Adding ‘iterativity’ to the credibility, relevance, legitimacy: A novel scheme to highlight dynamic aspects of science–policy interfaces

Sarkki, Simo; Tinch, Rob; Niemelä, Jari; Heink, Ulrich; Waylen, Kerry A.; Timaeus, Johannes; Young, Juliette; Watt, Allan D.; Neßhöver, Carsten; Hove, Sybille van den

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2015.02.016

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“…Although promising ways of tackling stumbling blocks and trade-offs at the science-society interface are well-described (Wiesmann et al, 2011a;Sarkki et al, 2015) and were included in ESAPP's design, the programme's transdisciplinary implementation was continuously contested by partners within and beyond the programme. Tensions between the need for flexible and adaptive procedures and the mainstream cultures of science and development cooperation largely prevailed, as standard procedures and formats such as logframes thwart open-ended processes.…”

Section: Challenges and Way Forwardmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In transdisciplinary practice, researchers open up the processes of scientific knowledge generation to non-scientific actors and expand human and institutional capacity for sustainable development by means of education and training, joint research and learning processes, as well as knowledgebrokering activities and products (Hurni and Wiesmann, 2004;Dryzek, 2009;Cornell et al, 2013;Head, 2015;Hering, 2016;Stewart, 2015). They also further develop ways of coping with conceptual and operational challenges or necessary trade-offs at the science-policy interface (Wiesmann et al, 2011a;Sarkki et al, 2015). Indeed, progress in the democratisation of science has been observed in recent years (UNESCO, 2010).…”

Section: Research As 'Future Forming'mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Concepts and practices for the democratisation of knowledge generation in research partnerships for sustainable development

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Kiteme

2016

Evidence &Amp; Policy

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In response to the development and climate crisis of the Anthropocene, world leaders at the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York have reconfirmed the urgency of a sustainability transformation. This paper shows how a strong conceptualisation of sustainability can guide scientists in contributing to this transformation. The Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership Programme (1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) offers experiences in framing and implementing research as a transdisciplinary future-forming process. Its procedural, reflexive programme design proved adequate to support the democratisation of knowledge generation. This fostered evidence-based contextualised knowledge and corresponding institutions, and strengthened the future-forming capacity of all partners involved. key words sustainability science • transdisciplinarity • deliberative democracy • case study

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Section: Challenges and Way Forwardmentioning

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Section: Research As 'Future Forming'mentioning

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Concepts and practices for the democratisation of knowledge generation in research partnerships for sustainable development

Ott¹,

Kiteme

2016

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“…Achieving and maintained these qualities over time has led to their evolution. The application of WRMs within the context of federal or international rivers demonstrates a complex form of boundary work, often requiring capacity building and iterative development to reach agreements on the potential solutions they suggest (Sarkki et al 2015).…”

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Modelling to bridge many boundaries: the Colorado and Murray-Darling River basins

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Increasing pressure on shared water resources has often been a driver for the development and utilisation of water resource models (WRMs) to inform planning and management decisions. With an increasing emphasis on regional decision-making among competing actors as opposed to top-down and authoritative directives, the need for integrated knowledge and water diplomacy efforts across federal and international rivers provides a test bed for the ability of WRMs to operate within complex historical, social, environmental, institutional and political contexts. This paper draws on theories of sustainability science to examine the role of WRMs to inform transboundary water resource governance in large river basins. We survey designers and users of WRMs in the Colorado River Basin in North America and the Murray-Darling Basin in southeastern Australia. Water governance in such federal rivers challenges inter-governmental and multi-level coordination and we explore these dynamics through the application of WRMs. The development pathways of WRMs are found to influence their uptake and acceptance as decision support tools. Furthermore, we find evidence that WRMs are used as boundary objects and perform the functions of 'boundary work' between scientists, decision-makers and stakeholders in the midst of regional environmental changes.

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“…free from bias or 'political interference', is a vital aspect of the sciencepolicy interface (Sarkki et al, 2015). There has been a large growth in the study of many aspects of the science-policy interface including models for knowledge transfer (e.g.…”

Section: Lessons From the Science Policy Interface: Scientific Integrmentioning

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“…The "Scientific Integrity and Independence Risk Management Scheme (SIIRMS)" summarised in Table 1 has evolved in its application over the years of the MCCIP but has essentially been in place since its inception. It would of course be naïve to believe that any scientific advice is totally free from any subjective interpretation or bias (Sarkki et al, 2015) so the process outlined here is designed to 'manage and mitigate risks' around the issue of scientific independence as much as is reasonably possible. Holmes and Clark (2008) summarise four key steps used for information provision at the science-policy interface 1) establishing research questions and agendas; 2) accessing information and expertise; 3) the role of interpreters; and 4) transparency and evaluation.…”

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Reporting marine climate change impacts: Lessons from the science-policy interface

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Baxter

Buckley

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Environmental Science & Policy

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A B S T R A C TClimate change science can trace its origins back to the early 19th Century although interest really took off in the 1980s, when public interest and research activity proliferated as the potential negative effects of global warming became clear. The impacts of climate change on the marine environment was receiving little attention at this time, but in recent years has started to "catch up" both in terms of research activity and public and policy interest. In the UK, the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) has played a key role in transferring the emerging evidence base on marine climate change impacts to decision makers through the development of climate change report cards. Since publishing its first card back in 2006, the MCCIP cards have become established as the principal source of marine climate change impacts evidence for policy makers in the UK, and similar approaches have been adopted elsewhere. Here we broadly describe how the climate change evidence base has evolved over time, with a focus on the marine evidence base, and the approach adopted in the UK by MCCIP to rapidly transfer this evidence to end users. The SIIRMS model developed by MCCIP to ensure integrity and independence in the scientific translation process is explored, along with wider lessons learnt along the way (e.g. about communicating uncertainty) and the impact MCCIP has had on informing decision making.

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Adding ‘iterativity’ to the credibility, relevance, legitimacy: A novel scheme to highlight dynamic aspects of science–policy interfaces

Cited by 131 publications

References 33 publications

Concepts and practices for the democratisation of knowledge generation in research partnerships for sustainable development

Concepts and practices for the democratisation of knowledge generation in research partnerships for sustainable development

Modelling to bridge many boundaries: the Colorado and Murray-Darling River basins

Reporting marine climate change impacts: Lessons from the science-policy interface

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