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Head of Department of Human Dimensions (@sustainablecz) @czechglobe_offi Research in sustainability governance, systems change, place. See also @mamacademic.
Sep 8, 2021 9 tweets 6 min read
I've heard this week @ESG_Project #ESG2021 that Leverage Points are mechanistic. I’d like to offer a rebuttal: LPs help us to integrate knowledge framings and grapple with complexity in systems change for #transformation 1/9 There are high profile papers (I wont link here!) that have reduced LPs to a mechanistic understanding. These are well cited and pop up everywhere (and make me sad inside). But that’s a limitation of the use, NOT the concept itself. 2/9
Sep 6, 2021 11 tweets 8 min read
Thread 🧵 of recent #transformation relevant work. Today on problem framings and knowledge types for transformative change. #ClimateAction #BiodiversityCrisis 1/11 Image Here is @SalilBenegal @prof_mirya 's paper on the link between sexism and climate denial and policy blocking. link.springer.com/article/10.100… 2/11
Jul 26, 2021 14 tweets 7 min read
SOOOO many good papers giving knowledge about #Sustainability #Transformations in the last week+. Here are some highlights: We are talking POWER in governance and science today. 🧵 1/14 First up, @mmbuchs gives an excellent comparison of universal basic income and universal basic services according to their compatibility with planetary boundaries; needs satisfaction; fair distribution; & democratic governance. 2/14 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Jul 2, 2021 10 tweets 4 min read
Who wants some highlights of research published this week on transformations to sustainability? All of us – yippee 🥳! Here we are then 🧵1/10 Starting with @JefimVogel, @JKSteinberger et al., looking at how countries are meeting human needs, and their energy use. Economic growth is not necessary to meet human needs; rather we need public systems that provide these needs at low energy use sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 2/10
Jun 1, 2020 8 tweets 3 min read
This is a thread about #racism in sustainability academia. I started Saturday thinking that I shouldn't raise this with my research group here in CZ. It felt distant. But I did some reading, and found (at least) 6 angles we need to educate ourselves on 1/8 1. Racism in the education system that prevents people joining us in academic research. For CZ, we could ask why, if Roma comprise 2-3% of the population here, we don't have Roma colleagues. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… 2/8