Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to a call for papers on “Transdisciplinary
Sustainability Research – Linking research processes and outputs to societal
effects”<Transdisciplinary%20Sustainability%20Research%20–%20Linking%20research%20processes%20and%20outputs%20to%20societal%20effects>
that has just been published by the journal "Environmental Science and Policy".
We are particularly interested in work that addresses one or more of the
following questions through either new conceptual formulations or empirical
studies (meta-analyses of several transdisciplinary projects or
transdisciplinary case studies).
- Which effects can transdisciplinary sustainability research unfold in society
and science and what are the central categories for describing different types
and scalar dimensions of effects?
- How can the challenges of assessing different types of effects be met,
considering also the risks and unintended effects of TDR?
- How does the choice of methods and procedures specific for TDR (e.g. joint
problem formulation, stakeholder participation, knowledge integration, assuring
transferability of results and experiences) influence the effects of
transdisciplinary research processes and the quality of their results? Which
methodological elements can be included in transdisciplinary research processes
to strengthen their potential for (societal) effects?
The first step is to hand in an extended abstract (max. 1000 words) that should
be sent to Alexandra Lux (lux@xxxxxxx<mailto:lux@xxxxxxx>) and Martina Schäfer
(schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) by 15 January
2019. Further information about the scope and important deadlines can be found
here<https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-science-and-policy/call-for-papers/linking-research-processes-and-outputs-to-societal-effects>.
The Special Issue was conceived within the framework of our project TransImpact
- effective transdisciplinary research<https://td-academy.org/node/18> and
Martina Schäfer (ZTG), Matthias Bergmann (ISOE) and myself will be guest
editors.
We are looking forward to your contributions!
Yours sincerely,
Alexandra Lux, Martina Schäfer and Matthias Bergmann
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Dr. Alexandra Lux
Head of Research Unit Transdisciplinary Methods and Concepts
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