Karen Klitgaard Povlsen

“‘Organics’ are good, but we don’t know exactly what the term means!” Trust and Knowledge in Organic Consumption

This article explores consumer trust in organics and investigates the relationship between credibility, trust, and knowledge in a mixed-method study incorporating a survey, a focus group, and individual interviews. Danish consumers show a high level of systemic trust in the organic label, which can be trumped by personal trust. Consumers wanting to know more about organics are mainly those who already know a lot, while others show a deliberate lack of knowledge. Furthermore, it is argued that knowledge does not lead to trust—trust replaces knowledge, and consumers largely seek confirmation of their views when they have already made up their minds about organics.

Organics, trust, and credibility: a management and media research perspective

The purpose of this article is to critically explore the widely shared assumption that trust is vital for supporting future growth of organic farming. Based on selected results of three recent research projects, the contribution investigates the concept of trust, and the relation between trust and organics in a management and in a media research perspective. Our conclusion is that neither management nor media research support the assumed direct importance of trust in organic certification logos for organic growth. The article proposes the development of interdisciplinary and contextualized understandings of trust as avenue for further research.

Patterns of Media Use and Reflections on Media among young Danes

Abstract The present article examines cross-media use among 10- to 16-year-old Danish children and adolescents. Our research interest is in identifying and affirming patterns among media use, gender and age. Using a methodological design that combines qualitative and quantitative methods, we interviewed participants regarding their media use and paired our qualitative findings with quantitative rating inquiries generated from Danish commercial databases. Our results suggest that although cross-media use is complex and differs according to age and gender, media are often used for similar purposes, e.g., sustaining social relationships.

Between body and text

Abstract The article focuses on the German‐Danish author and saloniere Friederike Brun, nee Munter (1765–1835), and her youngest daughter Ida des Bombelles (1792–1857), as they are portrayed in Friederike Bruns autobiography: Truth From Morning‐Dreams and the biography The Aesthetic Education of Ida. Inspired by Rousseau and his writings on education, the mother draws a picture of herself as a modern, split individual, and of her daughter as a traditional, ideal woman.