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- Lidskog, Rolf, 1961-, et al.
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Wildfires, responsibility and trust : public understanding of Sweden’s largest wildfire
- 2019
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0282-7581 .- 1651-1891. ; 34:4, s. 319-328
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Wildfires present a growing risk to many countries, and climate change is likely to exacerbate this risk. This study analyzes how people directly affected by a wildfire understand its causes and consequences, as well as the future risk of wildfires. The point of departure is that social understanding of wildfires has an important influence on the consequences that emerge in the wake of a wildfire. The empirical case analyzed here is the largest forest fire in modern Swedish history, and the material basis of the study is a postal survey to all individuals directly affected by the fire. The results revealed a complex picture of the respondents’ understanding of the wildfire. Even if the fire was human caused, there was little blame toward forest companies and fire departments. Many positive consequences, such as a long-term increase in biodiversity, were attached to the disaster, and there was a belief that organizations will learn from it and take action to limit wildfires in the future. Simultaneously, the majority of the respondents believed that climate change may lead to an increased risk of forest fires in the future. These findings illustrate the complexity of people's perceptions of the fire and its aftermath.
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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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- Lidskog, Rolf, 1961-, et al.
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Environmental Expertise as Group Belonging : Environmental Sociology Meets Science and Technology Studies
- 2018
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Ingår i: Nature and Culture. - : Berghahn Journals. - 1558-6073 .- 1558-5468. ; 13:3, s. 309-331
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- What is environmental expertise? The background to this question is that many scholars consider environmental expertise crucial for discovering, diagnosing, and solving environmental problems but do not discuss in any depth what constitutes expertise. By investigating the meaning and use of the concept of expertise in three general theories within environmental sociology—the treadmill of production, risk society, and ecological modernization—and findings from science and technology studies (STS), this article develops a sociological understanding of environmental expertise: what it is and how it is acquired. Environmental expertise is namely about group belonging and professional socialization around specialized skills; that is, it concerns both substantial competence and social recognition. The implications of this general view on expertise are then used to enrich theories in environmental sociology.
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- Lidskog, Rolf, professor, 1961-, et al.
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Environmental expertise for social transformation : Roles and responsibilities for social science
- 2022
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Ingår i: Environmental Sociology. - : Taylor & Francis. - 2325-1042. ; 8:3, s. 255-266
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- What role should social science play in the work for transforming society towards sustainability? The background for this question is that despite massive investments in environmental research and the accumulation of data on the human impact on the environment, action remains insufficient. The severity of the current situation has led to the conclusion that moderate change is not enough; there is a need for a fundamental transformative change of society. How social science expertise should contribute to this is a fundamental epistemic and normative question and is the point of departure for this paper. This paper aims to develop a theory of social scientific environmental expertise. It first gives a broad account of expertise and its current landscape. It then develops a pluralistic approach, where expertise can take many forms, but should be reflexive, critical, and constructive. Finally, it stresses the crucial role that social science expertise has to play in the work for transformative change, not least to broaden environmental problems and their complexities, so that society is better equipped to undergo sustainable transformation.
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- Lidskog, Rolf, 1961-, et al.
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Forestry and the environment : Tensions in a transforming modernity
- 2017
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Ingår i: Sociologisk forskning. - Sweden : Swedish Sociological Association. - 0038-0342 .- 2002-066X. ; 54:4, s. 283-286
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sweden is often described as an environmental forerunner and one of the most ecologically modernized countries in the world, one where social welfare, economic growth and environmental protection mutually support each other. Examining the case of Swedish forestry, we discuss a number of tensions in this sector that mirror some general tensions in Swedish society and explore how these tensions can be understood as part of a transforming modernity.
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- Lidskog, Rolf, 1961-, et al.
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Miljøsosiologi
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I denne boken presenteres sosiologiske perspektiver på dagens miljøproblemer.Til tross for at mange av dagens politikere, næringslivsledere, forskere, miljøorganisasjoner og samfunnsborgere sier at vi må slutte å ødelegge miljøet, virker det ikke som om dette følges nevneverdig opp med handling. Hvorfor er det slik?Miljøproblemer handler om samfunnets utforming ? hvordan det er organisert, hvilke verdier som fremmes, og hvilke produksjons- og forbruksmønstre som begunstiges. Dermed handler de også om hvordan mennesker tenker, vurderer og handler. Her diskuteres politikkens muligheter i en globalisert verden, vitenskapens betydning for å kunne peke ut hva som er miljøvennlig og miljøfarlig, samt medborgernes muligheter til å påvirke samfunnets utforming.Boken er beregnet på studenter som i utdanning og kommende yrkesutøving kommer i kontakt med miljøspørsmål, f.eks. lærere, ingeniører, miljøvitere, samfunnsplanleggere og økonomer. Den er også rettet mot samfunnsvitenskapelige utdanninger.
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- Lidskog, Rolf, 1961-, et al.
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Musik, organisation och sammanhang
- 2018
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Ingår i: Migration – Musik – Mötesplatser. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144125022 ; , s. 15-41
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)
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- Lidskog, Rolf, professor, 1961-, et al.
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Political Context
- 2022
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Ingår i: A Critical Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press. - 9781009082099 - 9781316514276 ; , s. 209-216
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The explicit aim of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is to influence policymaking. By synthesising research on climate change andpresenting it to policymakers, the IPCC tries to meet its self-imposed goal of being policy-relevant and policy-neutral, but not policy-prescriptive. The hallmark of the IPCC has been to offer a strong scientific voice demonstrating the necessityof climate policy and action, but without giving firm political advice. Yet scholars have contested the idea of maintaining such a strong boundary between scienceand policy in the IPCC, questioning whether upholding this boundary has been successful and whether continuing to do so offers a viable way forward. The Paris Agreement provides a new political context for the IPCC, implying a need for solution-oriented assessments. The IPCC itself has also argued that large-scale transformations of society are needed to meet the targets set by the Agreement. To be relevant and influence policymaking in this new political context, the IPCC needs to provide policy advice.
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Migration – Musik – Mötesplatser : Föreningsliv och kulturproduktion i ett föränderligt samhälle
- 2018
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- I takt med att Sverige blir alltmer globalt får frågor om musikens betydelse nya innebörder. Musik är ofta en viktig del av livet och kan bidra till att människor inkluderas i olika sammanhang. Men sällan fördjupas resonemangen om vad musik egentligen innebär i frågor om människors transnationella förflyttningar, etniciteter och medborgarskap.I Migration – Musik – Mötesplatser undersöker forskare från olika discipliner de innebörder och roller som musik har för medlemmar i föreningar bildade på etnisk grund i Sveriges tre största städer. En gemensam fråga är hur samspelet ser ut mellan musik, föreningarnas verksamheter och medlemmarnas engagemang och meningsskapande.Genom att knyta an till musikvetenskaplig, musikpedagogisk, etnologisk och sociologisk forskning, ger denna antologi en rik och mångfasetterad bild av musikens betydelse för individer och grupper och, inte minst, på en samhällsnivå. I centrum står musikande (musicking) som inbegriper de interaktiva processer som förknippas med musik såsom att spela, sjunga, dansa, lyssna på och samtala om musik.Migration – Musik – Mötesplatser riktar sig till studerande vid samhällsvetenskapliga, humanistiska och konstnärliga utbildningar, som intresserar sig för vad musik som kulturell företeelse betyder för individer och grupper. Boken är också relevant för alla som i sin yrkesutövning eller i sitt frivilliga engagemang kommer i kontakt med frågor som rör kulturproduktion, migration och musik.
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