Is this what success looks like? Mismatches between the aims, claims, and evidence used to demonstrate impact from knowledge exchange processes at the interface of environmental science and policy

Karcher, Denis B.; Cvitanovic, Christopher; Colvin, Rebecca; Putten, Ingrid E. van; Reed, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2021.08.012

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“…Boundary spanners were regularly cited among the case studies to enable KE work (e.g., Cohen et al, 2012;Berglund et al, 2015;Coleman & Stern, 2018;Holzer et al, 2019;Cadman et al, 2020), which is consistent with the broad literature suggesting that they play a key role in collaborating, facilitating, and exchanging context-specific knowledge with diverse knowledge users (Armitage et al, 2011;Bednarek et al, 2018;Karcher et al, 2021). It is necessary for boundary spanners to possess sufficient background knowledge and expertise of the knowledge they are exchanging (Michaels, 2009;Saarela & Soderman, 2015).…”

Section: Enablers To Effective Ke For Practitionerssupporting

confidence: 55%

“…When artefacts are coproduced across these boundaries, it may result in boundary objects. Such artefacts are adaptable to different knowledge domains but maintain their identity across boundaries (Star & Griesemer, 1989;Nel et al, 2015;Karcher et al, 2021). Boundary objects help to overcome interpretative differences across the disparate knowledge domains (Boyes, 2019).…”

Section: Methodology Key Theoretical Aspects Of Kementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Their roles included supporting knowledge producers to promote scientific knowledge -mainly through outreach activities, conducting secondary research, directing knowledge users to the appropriate knowledge, and collaborating with knowledge producers and users to co-produce applicable tools and KE products. In the literature, knowledge brokers act similarly by utilizing a multi-directional approach to linking, collaborating, mediating, and exchanging context-specific knowledge with diverse knowledge users (Fazey et al, 2013;Bednarek et al, 2018), often through the use of boundary organization, social connections and networks, and knowledge co-production (Armitage et al, 2011;Cvitanovic et al, 2015;Karcher et al, 2021).…”

Section: Role and Characteristics Of Cfs Ke Practitioners: Knowledge ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Knowledge Exchange in Practice: Empirically Derived Insights for Engaging in Effective Knowledge Exchange for Environmental Management

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I dedicate this work to my parents for their unconditional love, endless support, and encouragement. To my sister, Tanya, for all the school essays of mine that you were forced to edit -thank you for always guiding and challenging me to be a better student.To my brother-in-law, Nathan, for reminding me to get outside and put my skis to good use, even after a tough day. To my close friends, near and far, for always supporting my dreams and for all the belly-ache laughter. To everyone in the Social Ecology and Conservation Collaborative Lab who have made this experience unforgettable and worthwhile. To the rocking team that made this thesis possible, Jenna Hutchen, Matthew Falconer, Alana Westwood, and Kimberly Klenk, thank you for your guidance and for making online meetings something enjoyable to look forward to. I would not be writing this without all your kindness and support. To my supervisor, Vivian, for your dedication, enthusiasm, and encouragement. Thank you for always believing in me and for your enormous support over the past two years. To have felt your unending support from a different province and during a global pandemic is a testament to what an incredibly kind, motivating, and uplifting person you are.

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Section: Methodology Key Theoretical Aspects Of Kementioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Knowledge Exchange in Practice: Empirically Derived Insights for Engaging in Effective Knowledge Exchange for Environmental Management

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“…It also has to be considered that positive outcomes are much more diverse than products, and often rather relate to processes. Such 'alternative' metrics include the use of knowledge in decisionmaking, as well as impacts on individuals, group interactions, organizations, and political processes -which may be intangible (relationships, trust, changes in attitude, mutual learning) (Cooke et al, 2020;Cvitanovic et al, 2021a;Karcher et al, 2021). This calls for a diversification of 'excellence' criteria (i.e., going beyond 'traditional' metrics such as impact factors, funding acquired, number of publications and citations) when considering hiring/ promotion, and considering alternative metrics reflective of societal impact, actor engagement, or applicability (e.g.…”

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Disentangling Obstacles to Knowledge Co-Production for Early-Career Researchers in the Marine Sciences

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Knowledge co-production involving researchers and non-academic actors is becoming increasingly important for tackling sustainability issues. Coastal and marine social-ecological systems are one example where knowledge co-production is important, yet also particularly challenging due to their unique characteristics. Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) often face specific obstacles when engaging in the process of knowledge co-production. In this perspective paper, we shed light on the particular characteristics of knowledge co-production in marine social-ecological systems and the obstacles ECRs in the marine sciences face. Based on these obstacles, we discuss actions that can be taken at various organizational levels (institutional, community, supervisor, and individual) in order to leverage change towards a more inclusive environment for ECRs engaging in knowledge co-production. We conclude that both bottom-up (individual to institutions) and top-down (institutions to individual) actions are required. However, we emphasize the responsibilities of institutions to create conditions in which the needs of ECRs are met. This will be necessary to adequately support ECRs engaging in knowledge co-production and thus contribute to tackling sustainability challenges in coastal and marine social-ecological systems.

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“…A számtalan létező kezdeményezés és a hangzatos célok ellenére a környezeti-társadalmi krízishelyzetek elszabadulása és az ezekre adott elégtelen kormányzati reakciók egyelőre nem azt mutatják, hogy sikerült volna a TPI-k segítségével elmozdulni a fenntarthatóbb és igazságosabb döntések irányába (Colglazier, 2020;Glavovic et al, 2021;Karcher et al, 2021). Az itt vizsgált három eset is megerősítette, hogy eljutni a jelentésektől a döntéshozatalig nem magától értetődő.…”

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Hogyan integrálható a tudományos tudás a biodiverzitás-politikába? – Egy globális, egy európai és egy magyar eset összevetése

Kelemen¹

2022

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Az egymással összefonódó, és napjainkban egyre kritikusabbá váló ökológiai-társadalmi problémák mindeddig sajnos kevés érdemi politikai beavatkozáshoz vezettek. Ez azt jelzi, hogy a tudomány és politika közötti interakció – hiába kap egyre nagyobb figyelmet a szakirodalomban és a politikában egyaránt – jelentős korlátokkal bír a tényleges szakpolitikai döntéshozatal informálása és befolyásolása terén. Ez az írás három, a biodiverzitás politika eltérő szintjein működő, a tudomány-politika közti interakciót intézményesítő esetet hasonlít össze, egy hároméves, kvalitatív-etnográfiai módszereket alkalmazó kutatási projekt eredményeire alapozva. Az eseteket a szervezeti struktúrák és folyamatok, a kutatói szerepek és elvárások, valamint a hatalmi viszony mentén elemzem, és arra keresem a választ, hogy milyen tényezők határozzák meg ezen interakciós platformoknak a döntéshozatalra gyakorolt hatásait. A kutatás nem csak az alapvető nehézségeket segít azonosítani, de néhány lehetséges megoldásra is rávilágít. A kutatói kapacitások és készségek fejlesztését, valamint a tudomány-közpolitikai párbeszéd intézményi reformját gyakran emlegeti a szakirodalom lehetséges kiút gyanánt. E tanulmány azonban amellett érvel, hogy a kutatói oldalra fókuszáló reformok nem fogják tudni érdemben növelni a tudomány-közpolitikai párbeszéd hatásosságát, amíg a politikai döntéshozatal változatlan struktúrák és folyamatok mentén működik tovább.

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Is this what success looks like? Mismatches between the aims, claims, and evidence used to demonstrate impact from knowledge exchange processes at the interface of environmental science and policy

Cited by 66 publications

References 186 publications

Understanding Knowledge Exchange in Practice: Empirically Derived Insights for Engaging in Effective Knowledge Exchange for Environmental Management

Understanding Knowledge Exchange in Practice: Empirically Derived Insights for Engaging in Effective Knowledge Exchange for Environmental Management

Disentangling Obstacles to Knowledge Co-Production for Early-Career Researchers in the Marine Sciences

Hogyan integrálható a tudományos tudás a biodiverzitás-politikába? – Egy globális, egy európai és egy magyar eset összevetése

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