Exploring worldviews and their relationships to sustainable lifestyles: Towards a new conceptual and methodological approach

Witt, Annick Hedlund-de

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.09.009

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“…The IWF operationalizes worldviews into five major aspects ( ontology, epistemology, axiology, anthropology , and societal vision ), and offers a synoptic overview of the major, ideal‐typical worldviews in the West, referred to as traditional, modern, postmodern , and integrative (De Witt and Hedlund in press; Hedlund‐de Witt , ). Earlier research using the IWF has demonstrated its usefulness for understanding the relationship between worldviews and the sustainability of individuals’ lifestyles, both conceptually (Hedlund‐de Witt ) and empirically (Hedlund‐de Witt, De Boer, and Boersema ). Moreover, a recent survey found consistent relationships between how traditionals, moderns, postmoderns, and integratives relate to climate, energy, and biotechnology (De Witt, De Boer, Osseweijer, Hedlund, forthcoming).…”

Section: Research On Worldviews In the Contemporary West: The Integramentioning

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Climate Change and the Clash of Worldviews: An Exploration of How to Move Forward in a Polarized Debate

Witt¹

2015

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The current gridlock around climate change and how to address our global sustainability issues can be understood as resulting from clashes in worldviews. This article summarizes some of the research on worldviews in the contemporary West, showing that these (ideal-typical) worldviews have different, and frequently complementary, potentials, as well as different pitfalls, with respect to addressing climate change. Simultaneously, the overview shows that, because of their innate reflexivity and their capacity to appreciate and synthesize multiple perspectives, individuals inhabiting integrative worldviews may have particular potentials with respect to addressing climate change. In the conclusion I argue that the policy challenge is to develop strategies that inspire the different worldview groups to actualize their potentials while mitigating their pitfalls, as well as to unite and mobilize them around a single vision that speaks to them all.

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Section: Research On Worldviews In the Contemporary West: The Integramentioning

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Climate Change and the Clash of Worldviews: An Exploration of How to Move Forward in a Polarized Debate

Witt¹

2015

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“…This also stimulates the search for identity within a group and the expectation of cooperation with others, seeking to maximize collective gain rather than individual gain [28]. Culture is a medium through which people construct a world view that deeply influences their relationship with the environment [29]. The hypothesis is therefore as follows:…”

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Modeling the Social Factors That Determine Sustainable Consumption Behavior in the Community of Madrid

2018

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This paper defines the social factors that determine sustainable behavior and identifies the elements that promote such behavior. These factors are external from the individual and causal regarding sustainable behavior, an area that receives little attention in literature. It uses a theoretical model, based on existing research, which is tested through a questionnaire with 26 indicators adapted to the Spanish context. In an initial analysis, this model proposed, as determining social factors in the CCS, aspects such as government action, social pressure, influence of the social environment, demographic variables (age, gender, education level), education and information, and market conditions. Finally, it was concluded that 43.4% of the variance of the endogenous latent variable (SCC) can be explained only by three exogenous latent constructions: environmental influences (in particular the influence of family and friends, as well as that generated by cultural factors such as traditions), education and information (specifically related to information on sustainability and the effects of personal consumption on the environment), and market conditions (referring to the positive perception of sustainable products by consumers, including their willingness to pay higher prices than those of conventional products). The rest of the exogenous variables did not have a significant relationship with the endogenous variable. These results are very useful for government institutions, companies that operate in the sector and pro-environmental and pro-social groups, that knowing what motivates people to adopt this form of behavior can design relevant strategies to get positive answers about the environment, the economy and the society.

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“…In our research we identified 4 key "mindsets": acceptance of uncertainty; more-than-human perspectives; expanded sense of time; and caring for place. To learn more: Hedlund-de Witt (2012 …”

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Arts-based methods for transformative engagement : A toolkit

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Grenni³

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Exploring worldviews and their relationships to sustainable lifestyles: Towards a new conceptual and methodological approach

Cited by 110 publications

References 45 publications

Climate Change and the Clash of Worldviews: An Exploration of How to Move Forward in a Polarized Debate

Climate Change and the Clash of Worldviews: An Exploration of How to Move Forward in a Polarized Debate

Modeling the Social Factors That Determine Sustainable Consumption Behavior in the Community of Madrid

Arts-based methods for transformative engagement : A toolkit

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