Emancipation or workability?

Johansson, Anders W.; Lindhult, Erik

doi:10.1177/1476750307083713

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“…In contrast (or in complement) to this deliberative perspective, the pragmatist one "emphasizes the role of social experimentation and social learning processes in generating reflexivity on values and understandings in concrete problem-solving contexts" [4:48]. In a pragmatist approach, the aim should not be to subsume the diversity of values and visions to any form of consensus that risks silencing dissenting voices, but rather to pay attention to overt disagreement as well as trying to trace covert disagreement [30].…”

Section: Transdisciplinarity In Sustainability Sciences: Towards An Amentioning

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“…On the one hand, according to this vision, there is a "northern" tradition of action research, considered to have emerged with the work of K. Lewin and his notion of "social engineering" [29] and which can be defined as "pragmatic" (and not pragmatist as we will later see in other approaches). It is characterized by working on contexts where immediate action is needed [30] as well as by consensus and conflict avoidance, and can even be considered as working hand in hand with existing structures of dominance in society [28]. Transition management approaches, as they are developed in several policy fields in the Netherlands and other countries, partly derive from this northern tradition [31].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transdisciplinarity in Research about Agrifood Systems Transitions: A Pragmatist Approach to Processes of Attachment

Lamine¹

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:The much-needed transformations of agrifood systems call for novel approaches that are able to bring together a diversity of actors' and institutions' knowledge and visions. While within the literature about participatory research and transdisciplinarity, many articles have discussed the issue of actor involvement, few have addressed it regarding agrifood system transitions, which are the focus of this paper. Inspired by recent work suggesting a pragmatist approach to stakeholder involvement and collective processes of problem framing and solving, this study (based on a reflexive analysis of six different projects involving different approaches to stakeholder involvement) developed an actor-oriented approach focused on what the motivations to enroll actors and for them to be enrolled are, and on the analysis of the diverse visions and controversies at play. The main outcome of this analysis is that a key issue regarding stakeholder involvement appears to be whether the diverse stakeholders and researchers involved share the sense of being part of a "community of fate" that makes them feel individually "affected" but also collectively "attached" to a shared problem and possibly to a shared future. This is not fixed and stable but can be reinforced through the research-action process itself, which should produce this collective attachment.

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Section: Transdisciplinarity In Sustainability Sciences: Towards An Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Transdisciplinarity In Sustainability Sciences: Towards An Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Transdisciplinarity in Research about Agrifood Systems Transitions: A Pragmatist Approach to Processes of Attachment

Lamine¹

2018

Sustainability

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“…Thus, we hope that this research contributes to previous debates in which Habermas' work has been addressed both implicitly and explicitly, such as debates on the topics of transformation (e.g., Lykes & Mallona, 2008), the role(s) of action researchers (e.g., Trondsen & Sandaunet, 2009;Johnsen & Normann, 2004), communication (e.g., Maurer & Githens, 2010 and power relations (Jacobs, 2010;Johansson & Lindhult, 2008). In action research, the degree to which researchers have employed Habermas' theory has varied: for instance, Kemmis (2008) has been devoted to enhancing action research through a determined and thorough reading of Habermas, whereas Gustavsen (1993) has 'sampled' parts of Habermas and incorporated them into his framework for a democratic dialogue.…”

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“…On this subject, Jürgen Habermas' theory of communicative action (1984,1987) has offered important and interesting tools for understanding action research (cf. Aagaard Nielsen & Steen Nielsen, 2006;Kemmis, 2008;Wicks & Reason, 2009;Johansson & Lindhult, 2008). Furthermore, the role of action researchers has been previously discussed, for instance, from a historical perspective (Westlander, 2006), in terms of the ethical dilemmas that researchers encounter in the field (Morton, 1999;Trondsen & Sandaunet, 2009;Walker & Haslett, 2002), and with a focus on power relations and gender issues (Gunnarsson, 2006).…”

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The interactive researcher as a virtual participant: A Habermasian interpretation

Sandberg

Wallo

2013

Action Research

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This article explores the role of the interactive researcher by drawing on Jürgen Habermas' theory of communicative action to develop the concept of virtual participant. An ideal interactive research project is used to explore the issues faced by interactive researchers in three phases -initial, implementation and conclusion. In each phase, an interactive research project is used to demonstrate the issues that are discussed. First, this article argues that the concept of communicative rationality can be helpful to understand how mutually trusting relationships between practitioners and researchers can be established at the beginning of a project. Second, it argues that the idea of taking a virtual stand on validity claims can be used during a project to engage a performative attitude and achieve mutual understanding with actors in the practice system. Third, this article argues that the concept of the virtual participant can explain how the interactive researcher can engage in performative action without becoming captive to the practice system. The concept of the virtual participant helps to enhance understanding of the complexity of the role of the interactive researcher.

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“…Dialogue seminars often begin by outlining the participants' visions on a specific area, followed by a discussion about the state of the problem and appropriate measures to solve it. Finally, action plans are created in order to realise the suggested solutions (Johansson & Lindhult, 2008). Two types of group formations are used at the dialogue seminars arranged within working life science.…”

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Making a case for gender-inclusive innovation through the concept of creative imitation

Johansson

Lindberg

2011

Annals of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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Through creative imitation, this article aims to make the case for a more inclusive view on innovation related to gender. In entrepreneurship theory, innovation is usually associated with creativity as something extraordinary, followed by generalisations of how innovation is brought about, which are based upon dichotomies that lead to exclusion of those who are expected to innovate. Innovation policy tends to associate innovation with industrial, large-scale product development, to the neglect of other types of innovations. Therefore, policy and research both tend to disregard certain innovations that are pursued by certain actors in certain areas. In particular, women entrepreneurs are neglected, as are innovations within women-dominated industries. This marginalisation is, arguably, related to how innovation is conceptualised, which this article will scrutinise by means of gender theory and narrative theory. The article highlights the example of a businesswoman who has pursued innovation in the area of wedding arrangements, which represents one of the categories that have been marginalised in research and policy on innovation. The woman's story of one of her innovations is analysed based upon data collected at dialogue seminars. This illustrates how innovation Á when regarded as a mediation between creativity and imitation Á appears to be both extraordinary and everyday, as well as tied to the context in which it appears. This serves to bridge dichotomies and end up with an inclusive approach in terms of who is expected to innovate, where, and what. In so doing, this article challenges common assumptions regarding innovation and offers an original interpretation of how innovation is associated to imitation and gendered relations.

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Emancipation or workability?

Cited by 102 publications

References 11 publications

Transdisciplinarity in Research about Agrifood Systems Transitions: A Pragmatist Approach to Processes of Attachment

Transdisciplinarity in Research about Agrifood Systems Transitions: A Pragmatist Approach to Processes of Attachment

The interactive researcher as a virtual participant: A Habermasian interpretation

Making a case for gender-inclusive innovation through the concept of creative imitation

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