Promising degrees of stakeholder interaction in research for sustainable development

Schneider, Flurina; Büser, Tobias

doi:10.1007/s11625-017-0507-4

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“…TD work was carried out at three levels adapted from Stauffacher et al (2008) and Schneider and Buser (2018): (1) information, where the researchers informed the practitioners; (2) consultation, where the researchers obtained information from the practitioners and vice-versa; and (3) coproduction, where the researchers and the practitioners or different practitioners together developed new knowledge (Fig. 2).…”

Section: Participants and Their Involvement In Td Cooperationmentioning

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How transdisciplinary projects influence participants’ ways of thinking: a case study on future landscape development

2018

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Transdisciplinary (TD) approaches have increasingly been promoted in the field of land-use research. However, the theoretical discourse about transdisciplinarity is far more advanced than its implementation in practice. In particular, empirical studies about the effects of concrete TD projects on the participants are rare. We evaluated joint knowledge generation among researchers and non-academics in a TD research programme on urban and landscape development. For the assessment we used standardised questionnaires, our own observations, and a simplified implementation of the 'most significant change' method. The evaluation revealed that the participants gained considerable TD knowledge through encountering different thought-styles and problem owners. They together developed a feeling of companionship, broadened their views on the issue and, consequently, attributed increased legitimacy to it. The following aspects of TD research were found to be successful as the programme: offered opportunities for enthusiasm; used a form of communication that promotes mutual trust; and provided boundary objects. Similar to other studies, we observed the creation of hybrid spaces and communities of research and practice where the participants could build up mutual trust, interact with other thought-styles, and jointly develop their TD knowledge.

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Section: Participants and Their Involvement In Td Cooperationmentioning

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How transdisciplinary projects influence participants’ ways of thinking: a case study on future landscape development

2018

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“…Policy-makers typically develop or coordinate government strategies at an aggregated level such as national or regional (Borowski and Hare 2007). Within the practitioner audience, project managers implement these strategies and are part of decision-making processes at a more specific location or operational level (Roux et al 2006). Advisors often provide input to the above processes with their specialized expertise (Witting 2017).…”

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“…project managers and advisors among other interested professionals) (Schneider and Buser 2018). One of the key challenges of science communication is to improve the accessibility of research to practice so that we can discuss the management problem with multiple actors and promote the contribution of research outputs (Djenontin and Meadow 2018;Roux et al 2006).…”

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Storylines for practice: a visual storytelling approach to strengthen the science-practice interface

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A growing number of scientific publications is available to promote sustainable river management. However, these publications target researchers rather than water management professionals who are responsible for the implementation of management practices. To bridge this science-to-practice gap, we conceptualize and propose a series of steps to prepare effective storylines targeted at a practitioner audience. We developed this approach within a research program that supports integrated and collaborative river management. We prepared three storylines, each based on one scientific publication. The storylines combined text and interactive visuals using the ESRI StoryMaps tool to make them available online. Via focus groups with 44 participants from research and practice, we evaluated the perceived usefulness of and engagement with the content and design. We collected feedback from participants using a survey as well as via audio and screen recordings. Our findings show that we should narrow down the audience of the storylines by tailoring them to the needs of project managers rather than specialized advisors. Therefore, the content should offer more than a visual summary of the research by showing examples of the management application. A more engaging sequence with a clear protagonist is further required to better relate to the problem and the potential application. Although visuals and interactive elements were considered attractive, a multi-disciplinary editorial team is necessary to better complement the visuals' design to the text. The level of detail of participants' feedback shows that involving project managers to co-create storylines can be an important step for improvement.Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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“…In reference to Arnstein, Stauffacher et al [45] develop a functional-dynamic model to analyse participation of non-scientific actors in TD research along the axes of information, consultation, cooperation, collaboration, empowerment. Schneider and Buser [46] rely on intensities of involvement to assess the degrees of stakeholder interaction which are the most promising for different types of research projects. Conceptualisations of participation specifically for knowledge production have been developed by Defila et al [47] and by Boeckmann [48].…”

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Participation as Relational Space: A Critical Approach to Analysing Participation in Sustainability Research

Fritz¹,

Binder²

2018

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In the field of sustainability, scholars, and policy-makers herald the transformative power of participation in knowledge production. However, a discrepancy between these expectations and the limited understanding of the complex interactions constituting participation processes can be observed. With the aim of critically analysing these complex interactions, this paper develops a conceptual perspective on participation as a relational space which is formed in the interplay of structures and processes. This perspective is applied to the analysis of empirical literature in sustainability research, development research, and science and technology studies. The literature review guided by the proposed conceptualisation systematically draws together the rich experience with participation in knowledge production. Elements constituting participation spaces along the dimensions 'structures' and 'actors' are identified and discussed in relation to 'processes' of space-making: (i) (in)coherences with reference system, (ii) resources, (iii) timing, (iv) expectations, (v) mutual trust, and (vi) worldviews and values. Power relations are found to pervade the three dimensions. Enhanced conceptual-analytical clarity of the elements constituting participation spaces provides a differentiated basis for discussing the transformative power of participatory knowledge production. By stimulating reflexivity on the making of participation, this approach contributes to better understanding when spaces of participation have the capacity to become spaces of transformation.

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Promising degrees of stakeholder interaction in research for sustainable development

Cited by 87 publications

References 29 publications

How transdisciplinary projects influence participants’ ways of thinking: a case study on future landscape development

How transdisciplinary projects influence participants’ ways of thinking: a case study on future landscape development

Storylines for practice: a visual storytelling approach to strengthen the science-practice interface

Participation as Relational Space: A Critical Approach to Analysing Participation in Sustainability Research

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