How boundary objects help to perform roles of science arbiter, honest broker, and issue advocate
We examine roles and knowledge by which researchers can enhance connections between science, policy, and society. We arranged a participatory scenario workshop with representatives from environmental administration to discuss how different land-use governance arrangements link to sustainability of r...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:oup:scippl:v:47:y:2020:i:2:p:161-171. 2024-04-14T08:16:33+00:00 How boundary objects help to perform roles of science arbiter, honest broker, and issue advocate Simo Sarkki Hannu I Heikkinen Teresa Komu Mari Partanen Karoliina Vanhanen Élise Lépy http://hdl.handle.net/10.1093/scipol/scz055 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10.1093/scipol/scz055 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:39:12Z We examine roles and knowledge by which researchers can enhance connections between science, policy, and society. We arranged a participatory scenario workshop with representatives from environmental administration to discuss how different land-use governance arrangements link to sustainability of reindeer herding in northern Finland. We used fast track scenarios as boundary objects that aimed to bring reindeer herders’ problem definitions to be discussed with administrators. First, we performed the role of science arbiter by using our previous research with reindeer herders as the starting point for the discussions. Next, we discussed and elaborated diverse future alternatives via the role of honest broker. Finally, we were interpreted as issue advocates because the scenario exercise reduced the scope of preferable policy options for administrators. Performing these boundary-spanning roles in the same process, but each, in turn, enables researchers to offer views on sustainability via scenarios that break easily acceptable conventions. administrators, boundary spanning, environmental change, exploratory scenarios, land use governance, reindeer herding Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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We examine roles and knowledge by which researchers can enhance connections between science, policy, and society. We arranged a participatory scenario workshop with representatives from environmental administration to discuss how different land-use governance arrangements link to sustainability of reindeer herding in northern Finland. We used fast track scenarios as boundary objects that aimed to bring reindeer herders’ problem definitions to be discussed with administrators. First, we performed the role of science arbiter by using our previous research with reindeer herders as the starting point for the discussions. Next, we discussed and elaborated diverse future alternatives via the role of honest broker. Finally, we were interpreted as issue advocates because the scenario exercise reduced the scope of preferable policy options for administrators. Performing these boundary-spanning roles in the same process, but each, in turn, enables researchers to offer views on sustainability via scenarios that break easily acceptable conventions. administrators, boundary spanning, environmental change, exploratory scenarios, land use governance, reindeer herding |
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Simo Sarkki Hannu I Heikkinen Teresa Komu Mari Partanen Karoliina Vanhanen Élise Lépy |
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How boundary objects help to perform roles of science arbiter, honest broker, and issue advocate |
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