Critical social science perspectives on transformations to sustainability
Eleanor Fisher, Eduardo S. Brondízio, Emily Boyd
Abstract
This article introduces a special issue on the contribution of social science to addressing transformations to sustainability. Articles underline the importance of embracing theoretically rooted, empirically informed, and collaboratively generated knowledge to address sustainability challenges and transformative change. Emphasis is placed on the role of the social sciences in elaborating on the politicisation and pluralisation of transformation processes and outcomes, helping situate, frame, reflect and generate societal action, while acknowledging the complexity of societal transformation in different contexts.
Topics & Concepts
Transformative learningSustainabilityAction (physics)Frame (networking)SociologySustainability scienceTransformation (genetics)Social transformationEngineering ethicsEnvironmental ethicsPolitical scienceSocial sustainabilityAction researchTransformation processesEpistemologySocial scienceSocial changeEngineeringEcologyLawPedagogyGeneBiologyTelecommunicationsChemistryBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsPhilosophySustainability and Climate Change GovernanceSustainable Development and Environmental PolicyComplex Systems and Decision Making