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This book promotes the well-being of the commons through
representation and accountability through monitoring from below in
order to operationalize engagement. This book views the commons as
a legal concept, a transformative governance concept, and a basis
for systemic ethics. The chapters focus on practical responses to
address complex problems that comprise many interrelated variables
and are perceived differently by stakeholders with different values
and life experiences. By considering these different stakeholders,
the goal is to highlight ways to regenerate and invigorate
employment opportunities. The book identifies pathways towards
ethical vocational education to enable lifelong engagement by
active citizens which requires action learning to address areas of
perceived policy concern. Throughout the chapters in this book, the
authors discuss transformative research and its implications on
stakeholders. They focus on re-presentation and its implications
for thinking and practice. One author makes the case for fostering
non anthropocentric approaches to ethical development. In addition,
the chapters cover case studies including governance challenges
associated with water management using a mixed method approach and
also production of mushrooms in collaboration with coffee growers
in Jakarta. The book focuses on ways to de-colonialise knowledge
formation in public policy and makes the case for an alternative
approach to governance and democracy that takes into account a
range of local people's perspectives.
This book explores ways in which creative research practice can be
explicitly and mindfully geared to make a difference to the quality
of social and ecological existence. It offers a range of examples
of how different research methods can be employed (and re-tuned)
with this intention. The book suggests that what Romm names
"active" research involves using the research space responsibly to
open up new avenues for thinking and acting on the part of those
involved in the inquiry and wider stakeholders. The book includes a
discussion of a range of epistemological, ontological,
methodological and axiological positions (or paradigms) that can be
embraced by inquirers implicitly or explicitly. It details the
contours of an epistemology where knowing is recognized to be
grounded in social relations, as a matter of ethics. While focusing
on discussing the "transformative paradigm" and attendant view of
research ethics, it considers to what extent the borders between
paradigms can be treated as being permeable in creative and active
inquiries. Apart from considering options for enhancing responsible
research practice during the process of inquiry (and reconsidering
mixed-research designs) the book also considers options for
responsible theorizing that is inspirational for pursuing goals of
social and ecological justice.
This volume offers comprehensive treatment of the latest
developments in critical systems thinking and practice. The book
features contributions by researchers at the prestigious Centre for
Systems Studies at the University of Hull, England. The emphasis is
on rigorous analysis of the wide range of approaches to problem
solving reported in the research literature. This work will enhance
the studies of researchers and students in the areas of systems
problem solving, action research, management science, and
operational research.
This book uses mixed methods to extend the concept of "wellbeing
stocks" to refer to dynamic ways of working with others. It
addresses metaphors and praxis for weaving together strands of
experience. The aim of the wellbeing stocks concept is to enable
people to re-evaluate economics and to become more aware of the way
in which we neglect social and environmental aspects of life. The
pursuit of profit at the expense of people and the environment is a
central problem for democracy and governance. The vulnerability of
cities is a symptom of the lack of balance between individual and
collective needs. This book explores the potential for cities,
specifically in the regions of Indonesia, Africa, and Australia, to
become more productive as sites for food and water security through
more creative use of technology. It highlights the need for
partners that see food and security feasible at the household level
if supports are provided at the community, national and
international level. The book examines how these regions are
affected by demographics, climate change and people movements, but
also explores ways to establish an effective cultural ecosystem
management.
This book explores ways in which creative research practice can be
explicitly and mindfully geared to make a difference to the quality
of social and ecological existence. It offers a range of examples
of how different research methods can be employed (and re-tuned)
with this intention. The book suggests that what Romm names
"active" research involves using the research space responsibly to
open up new avenues for thinking and acting on the part of those
involved in the inquiry and wider stakeholders. The book includes a
discussion of a range of epistemological, ontological,
methodological and axiological positions (or paradigms) that can be
embraced by inquirers implicitly or explicitly. It details the
contours of an epistemology where knowing is recognized to be
grounded in social relations, as a matter of ethics. While focusing
on discussing the "transformative paradigm" and attendant view of
research ethics, it considers to what extent the borders between
paradigms can be treated as being permeable in creative and active
inquiries. Apart from considering options for enhancing responsible
research practice during the process of inquiry (and reconsidering
mixed-research designs) the book also considers options for
responsible theorizing that is inspirational for pursuing goals of
social and ecological justice.
This volume offers comprehensive treatment of the latest
developments in critical systems thinking and practice. The book
features contributions by researchers at the prestigious Centre for
Systems Studies at the University of Hull, England. The emphasis is
on rigorous analysis of the wide range of approaches to problem
solving reported in the research literature. This work will enhance
the studies of researchers and students in the areas of systems
problem solving, action research, management science, and
operational research.
Focusing on the methodological principles which underlie
sociologists' study of social reality, this text offers
clarification and outlines how the different approaches to study
originate from various methodogical and philosophical traditions.
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