Learning in the Permaculture Community of Practice in England: An Analysis of the Relationship between Core Practices and Boundary Processes

Grassroots engagement with transition to sustainability: diversity and modes of participation in the international permaculture movement

“…Recent research suggests that the permaculture network in the UK is vulnerable to insularity, and thereby to a lack of capacity to influence relevant institutions and communities (Ingram et al 2014). …”

“…Permaculture has a very public profile, with an extensive internet presence and projects on every inhabited continent (Ferguson and Lovell 2014). Although permaculture has historically been isolated from conventional scientific research, recent studies have identified permaculture as a potential contributor to the sustainability of farm practices (Conrad 2014, Ferguson and Lovell 2014, Ingram et al 2014, Suh 2014aR. S. Ferguson 2013 unpublished manuscript), as well as ecological literacy and sustainability-relevant behaviors more broadly (Burton 2013, Guitart et al 2015, Lewis 2014.…”

Interactions between Niche and Regime: An Analysis of Learning and Innovation Networks for Sustainable Agriculture across Europe

“…Where there are differences in normative rules (norms, values and routines), as well as in cognitive rules (beliefs, paradigms, and languages), as found between Oppositional mode LINSA and mainstream agriculture, growth and translation of ideas into the regime are limited, as described in other contexts (Flinterman et al, 2012;Seyfang and Haxeltine, 2012;Ingram at al,. 2014).…”

“…These were supplemented by face to face interviews, focus groups, observation and document analysis. Analysis focused on the following analytical characteristics (Origin and Function; Scale; Level of Integration; Level of Innovation; Governance; Level of Learning; Links between AKIS and LINSA; Efficiency and Effectiveness of Support and Perspectives on Sustainable Agriculturedetailed in Ingram et al, 2013aIngram et al, , 2013bHermans et al, 2013), which influenced innovation processes in LINSA, as revealed in a literature review and project conceptual development. A report was prepared for each analytical characteristic in each LINSA.…”

“…Selection was based on criteria derived from a variety of network typologies: from local scale to national or transnational; from small, simple homogenous networks to large, complex and diverse networks with multiple actors; from incremental to radical innovation; and from top-down to bottom-up origins (Ingram et al, 2013a(Ingram et al, , 2013b.…”