Issue (sak)¶

Definitions in the sources¶

Source	Definition/use	Page	U/T
Marres 2005	An affair whose consequences extend beyond those directly involved; this is what calls a public into being	3, 9, 14	U
Marres 2007	Issue fits better than problem, because issues must be actively articulated and cannot necessarily be solved	768	U
Marres 2007	Issue articulations can publicize or de-publicize an issue	772	U
Asdal 2015	Turning something into an issue may also make it a non-issue, handled by experts, with those affected kept out	75, 87	U
Asdal 2015	Sakliggjort / Sache: made into an issue, with attention to the relevant thing	87	U
Asdal et al. 2023	The bioeconomy is enacted as an expert issue	1	U
Gros et al. 2017	Material publics (Marres): publics materialise through a forum and an issue; ‘descaling’ moves the debate below the political questions	75, 79	U

For Marres, an issue opens up public involvement (Marres 2005, p. 3) [U]. For Asdal, the issue can also be closed down (Asdal 2015, p. 87) [U]. Marres 2007 nonetheless has her own distinction between articulations that open and close (p. 772) [U]. See the dokumenter-saker cluster for further discussion [T].
Asdal also uses the Norwegian word sak and the German Sache, with a different meaning from the English issue (p. 87) [U].

Issue and problem: Marres distinguishes the two (2007, p. 768) [U].
Issue and frame: Marres 2007 argues that frames are external to issues and do not capture the difference between opening and closing (pp. 772, 774) [U].
Sak in Norwegian: the word is used both for a public issue and for an administrative case [T]. This may create ambiguity in a Norwegian analysis [T].

Not used as a concept on the primary cards [T]. NOU 2022:11 wants privacy lifted out of expert circles and made a question for public debate (p. 9) [U].

Do you use issue in English in the thesis, and how do you render it in Norwegian?
Is it Asdal's or Marres' usage you rely on?
How will you handle that sak also means an administrative case?