Département Sciences sociales de l’environnement

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      authors => protected'Deutsch, L.; Pohl, C.; Bresch, D. N.; Hoffmann, S.' (75 chars)
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      journal => protected'Global Environmental Change' (27 chars)
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      startpage => protected'102963 (15 pp.)' (15 chars)
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      categories => protected'interdisciplinary; transdisciplinary; integration; environmental change; sus
         tainability; science to action; critical realism' (124 chars)
      description => protected'Complex global social-ecological challenges of our time such as climate chan
         ge, biodiversity loss or, more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic can neither b
         e comprehensively understood nor properly addressed by employing a single di
         sciplinary or sectoral perspective. For this reason, more and more large int
         er- and transdisciplinary (ITD) initiatives are on the rise, intending to op
         en up the silo-like production of knowledge and to advance the integration o
         f different fields of expertise within academia, but also across science, po
         licy and practice. While the need for ITD initiatives in order to both under
         stand and address the complexity of such global socio-ecological challenges 
         has increasingly been acknowledged by research institutions, funders and pub
         lic authorities, a question remains concerning the extent to which prevailin
         g conditions suffice for conducting ITD research, particularly in terms of w
         hether the envisioned integration of perspectives and actors really happen i
         n practice. This paper embraces a holistic view on ITD integration by presen
         ting both an analytical framework and empirical insights from three ITD init
         iatives based in Switzerland dealing with sustainable urban water management
         , (future) extreme events and cross-sectoral climate impacts and climate ser
         vices in different socio-economic contexts. The framework is based on critic
         al realist reasoning and employs a structure-agency lens by distinguishing c
         onditions of integration at different structural levels, while also acknowle
         dging the power of actors to shape integration and the respective structures
         . The paper thereby illustrates and helps diagnose the source of challenges 
         experienced in living up to ITD integration endeavors and how these differen
         t structural levels are interrelated and impact ITD integration. We conclude
          by discussing entry points for action aimed at transforming currently unfav
         orable structures into favorable ones. We thereby intend to provide, in part
         icular, insights for a w...' (2196 chars)
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      authors => protected'Deutsch, L.; Björnsen, A.; Fischer, A. M.; Hama, A
         . M.; Zimmermann, N. E.; Zurbrügg, C.; Hoffmann, S
         .' (153 chars)
      title => protected'Herding cats: integrative leadership strategies in inter- and transdisciplin
         ary research programs' (97 chars)
      journal => protected'Sustainability Science' (22 chars)
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      categories => protected'leadership; interdisciplinary; transdisciplinary; integration; research prog
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      description => protected'This paper focuses on the critical role of integrative leadership in inter- 
         and transdisciplinary (ITD) research programs. ITD programs have become one 
         of academia's responses to address contemporary sustainability challenges. F
         ulfilling the promise of such programs is extraordinarily challenging for al
         l involved participants, but especially for program leaders who have to ensu
         re that the perspectives of the involved program participants become truly i
         ntegrated and that final and useful synthesis outputs are created. We presen
         t six core leadership challenges and respective strategies to address them t
         o advance integration within ITD programs. These challenges include (1) mast
         ering complexity and ambiguity, (2) advancing decision-making with lateral l
         eadership, (3) ensuring responsibility and accountability, (4) setting progr
         am boundaries, (5) selecting suitable projects, and (6) dealing with misconc
         eptions. We derived these challenges and respective strategies from both lea
         ding and studying in-depth three ITD programs focusing on sustainability iss
         ues in Switzerland. With this paper, we intend to promote awareness about th
         e range of leadership challenges in ITD programs and provide actionable know
         ledge, which can support in particular fellow and future leaders, but also f
         unders and heads of research institutions in their efforts to realize the in
         tegrative potential of such programs.' (1405 chars)
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      doi => protected'10.1007/s11625-024-01585-4' (26 chars)
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      authors => protected'Deutsch, L.' (16 chars)
      title => protected'Practicing integration in inter- and transdisciplinary research: the role of
          enabling conditions and integrative leadership' (123 chars)
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      description => protected'Given the complexity of contemporary societal challenges such as climate cha
         nge, sustainability transformations and pandemics, the question of how these
          challenges can be adequately addressed has become increasingly urgent in re
         cent years. In the highly differentiated societies of the 21st century, ther
         e is generally no shortage of experts who can make a valuable contribution t
         o addressing these problems. However, what tends to be lacking is a meaningf
         ul integration of these individual perspectives across disciplinary boundari
         es (interdisciplinarity) as well as the integration of knowledge from scienc
         e, policy and practice (transdisciplinarity) in order to avoid a one-sided u
         nderstanding of and solution to the aforementioned challenges. For this reas
         on, more and more inter- and transdisciplinary research programs are being s
         et up to address societally relevant issues by bundling several projects und
         er one roof and involving a large number of different disciplines and stakeh
         olders. However, this integration does not take place automatically, but mus
         t be proactively encouraged, fostered and led. This dissertation aims to con
         tribute to the theoretical understanding as well as the practical implementa
         tion of inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) integration in research programs 
         and projects by embracing three research foci: (a) the role of conditions un
         der which ITD integration takes place (<em>structures</em>), (b) the role of
          integrative leadership to advance ITD integration processes (<em>agency</em
         >), and (c) the role of integrative methods to facilitate ITD integration (<
         em>means</em>). [...]' (1617 chars)
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      authors => protected'Hoffmann,&nbsp;S.; Deutsch,&nbsp;L.; O’Rourke,&nbsp;M.' (56 chars)
      title => protected'Integration experts and expertise' (33 chars)
      journal => protected'In: Darbellay,&nbsp;F. (Eds.), Elgar encyclopedia of interdisciplinarity and
          transdisciplinarity' (96 chars)
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      categories => protected'integration; expertise; interdisciplinarity; transdisciplinarity; experts; r
         oles' (80 chars)
      description => protected'Integration experts and expertise are crucial for unfolding the full potenti
         al of inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) research. Expanding on the concept 
         of ITD integration, this entry focuses on integration experts, who lead, adm
         inister, manage, monitor, assess, accompany and/or advise others on integrat
         ion across different scientific disciplines (i.e., interdisciplinary integra
         tion) as well as across science, policy and practice (i.e., transdisciplinar
         y integration). The entry identifies the diverse roles integration experts p
         lay in ITD research projects or programs as integrative leaders, bridge buil
         ders, boundary crossers, translators, catalysts, facilitators, contributors,
          mediators, advisors, or evaluators. It also discloses the personal qualitie
         s (e.g., curiosity, sociability, creativity, reflexivity, humility) and expe
         rtise (e.g., contributory expertise, interactional expertise, referred exper
         tise) integration experts bring in to realize—together with all other proj
         ect or program members—the integrative potential of ITD projects or progra
         ms.' (1067 chars)
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      doi => protected'10.4337/9781035317967.ch60' (26 chars)
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      authors => protected'Hoffmann,&nbsp;S.; Deutsch,&nbsp;L.; Thompson Klein,&nbsp;J.; O'Rourke,&nbsp
         ;M.' (79 chars)
      title => protected'Integrate the integrators! A call for establishing academic careers for inte
         gration experts' (91 chars)
      journal => protected'Humanities and Social Sciences Communications' (45 chars)
      year => protected2022 (integer)
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      startpage => protected'147 (10 pp.)' (12 chars)
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      description => protected'Integration is often considered the core challenge and the defining characte
         ristic of inter- and trans-disciplinary (ITD) research. Given its importance
         , it is surprising that the current system of higher education does not prov
         ide permanent positions for integration experts; i.e., experts who lead, adm
         inister, manage, monitor, assess, accompany, and/or advise others on integra
         tion within ITD projects or programs. Based on empirical results of an ITD 2
         019 Conference Workshop entitled "Is there a new profession of integration e
         xperts on the rise?" held in Gothenburg, Sweden, and our own experience in l
         eading and studying ITD integration, the present article sheds light on the 
         overarching question, "What are integration experts?", thus contributing to 
         the emerging literature on integration and integration expertise. We use dir
         ect quotes from participants to substantiate workshop results and triangulat
         e them with recent literature on ITD research as well as Science of Team Sci
         ence (SciTS) and Science and Technology Studies (STS). We conclude our artic
         le by discussing possible unintended consequences of establishing academic c
         areers for integration experts, and suggest four complementary ways to suppo
         rt them, while mitigating potentially negative consequences: (a) establishin
         g an international Community of Practice (CoP) to foster peer-to-peer exchan
         ge among integration experts, create greater visibility, and develop ideas f
         or transforming academic structures; (b) studying academic careers of integr
         ation experts to provide empirical evidence of "successful" examples and dis
         close different ways of establishing related academic positions; (c) funding
          respective positions and aligning metrics for ITD research to foster integr
         ation within ITD projects or programs; and (d) engaging in collaborative dia
         log with academic institutions and funding agencies to present empirical res
         ults and lessons learnt from (a) and (b) to support them in establishing and
          legitimating careers fo...' (2174 chars)
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      authors => protected'Deutsch,&nbsp;L.; Belcher,&nbsp;B.; Claus,&nbsp;R.; Hoffmann,&nbsp;S.' (69 chars)
      title => protected'Leading inter- and transdisciplinary research: lessons from applying theorie
         s of change to a strategic research program' (119 chars)
      journal => protected'Environmental Science and Policy' (32 chars)
      year => protected2021 (integer)
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      categories => protected'interdisciplinary; transdisciplinary; theory of change; leadership; urban wa
         ter management; research programs' (109 chars)
      description => protected'Theory of Change (ToC) has been promoted as a useful tool in sustainability 
         research for visioning, planning, communication, monitoring, evaluation and 
         learning. It involves a mapping of steps towards a desired long-term goal su
         pplemented with continuous reflection on how and why change is expected to h
         appen in a particular context. However, there is limited reported experience
          with the development and application of ToCs in inter- and transdisciplinar
         y research contexts. While some previous publications have focused on ex-pos
         t application, there has been little discussion about the process of develop
         ing and using ToCs in strategic planning and monitoring in large inter- and 
         transdisciplinary research programs. This article reports challenges and les
         sons learned from the experience of developing and using ToCs in the inter- 
         and transdisciplinary research program <em>Wings</em> (<em>W</em>ater and sa
         nitation <strong>i</strong>nnovations for <em>n</em>on-<em>g</em>rid <em>s</
         em>olutions). Challenges include (1) managing time constraints, (2) balancin
         g between concrete and abstract discussions, (3) ensuring diversity in group
          composition, (4) fluctuating between reservations and appreciation, and (5)
          fulfilling both service and science roles while leading the ToC process. Th
         e experience highlights the importance of alternating formal and informal in
         teraction formats throughout the process, ensuring heterogenous group format
         ion, involving early career scientists, being responsive to emergent needs a
         nd making the added value of developing and using ToCs explicit and tangible
          for all participants. Although these lessons are mainly derived from develo
         ping ToCs within the interdisciplinary program team, they can support other 
         programs in both their inter- and transdisciplinary research endeavors.' (1819 chars)
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      doi => protected'10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.009' (28 chars)
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