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- Boström, Magnus, 1972-, et al.
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Conditions for Transformative Learning for Sustainable Development : A Theoretical Review and Approach
- 2018
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI. - 2071-1050. ; 10:12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Continued unsustainability and surpassed planetary boundaries require not only scientific and technological advances, but deep and enduring social and cultural changes. The purpose of this article is to contribute a theoretical approach to understand conditions and constraints for societal change towards sustainable development. In order to break with unsustainable norms, habits, practices, and structures, there is a need for learning for transformation, not only adaption. Based on a critical literature review within the field of learning for sustainable development, our approach is a development of the concept of transformative learning, by integrating three additional dimensions—Institutional Structures, Social Practices, and Conflict Perspectives. This approach acknowledges conflicts on macro, meso, and micro levels, as well as structural and cultural constraints. It contends that transformative learning is processual, interactional, long-term, and cumbersome. It takes place within existing institutions and social practices, while also transcending them. The article adopts an interdisciplinary social science perspective that acknowledges the importance of transformative learning in order for communities, organizations, and individuals to be able to deal with global sustainability problems, acknowledging the societal and personal conflicts involved in such transformation.
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- Gustafsson, Karin M, 1983-
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Biodiversity (loss) and society
- 2024
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Ingår i: Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology. - : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781803921037 - 9781803921044 ; , s. 17-23
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The concept and phenomena of biodiversity point at and argue for the interrelatedness of nature and society. That humans and society are a part of nature, and that nature is altered and threatened by the organization of modern society. When the concept of biodiversity was introduced within biology, it was argued that conservation biologists had the knowledge needed to conserve nature and reverse the destruction of biodiversity, thus they were described to hold the key to the future through the power of scientific knowledge. However, this argument forgets the social dimension of biodiversity. To conserve nature and reverse the destruction of biodiversity we also need knowledge of the social dimensions of biodiversity. Thus, environmental sociologists hold a complementary key to the future through the power of social scientific knowledge.
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- Gustafsson, Karin M, 1983-
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Biological diversity under development : a study of the co-production that is biological diversity
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1943-815X .- 1943-8168. ; 11:2, s. 109-124
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The problem of biodiversity loss is a complex issue involving multiple actors and knowledge forms. This article examines how this complexity is possible without fragmenting the issue and causing it to lose its meaning and legitimacy. Inspired by Jasanoff, the study aims to analyse the construction of biological diversity through a co-production perspective. This aim is achieved by focusing on three milestones in the history of the problem of biodiversity loss: launching the concept of biodiversity, establishing the Convention on Biological Diversity and founding the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The study shows how biological diversity consists of a co-production of facts and values and how its differences make it a stable rather than unstable phenomenon. The study offers knowledge of the hybrid character of biodiversity and discusses the importance of trying to manage the complexity of biological diversity rather than reducing it through boundary work.
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- Gustafsson, Karin M., 1983-, et al.
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Boundary organizations and environmental governance : Performance, institutional design, and conceptual development
- 2018
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Ingår i: Climate Risk Management. - : Elsevier. - 2212-0963. ; 19, s. 1-11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The concept boundary organization has been introduced to identify and explain a specific way of organizing the interface between science and policy. Although the original meaning of the concept has been criticized, the term has come to be frequently used in studies of knowledge transfer and science-policy relations. This usage constitutes the reason for this paper, which investigates how the concept of boundary organization has come to be used and defined and explores its contribution to the discussion of the organization of the science-policy interplay. The analysis finds that despite its spread and usage, the concept boundary organization does not refer to any specific form of organization and does not per se give any guidance about how to organize science-policy interplay. Instead, boundary organization is mainly used as an empirical label when studying the governance of expertise and the management of science-policy interfaces. This finding is also true for studies of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which describe that organization as a boundary organization without saying anything about what that label means in terms of institutional design and practical implications. However, to label an organization as a boundary organization nevertheless works performatively; it shapes an organization’s identity, may provide legitimacy, and can also stabilize the interactions between it and other organizations. Therefore, boundary organization is an important concept, but primarily as a way to facilitate interaction. Thus, the focus of research should be on analyzing how the concept is used and what its implications are for the organization studied.
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- Gustafsson, Karin M, 1983-, et al.
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Building capacity for the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services : Activities, fellows, outcomes, and neglected capacity building needs
- 2020
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Ingår i: Earth System Governance. - : Elsevier. - 2589-8116. ; 4:June
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Capacity building has been identified as being of importance for the Intergovernmental Science-PolicyPlatform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). As the IPBES is becoming an influentialexpert organization, it is essential to examine what capacity building means in its context, what capacitiesit has built, and what implications these capacities have. This study explores these issues byfocusing on the IPBES's general strategy for capacity building, the IPBES's fellowship programme and towhat extent there are additional capacity building needs that can be addressed. The study shows that theIPBES has focused its capacity building efforts on the science side of the science-policy interface while,thus far, it has neglected to build capacities on the policy side of the interface. The study provides insightinto how capacity building for the science-policy interface sets preconditions for science-policy relationsat different levels and scales within biodiversity and ecosystem services and beyond.
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- Gustafsson, Karin M, 1983-
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Early Career Researchers
- 2022
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Ingår i: A Critical Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - 9781009082099 ; , s. 71-78
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This chapter argues that Early Career Researchers (ECRs) can contribute to the IPCC in two major ways. First, ECRs can contribute unique skills and competences to the assessment process. Second, ECRs can share the workload with senior researchers and thus enhance the quality of the assessment. By reviewing the IPCC’s Scholarship Programme and the role of Chapter Scientists, this chapter explores the potentials and challenges of introducing ECRs into the IPCC, and for the Panel to engage in capacity building to enhance the quality of the assessment. The review shows how the organisational setup of the Scholarship Programme and the Chapter Scientist role allows the IPCC to informally engage in capacity building without diverting from its mandate that does not include capacity building. Even so, ECRs remains an untapped source of expertise that, through active and strategic work, can contribute to the future development of the IPCC.
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- Gustafsson, Karin M, 1983-, et al.
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Early career scientists in IPCC : A moderate or radical pathway towards a sustainable future?
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Global knowledge assessments such as the IPCC play a key role for our understanding of climate change, as well as the direction of policy to combat it. Thus, IPCC’s assessments have a framing effect that influences the potential and direction of sustainability transformations. The IPCC has been criticized for its natural scientific dominance which has favored a narrow set of solutions that do not address the root causes of co2 emissions, such as growth. As a consequence of this criticism there have been enduring calls for the inclusion of a broader set of perspectives in the IPCC. In this paper we present two different pathways for increased inclusion and influence of the IPCC that derive from current theoretical debates. We use these two perspectives to explore IPCC introduction of early career scientists, the role they play in the organization, and how this role is to be understood in terms of creating an opportunity for institutional change and sustainability transformations. The introduction of early career scientists partly divert from IPCC’s previous strategy to reach sustainability by enrolling world leading scientists to 'speak truth to power'. The change can be seen in the light of a growing work load, but it also involves the inclusion of a new group and the opportunity to, at least partly meet the criticism regarding lack of inclusion. Empirically, the study analyze interviews, documents, and scientific journal articles. Theoretically, the study elaborate on how the socialization process can enhance deliberative capability for sustainability transformations.Implications for sustainability transformations: Global knowledge assessments does not per se result in sustainability transformations. Knowledge assessments may be organized in ways that either prevent or enable transformative changes. Due to its framing effect, a reflective and deliberate organization, execution, and use of knowledge assessments is crucial to enable future sustainability transformations.
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- Gustafsson, Karin M, 1983-, et al.
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Early-career scientists in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change : A moderate or radical path towards a deliberative future?
- 2020
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Ingår i: Environmental Sociology. - : Routledge. - 2325-1042. ; 6:3, s. 242-253
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been criticized for having a limited impact on policy decisions and actions. To enhance the IPCC’s impact, it has been argued that the organization needs to adopt a more inclusive assessment process. However, what that means in terms of institutional changes is contested. Two main strands are discernible in the literature: studies advocating for moderate versus radical changes. In light of these two possible pathways, this study analyzes how the new role of Chapter Scientist shapes the conditions for socialization and what implications this may have for the future direction of the IPCC’s deliberative capacity. By identifying the norms and logic that guide inclusion in the role of Chapter Scientists, the study sheds light on which path the organization is moving. The study shows how the IPCC sustains a moderate path of inclusion and deliberation, as well as illustrates how the introduction of the role of Chapter Scientists could open up the organization to more radical institutional changes, which some view as essential.
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