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Meine Van Noordwijk - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Boundary Work for sustainable development natural resource management at the consultative group on international agricultural research cgiar
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016Co-Authors: William C Clark, Thomas P Tomich, Meine Van Noordwijk, David H Guston, Delia Catacutan, Nancy M Dickson, Elizabeth McnieAbstract:Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “Boundary Work” through which research communities organize their relations with new science, other sources of knowledge, and the worlds of action and policymaking. A growing body of scholarship postulates specific attributes of Boundary Work that promote used and useful research. These propositions, however, are largely based on the experience of a few industrialized countries. We report here on an effort to evaluate their relevance for efforts to harness science in support of sustainability in the developing world. We carried out a multicountry comparative analysis of natural resource management programs conducted under the auspices of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. We discovered six distinctive kinds of Boundary Work contributing to the successes of those programs—a greater variety than has been documented in previous studies. We argue that these different kinds of Boundary Work can be understood as a dual response to the different uses for which the results of specific research programs are intended, and the different sources of knowledge drawn on by those programs. We show that these distinctive kinds of Boundary Work require distinctive strategies to organize them effectively. Especially important are arrangements regarding participation of stakeholders, accountability in governance, and the use of “Boundary objects.” We conclude that improving the ability of research programs to produce useful knowledge for sustainable development will require both greater and differentiated support for multiple forms of Boundary Work.
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Boundary Work knowledge co production for negotiating payment for watershed services in indonesia
Ecosystem services, 2015Co-Authors: Beria Leimona, Meine Van Noordwijk, Betha Lusiana, Elok Mulyoutami, Andree Ekadinata, Sacha AmaruzamanAbstract:Boundary Work has been proven effective in bridging research communities and the gap between action and policy-making in sustainable development. Applying this Boundary-Work frameWork, the manu- script examines the process of knowledge co-production and evaluates its effectiveness in supporting the negotiation process of four cases of payment for watershed services (PWS) in Indonesia. Our case studies reveal that local communities and policy-makers have a diverse range of knowledge regarding watershed functions and services. Recognizing this knowledge diversity, and combining it with scientific informa- tion, leads to (i) enlightenment, by engaging local stakeholders in more active roles for knowledge co- production thus setting realistic targets for ecosystem services' interventions in the design of PWS schemes; (ii) decision-making support for stakeholders, by providing opportunities for collaborative learning; and (iii) effective negotiations, by providing salient and credible information. We recognize 10 different prototypes that lead to a better understanding of how payments can be channeled to enhance, or at least maintain, underlying hydrological functions. The case studies, in different landscape config- urations and associated PWS prototype settings, show that knowledge interfacing and sharing towards co-producing collaborative products helps to clarify the performance-based indicators for effective PWS negotiation between potential sellers and buyers of ecosystem services. & 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
W Tuinstra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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moving boundaries in transBoundary air pollution co production of science and policy under the convention on long range transBoundary air pollution
Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, 2006Co-Authors: W Tuinstra, L Hordijk, Carolien KroezeAbstract:Abstract This article focuses on the science–policy interaction in international negotiations in the context of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's Convention for Long Range TransBoundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). It addresses the question how participants in the assessment process divide and co-ordinate Work between science and policy and how this enhances credibility, legitimacy and relevance with multiple audiences. For this purpose the article combines an analytical frameWork to approach effectiveness of scientific assessment in policy making, with the notion of Boundary Work and co-production of science and policy. The article argues that knowledge produced within the CLRTAP process and the institutional setting in which this knowledge production takes place cannot be separated from each other. Furthermore credibility, legitimacy and relevance are to a large extent determined by Boundary Work in an early stage of the process. At the same time Boundary Work has to take place continuously in order keep the assessment process credible, legitimate and relevant for new audiences. The application of a combined frameWork for analysing credibility, legitimacy and relevance and for analysing Boundary Work turns out to be helpful in describing in detail what happens in practice at the science–policy interface. In particular it helps to address the question of the way participants in the assessment process divide and co-ordinate Work, how this shapes design elements and how this enhances credibility legitimacy and relevance of an assessment.
Elizabeth Mcnie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Boundary Work for sustainable development natural resource management at the consultative group on international agricultural research cgiar
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016Co-Authors: William C Clark, Thomas P Tomich, Meine Van Noordwijk, David H Guston, Delia Catacutan, Nancy M Dickson, Elizabeth McnieAbstract:Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “Boundary Work” through which research communities organize their relations with new science, other sources of knowledge, and the worlds of action and policymaking. A growing body of scholarship postulates specific attributes of Boundary Work that promote used and useful research. These propositions, however, are largely based on the experience of a few industrialized countries. We report here on an effort to evaluate their relevance for efforts to harness science in support of sustainability in the developing world. We carried out a multicountry comparative analysis of natural resource management programs conducted under the auspices of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. We discovered six distinctive kinds of Boundary Work contributing to the successes of those programs—a greater variety than has been documented in previous studies. We argue that these different kinds of Boundary Work can be understood as a dual response to the different uses for which the results of specific research programs are intended, and the different sources of knowledge drawn on by those programs. We show that these distinctive kinds of Boundary Work require distinctive strategies to organize them effectively. Especially important are arrangements regarding participation of stakeholders, accountability in governance, and the use of “Boundary objects.” We conclude that improving the ability of research programs to produce useful knowledge for sustainable development will require both greater and differentiated support for multiple forms of Boundary Work.
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toward a general theory of Boundary Work insights from the cgiar s natural resource management programs
2010Co-Authors: William C Clark, Thomas P Tomich, David H Guston, Delia Catacutan, Nancy M Dickson, Meine Van Noordwijk, Elizabeth McnieAbstract:Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “Boundary Work†through which research communities organize their relations with other fields of science, other sources of knowledge, and the worlds of action and policymaking. A growing body of scholarship postulates specific attributes of Boundary Work that promote used and useful research. These propositions, however, are largely based on the experience of a few industrialized countries. We report here on an effort to evaluate their relevance for efforts to harness science in support of sustainability in the developing world. We carried out a multi-country comparative analysis of natural resource management programs conducted under the auspices of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). We discovered 6 distinctive kinds of Boundary Work contributing to successes of the CGIAR programs—a greater variety than has been documented in previous studies. We propose that these different kinds of Boundary Work can be understood as a dual response to the different uses for which the results of specific research programs are intended, and the different sources of knowledge drawn on by those programs. We show that these distinctive kinds of Boundary Work require distinctive strategies to organize them effectively. Especially important are arrangements regarding participation of stakeholders, governance, and the use of Boundary objects. We conclude that improving the ability of research programs to produce useful knowledge for sustainable development will require both greater and differentiated support for multiple forms of Boundary Work.
Sacha Amaruzaman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Boundary Work knowledge co production for negotiating payment for watershed services in indonesia
Ecosystem services, 2015Co-Authors: Beria Leimona, Meine Van Noordwijk, Betha Lusiana, Elok Mulyoutami, Andree Ekadinata, Sacha AmaruzamanAbstract:Boundary Work has been proven effective in bridging research communities and the gap between action and policy-making in sustainable development. Applying this Boundary-Work frameWork, the manu- script examines the process of knowledge co-production and evaluates its effectiveness in supporting the negotiation process of four cases of payment for watershed services (PWS) in Indonesia. Our case studies reveal that local communities and policy-makers have a diverse range of knowledge regarding watershed functions and services. Recognizing this knowledge diversity, and combining it with scientific informa- tion, leads to (i) enlightenment, by engaging local stakeholders in more active roles for knowledge co- production thus setting realistic targets for ecosystem services' interventions in the design of PWS schemes; (ii) decision-making support for stakeholders, by providing opportunities for collaborative learning; and (iii) effective negotiations, by providing salient and credible information. We recognize 10 different prototypes that lead to a better understanding of how payments can be channeled to enhance, or at least maintain, underlying hydrological functions. The case studies, in different landscape config- urations and associated PWS prototype settings, show that knowledge interfacing and sharing towards co-producing collaborative products helps to clarify the performance-based indicators for effective PWS negotiation between potential sellers and buyers of ecosystem services. & 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Aimin Yan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Boundary Work in knowledge teams
Journal of Applied Psychology, 2009Co-Authors: Samer Faraj, Aimin YanAbstract:The purpose of this article is to promote an open systems perspective on team research. The authors develop a model of team Boundary activities: Boundary spanning, buffering, and reinforcement. The model examines the relationship between these Boundary activities and team performance, the moderating effects of organizational contextual factors, and the mediating effect of team psychological safety on the Boundary Work-performance relationship. These relationships were empirically tested with data collected from 64 software development teams. Boundary spanning, buffering, and Boundary reinforcement were found to relate to team performance and psychological safety. Both relationships are moderated by the team's task uncertainty and resource scarcity. The implications of the findings are offered for future research and practice.