Abad, Carmenza Robledo; Bieri, Sabin; Eschen, René; Fuerst, Sandra; Jacobi, Johanna; Jiménez, Elizabeth; Zonta, Aymara Llanque; Naughton, Meleesa; Schaffner, Urs; Winkler, Mirko S.; Flury, Manuel (2023). Promising practices for dealing with complexity in research for development. Gaia : ecological perspectives for science and society, 32(1), pp. 115-124. Oekom Verlag 10.14512/gaia.32.1.8
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Are there aspects of complexity that are characteristic for research for development projects? Our study shows what are these aspects, how they affect research and what practices seem to be promising for dealing with the increasing levels of complexity.
The need to deal with complexity is getting increasingly attention in research for development projects implemented through transboundary research partnerships between organisations from the Global North and the Global South. However, less is known about aspects beyond the systems under study that still affect complexity in the research project. We conducted an experience capitalization of five transboundary research partnerships undertaking research in 14 countries in the Global South. We found that the combination of multiple contexts, the cultural and disciplinary diversity of the transboundary research partnerships, and the set of rules and proceedings from the funding mechanism affect the levels of complexity. We further identified that a transdisciplinary approach and several related practices, like intercultural communication or integrative partnerships, are promising ways of dealing with complexity. Current structures in research for development need to improve in order to fully use the potential of transdisciplinarity for sustainability transformation.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Bieri, Sabin, Jacobi, Johanna |
ISSN: |
0940-5550 |
Publisher: |
Oekom Verlag |
Projects: |
[1191] FATE 2 - Feminisation, Agricultural Transition and Rural Employment
[804] Socio-Economic Transition |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Melchior Peter Nussbaumer |
Date Deposited: |
09 Oct 2023 11:03 |
Last Modified: |
09 Oct 2023 11:03 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.14512/gaia.32.1.8 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/186989 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/186989 |
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