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Date
2023-05Type
- Journal Article
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Abstract
In recent years, the notion of “transformation” has moved from academia to the strategic agendas of public and private organizations. Within this discourse, both transdisciplinarity and co-production are often mentioned as means to enable transformation, particularly in debates about risks and opportunities in transformative science and problem-solving. However, there has been little systematic examination of the potential in combining these approaches to contribute more effectively in the transformation to sustainability. Building on an autoethnographic analysis of two projects in transformation and transdisciplinarity, we identify pathways to strengthen collaboration between these approaches: 1. moving from transdisciplinarity “for” transformation to transdisciplinarity “as” transformation and 2. identifying concrete spaces for conceptual and methodological cross-fertilization between these approaches. We discuss the challenges and elaborate recommendations for these pathways and conclude by offering a few insights on how communities can together foster effective sustainability solutions to societal challenges. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000612277Publication status
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Journal / series
GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and SocietyVolume
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Publisher
OekomSubject
transdisciplinarity; transdisciplinary research; transformationOrganisational unit
02351 - TdLab / TdLab
Funding
201582 - Investigating interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity: Intersections of practices, culture(s) and policy in collaborative knowledge production (SNF)
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