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Norm-critical design as a path forward in the relational turn – Examples from a norm-critical exploration of the HBSC SURVEY
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3720-693X
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Stockholm, Sweden.
Halmstad University, School of Information Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5189-9541
2025 (English)In: Proceedings of the 11th Nordic Design Research Society (NORDES) / [ed] Andrew Morrison; Alma Culén; Laurence Habib, Oslo: Design Research Society, 2025, Vol. 11, p. 620-626Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This article explores how norm-critical design can contribute to the relational turn in design, drawing on a previous study of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. While relational design emphasizes contextualization, interdependencies, and evolving relationships, norm-critical design provides tools to identify, visualize, and challenge embedded norms within these relationships. By transforming survey questions into design concepts, this study demonstrates how norm-critical design materializes implicit assumptions, making them visible for critique and reflection. The findings illustrate that surveys are not neutral data collection tools but performative instruments shaping relationships, self-perceptions, and societal norms. The article argues that norm-critical design expands relational design by offering methodologies to critically examine, understand and engage with the complex networks of relationships that shape human and non-human interactions. This alignment between norm-critical and relational design underscores how design is not merely a problem-solving tool but an intervention into relational dynamics.

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Oslo: Design Research Society, 2025. Vol. 11, p. 620-626
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Nordic design research conference, E-ISSN 1604-9705 ; 11
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Sociology
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Smart Cities and Communities, REBEL
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-57135ISBN: 978-1-912294-58-9 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-57135DiVA, id: diva2:1988021
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Relational Design 11th Nordic Design Research Conference 2025, Oslo, Norway, 6-8 Augusti, 2025
Available from: 2025-08-10 Created: 2025-08-10 Last updated: 2026-03-30Bibliographically approved

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