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The space between: the relationship between theory, research, practice and policy for transformations to sustainability
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The space between: the relationship between theory, research, practice and policy for transformations to sustainability

Learning from the Transformations to Sustainability programme

An open session at the Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) congress 2022​​

13h30 – 16h30 SAST/CEST (11h30 – 14h30 UTC), Monday 20 June 2022

This session is open to the public.  

Those who are not registered for the congress can register for a ‘free ticket’ to SRI open sessions here. 

After registration, join the session by clicking the session link here.


Abstract  

This participative session is an occasion for twelve international research projects in their final stages to present and discuss their contributions to knowledge about and for transformations to sustainability, with special attention to understanding the relationship between research, policy and actual social change. The session will also afford an opportunity to look ahead to emerging needs and opportunities for social science research to contribute to transformations to sustainability. Academics, practitioners, funders and policy makers are warmly invited to participate in the discussion. The session will be a key moment in the process of synthesizing learning about how research can contribute to practice and policy, and vice versa. 

The Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) programme supported social scientists to lead inter- and transdisciplinary research on and for sustainability. Between 2018 and 2022, building on an earlier programme that supported three large international projects, the second generation of twelve international projects studied transformation needs and opportunities, as well as barriers and pathways to transformation, in diverse, complex and highly dynamic socio-environmental settings across the Global North and South. Research took place before and during the massive disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in unexpected obstacles and insights in the transformation process. The projects drew on political, social, economic, geographical, institutional, organizational, and ecological perspectives and integrated knowledge from scientists, engineers, practitioners, policy makers, artists, communities, Indigenous peoples and other stakeholders. They identified, studied, and tested novel, hybrid approaches to change-making at local, national and international scales. They contended with the politics of sustainability, issues of equity and justice, and the relationships between power, knowledge and governance in addressing sustainability challenges. 

Agenda 

Facilitator: Susi Moser 

Brief introduction to the T2S programme: Sarah Moore 

Keynote talk by Heila Lotz-Sisitka (15 mins): ‘Research, theory, practice and policy in transformations to sustainability – where are we and where are we going?’  

Panel 1: Contributions to theory and methods of transformations to sustainability research 

Moderator: Eleanor Fisher 

Flash presentations by projects, followed by discussion. 

Break: Preview of short film series on transformations to sustainability 

Panel 2: Contributions to practice and policy in/for transformations to sustainability 

Moderator: Marjo de Theije  

Flash presentations by projects, followed by discussion. 

Open discussion (30 mins): How can research on transformations to sustainability contribute to policy and practice, and vice versa? 

Closing remarks from Emerald Network and Susi Moser

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  • T2S Coordination Office

    Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
    Email: T2S@nwo.nl
    Postal address: PO Box 93461
    NL-2509 AL The Hague
    The Netherlands

  • Visiting address

    Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië 300
    NL-2593 CE  The Hague
    The Netherlands

  • Grant Agreement

    This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730211.
  • Links

    • www.belmontforum.org
    • www.norface.net