Practices for facilitating interdisciplinary synthetic research: the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)

Palmer, Margaret A.; Kramer, Jonathan G.; Boyd, James; Hawthorne, David J.

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2016.01.002

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“…With repeated calls for increases in collaborative and interdisciplinary science that tackles emerging conservation challenges (Meffe and Viederman 1995;Lubchenco 1998Lubchenco , 2017Palmer 2012;Smith et al 2013;Moon et al 2014;Baron 2016;Palmer et al 2016;Keeler et al 2017), we suggest that the environmental science-law interface presents tangible and under-utilized opportunities for impact. There are, however, real challenges: institutional barriers, different standards of proof, and different ethical responsibilities to name a few.…”

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Towards linking environmental law and science

Moore

Nowlan²,

Olszynski

et al. 2018

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Gaps between environmental science and environmental law may undermine sound environmental decision-making. We link perspectives and insights from science and law to highlight opportunities and challenges at the environmental science-law interface. The objectives of this paper are to assist scientists who wish to conduct and communicate science that informs environmental statutes, regulations, and associated operational policies (OPs), and to ensure the environmental lawyers (and others) working to ensure that these statutes, regulations, and OPs are appropriately informed by scientific evidence. We provide a conceptual model of how different kinds of science-based activities can feed into legislative and policy cycles, ranging from actionable science that can inform decision-making windows to retrospective analyses that can inform future regulations. We identify a series of major gaps and barriers that challenge the successful linking of environmental science and law. These include (1) the different time frames for science and law, (2) the different standards of proof for scientific and legal (un)certainty, (3) the need for effective scientific communication, (4) the multijurisdictional (federal, provincial, and Indigenous) nature of environmental law, and (5) the different ethical obligations of law and science. Addressing these challenges calls for bidirectional learning among scientists and lawyers and more intentional collaborations at the law-science interface.

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confidence: 99%

Towards linking environmental law and science

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Nowlan²,

Olszynski

et al. 2018

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“…Although the literature suggests that stable funding is one of the keys to successful co-production processes (FAO, 2012;Palmer, Kramer, Boyd, & Hawthorne, 2016), this distinguishes these cases as being drawn from a subset of knowledge coproduction types. Although the literature suggests that stable funding is one of the keys to successful co-production processes (FAO, 2012;Palmer, Kramer, Boyd, & Hawthorne, 2016), this distinguishes these cases as being drawn from a subset of knowledge coproduction types.…”

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“…One defining feature of all six cases is that they were are all funded and programme based. Although the literature suggests that stable funding is one of the keys to successful co-production processes (FAO, 2012;Palmer, Kramer, Boyd, & Hawthorne, 2016), this distinguishes these cases as being drawn from a subset of knowledge coproduction types. As such, the majority of these initiatives were not completely emergent processes as one might find in social movement Brokered: The CKB secretariat approached a range of potential contributors to the manifesto, who collectively undertook a process of gathering viewpoints from a wider set of actors.…”

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Charting knowledge co‐production pathways in climate and development

Harvey

Cochrane

Epp³

2019

Env Pol Gov

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Climate change poses significant global challenges. Solutions require new ways of working, thinking, and acting. Knowledge co-production is often cited as one of the innovations needed for navigating the complexity of climate change challenges, yet how to best approach co-production processes remains unclear. In this article, we explore the ways in which climate and development researchers are approaching the co-production of knowledge and grapple with the extent to which the modalities used are reaching their stated potential. Using a multiple case analysis of six examples of successful co-production, we outline a spectrum of co-production approaches and outcomes and examine the drivers and challenges to co-production in practice.Drawing on the case evidence and literature, we propose a heuristic that maps out this spectrum of aims and approaches to co-production and that could inform reflections on how those planning co-production processes envision them in practice.

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“…The CARIAA experience of collaborative spaces resonates with arguments that proactive and engaged facilitation should be included as a primary component within these collaborative spaces in order to meaningfully connect individuals in ways that build trust and relationships (FAO 2012;Palmer et al 2016;Pittman, Tiessen, and Montana 2016). Targeted activities also could have been geared toward supporting the identification of common interests, and building trust and social capital, all foundational to collaboration (Ensor and Harvey 2015;Gonsalves 2014).…”

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Enabling collaborative synthesis in multi-partner programmes

Cochrane¹,

Cundill

2018

Development in Practice

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Multi-partner consortia have emerged as an important modality for knowledge generation to address complex sustainability challenges. Establishing effective multi-partner consortia involves significant investment. This article shares lessons from the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), which aims to support policy and practice for climate change adaptation through a consortium model. Key lessons include the need to facilitate collaborative spaces to build trust and identify common interests, while accepting that this is not a guarantee of success; the importance of programmatic leadership to achieve synthesis; and the value of strategic planning in supporting motivation and alignment between partners.ARTICLE HISTORY

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Practices for facilitating interdisciplinary synthetic research: the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)

Cited by 77 publications

References 37 publications

Towards linking environmental law and science

Towards linking environmental law and science

Charting knowledge co‐production pathways in climate and development

Enabling collaborative synthesis in multi-partner programmes

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