Transdisciplinary Research, Sustainability, and Social Transformation: Governance and Knowledge Co-Production

Transdisciplinary Research, Sustainability, and Social Transformation: Governance and Knowledge Co-Production

Transdisciplinary; Transdisciplinary research; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainability transformations; Knowledge co-production; Governance; Sustainability transitions

This book addresses the gap in the existing literature on the governance of transdisciplinary research partnerships in transformational sustainability research by exploring the governance of knowledge co-production in coupled socio-ecological system dynamics. Multiple social and ecological crises raise new cross-sectoral research questions that call for an evolution in contemporary science in the direction of society-wide knowledge co-production on sustainability transformations of interdependent social and ecological systems. This book proposes a new approach to this based on enabling capacities for collaboration among scientific researchers and societal actors with diverse values, perspectives, and research interests. By drawing upon the thriving literature on the conditions for community and multistakeholder-driven collective action, the analysis sheds new light on the governance arrangements for organizing so-called transdisciplinary research partnerships for sustainability. This book identifies robust conditions that lead to effective collaborative research with societal actors and digs deeper into capacity building for partnership research through fostering social learning on sustainability values among research partners and organizing training and knowledge exchange at institutions of higher education. The book proposes solutions for addressing collective action challenges in transdisciplinary partnerships in an accessible and broadly interdisciplinary manner to a large audience of sustainability scholars and practitioners. It will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of sustainable development, social ecological transitions, and science policy, while also being a useful resource for engineers, QSE managers, and policymakers.

Dedeurwaerdere, Tom

https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/134123

Taylor & Francis

Oxford, 2024

Siti Muzaroh

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Pdf

English

Textbooks

DOI
10.4324/9781032624297

ISBN
9781003827535, 9781032624297, 9781032624273, 9781032624242, 9781003827580