1994 and has throughout her career studied a number of subjects, such as obesity, food insecurity, environmental sustainability, responsible research and innovation, RRI, Christmas gift giving, consumer litteracy amongs youth, digital media, and children and commercials.
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ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9105-7069

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  • OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

    University, Oslo, Norway
    Head of Research / Research Professor

  • OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

    University, Oslo, Norway
    Research Professor

Research

Correction to: Does Proof of Concept Trump All? RRI Dilemmas in Research Practices

Authors Anita Borch, Harald Throne-Holst
Year 2021
Journal Name Science and Engineering Ethics
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1 Journal Article

Does Proof of Concept Trump All? RRI Dilemmas in Research Practices

Authors Anita Borch, Harald Throne-Holst
Year 2021
Journal Name Science and Engineering Ethics
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2 Journal Article

The Prevalence and Risk of Food Insecurity in the Nordic Region: Preliminary Results

Authors Anita Borch, Unni Kjærnes
Year 2016
Journal Name Journal of Consumer Policy
4 Journal Article

Studying Sustainable Change: From ABC to Practice

Authors Anita Borch, Gunnar Vittersø, Eivind Stø
Year 2015
Journal Name GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
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6 Journal Article

Perceptions of gambling in households – a case study from Norway

Authors Anita Borch
Year 2012
Journal Name Addiction Research & Theory
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7 Journal Article

Addiction: A highly successful, essentially contested concept

Authors Anita Borch, Varpu Rantala
Year 2015
Journal Name The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research
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8 Journal Article

Problem gambling—a Lacanian Real

Authors Anita Borch
Year 2015
Journal Name The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research
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9 Journal Article

The Real of problem gambling households

Authors Anita Borch
Year 2012
Journal Name Journal of Gambling Issues
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10 Journal Article

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