Science-based stakeholder dialogues: Theories and tools

Welp, Martin; Vega-Leinert, Anne Cristina de la; Stoll-Kleemann, Susanne; Jaeger, Carlo

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2005.12.002

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“…Integrating local knowledge, new perspectives on research questions is likely to work if people feel there is an urgent issue that affects them. How this new community and collective intelligence can take part in scientific inquire has been conceptually and methodologically discussed by Welp et al (2006;2009b).…”

Section: Nature Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A combination of and respect for these competing knowledge bases needs to be the basis for collective action. Promising avenues for linking lay knowledge and scientific knowledge are provided by combining communication tools (dialogue methods) and analytical tools (Bayesian belief networks, system dynamic modeling) (Welp et al 2006). …”

Section: Nature Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Climate change adaptation and sustainable regional development: a case study for the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany

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Located in a relatively dry region and characterized by mainly sandy soils, the German Federal State of Brandenburg (surrounding the capital city of Berlin) is especially vulnerable to climate change impacts (e.g. summer droughts) and cascading effects on ecological systems (e.g. decreasing ground water tables, water stress, fire risk, productivity losses) with socioeconomic implications. Furthermore, a complex interplay of unemployment, rural exodus, and an aging population challenges this structurally weak region. We discuss adaptation measures that are either implemented or planned, as well as research into adaptation strategies to climate change for the sectors forestry, 1

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Section: Nature Conservationmentioning

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“…This of course may hint at a fundamental problem for modelers/scientists in academia to consider the context in which stakeholders work, their rationales, policy interests, etc. (Welp et al 2006;Liu et al 2008;Voinov and Gaddis 2008;Matthews et al 2011). For instance, Gaddis et al (2010) article covered process monitoring on different functions of participation but offered no explicit perspective on different functions (including degrees of involvement) at different phases of the participatory process.…”

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A functional-dynamic reflection on participatory processes in modeling projects

Seidl

2015

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The participation of nonscientists in modeling projects/studies is increasingly employed to fulfill different functions. However, it is not well investigated if and how explicitly these functions and the dynamics of a participatory process are reflected by modeling projects in particular. In this review study, I explore participatory modeling projects from a functional-dynamic process perspective. The main differences among projects relate to the functions of participation-most often, more than one per project can be identified, along with the degree of explicit reflection (i.e., awareness and anticipation) on the dynamic process perspective. Moreover, two main approaches are revealed: participatory modeling covering diverse approaches and companion modeling. It becomes apparent that the degree of reflection on the participatory process itself is not always explicit and perfectly visible in the descriptions of the modeling projects. Thus, the use of common protocols or templates is discussed to facilitate project planning, as well as the publication of project results. A generic template may help, not in providing details of a project or model development, but in explicitly reflecting on the participatory process. It can serve to systematize the particular project's approach to stakeholder collaboration, and thus quality management.

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“…Their theoretical analysis reveals that stakeholders' main role may be to: (i) provide issue-specific and objective information (technocratic type); (ii) carry out the battle of power and authority (neoliberal type); (iii) trigger learning processes that can make science more sensitive for societal problems (functionalist type); (iv) generate (new) knowledge on the basis of their scientific as well as local expertise (democratic type) [17]. This and other similar typologies focused on theoretical aspects (see e.g., [28]) certainly help to better understand the role of stakeholders in decision-making processes, but do not address methodological issues.…”

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Comparing Approaches for the Integration of Stakeholder Perspectives in Environmental Decision Making

Scolobig

Lilliestam

2016

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Including stakeholder perspectives in environmental decision making is in many countries a legal requirement and is widely seen as beneficial as it can help increase decision legitimacy, likelihood of implementation, and quality of the outcome. Whereas the theoretical literature on stakeholder engagement is large, less attention has been devoted to comparing and discussing different methodological approaches. Here, we compare three approaches-multi-criteria analysis, plural rationality theory, and scenario construction-that include stakeholders' perspectives in environmental decision making. We find differences between the approaches concerning the assumptions about stakeholder rationality and whether experts and/or stakeholders are in charge of framing the problem. Further differences concern the type of data input from stakeholders and how it is used by the experts, as well as the role of stakeholders and whether they are involved early-already for identifying options-or later in the process, for evaluating or ranking alternatives analyzed by the experts. The choice of approach thus predetermines the type and depth of stakeholder engagement. No approach is "better" than another, but they are suited for different problems and research aims: the choice of the approach, however, has a large impact on the results.

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Science-based stakeholder dialogues: Theories and tools

Cited by 176 publications

References 30 publications

Climate change adaptation and sustainable regional development: a case study for the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany

Climate change adaptation and sustainable regional development: a case study for the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany

A functional-dynamic reflection on participatory processes in modeling projects

Comparing Approaches for the Integration of Stakeholder Perspectives in Environmental Decision Making

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