Towards systemic and adaptive governance: Exploring the revealing and concealing aspects of contemporary social-learning metaphors

Ison, Ray; Blackmore, Chris; Iaquinto, Benjamin Lucca

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.12.016

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“…Social learning within the SLIM research tradition moves beyond participation and is understood as both a social dynamic that transforms situations and a governance mechanism that can be invested in -much like a city's orchestra (see Colvin et al 2014 ;Ison et al 2013a ). Inclusivity is thus more than a participation as those constraints to, or enablers of the shifts in understanding, and/or practices crucial to social learning have to be addressed.…”

Section: Understandings and Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, we are wary of typologies that become reifi ed as classifi catory schemas (Ison 2010 ), instead favouring inquiry into the concept of governance (and other concepts) that reveals (i) the epistemological commitments that are being put to use when a concept is used (e.g. see Ison et al 2013a for a discussion on the concept of social learning) and (ii) the elements of praxis, or enactment of governance (a governance/governing performance) and where praxis is understood as context-sensitive, theory-informed practical action (Ison et al 2014a ). Such an inquiry may reveal praxis features in all or none of Rhodes' six categories which could then be used to inform innovations in practice in contextual and purposeful ways.…”

Section: Framing Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whilst the concept of social learning can be represented through a variety of metaphors (Ison et al 2013a ), we opt to use it in the sense of creating a governance performance that can frame learning amongst stakeholders in social-biophysical systems. This process is depicted in simple terms in Fig.…”

Section: Social Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mechanisms for Inclusive Governance

Ison

Wallis

2016

Global Issues in Water Policy

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How mechanisms for inclusive governance are understood is built on the framing choices that are made about governance and that which is being governed. This chapter unpacks how governance can be understood and considers different historical and contemporary framings of water governance. A framing of "governance as praxis" is developed as a central element in the chapter. What makes governance inclusive is explored, drawing on theoretical, practical and institutional aspects before elucidating some of the different mechanisms currently used or proposed for creating inclusive water governance (though we argue against praxis based on simple mechanism). Finally, the factors that either constrain or enable inclusive water governance are explored with a focus on systemic concepts of learning and feedback. Keywords Water governance • Participation • Institutional arrangements • Social learning • Adaptive management • Framing Scene SettingWe were invited to address the topic of "mechanisms for inclusive governance". In many ways this is a loaded title as it comprises three terms that cannot be taken for granted: "governance", "inclusive" and "mechanism". For us the pivotal term is governance which, as a contested concept, requires an appreciation of how it might be framed and the possible implications of a given framing choice. Expressed in this way, it is also necessary that we say what we mean by "framing" and "framing choice". In turn, our title leaves open, and thus potentially ambiguous, the question of what is being governed -a river, a catchment, a complex adaptive system, etc.

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Section: Understandings and Practicesmentioning

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Mechanisms for Inclusive Governance

Ison

Wallis

2016

Global Issues in Water Policy

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“…The concept of social learning is promising in this context (e.g. Wals 2007;Ison et al, 2013;Vinke-de Kruijf and Pahl-Wostl, 2016), because it takes the diversity of actors, knowledge, perspectives, languages and interests, which is inherent in transitions, as a starting point (Wals 2007; for the creation of new shared knowledge (van der Wal, 2015).…”

Section: Social Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…So social learning can be regarded both as a process for achieving change and as an outcome of an ongoing emergent process of reflexivity in interaction, relationship building and generative conflict. Investing and or engaging in social learning is thought to potentially transform complex situations when the social learning persists over time (Ison et al, 2013).…”

Section: Social Learningmentioning

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Reflexively stumbling towards sustainability : understanding social learning in regional governance networks

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The place of social transformation analysis in vulnerability assessment for climate adaptation planning in Upper West Region, Ghana: A review synthesis

Osei‐Amponsah,

Quarmine,

Wahabu

2023

Climate Resilience

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Climate vulnerability could be influenced by transforming demographic, technological, cultural, political and economic factors, which cuts across global, regional, national and local scales. Such social transformations result in positive and negative outcomes, with implications for the adaptive capacities of resource‐poor households, especially those headed by women. However, these transformations are usually not integrated in climate vulnerability assessments. Based on insights from a stakeholders’ brainstorming workshop and the synthesis of information from traditional literature review, this paper contributes to better understanding of the intersections of social transformation with climate vulnerabilities in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The review indicates that the region is experiencing social transformation triggered by technological, demographic and cultural factors, with implications for climate resilience building. For example, compared to the last decade, there is now an increased use of mobile phones, resulting in improved access to e‐extension and climate‐smart agriculture services. At the same time, an emerging trend of land commodification is driving poor households to sell or lease farming lands. Within the context of these transformations, climate vulnerability is still assessed through approaches that mainly focus on a ‘static’ view of the extent of exposure to climate hazards and their impacts on rural livelihoods. A social transformation analysis that promotes a systematic investigation of the transforming factors is proposed as an effective approach for vulnerability assessment in climate adaptation planning. This approach provides critical reflections on, and sustainable resilience interventions for addressing both changing biophysical and social vulnerabilities of rural communities.

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Towards systemic and adaptive governance: Exploring the revealing and concealing aspects of contemporary social-learning metaphors

Cited by 142 publications

References 49 publications

Mechanisms for Inclusive Governance

Mechanisms for Inclusive Governance

Reflexively stumbling towards sustainability : understanding social learning in regional governance networks

The place of social transformation analysis in vulnerability assessment for climate adaptation planning in Upper West Region, Ghana: A review synthesis

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