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| Provedor de dados: |
Ecology and Society
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| País: |
Canada
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| Título: |
Complexity of Stakeholder Interaction in Applied Research
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| Autores: |
Pade-Khene, Caroline; Rhodes University; c.khene@ru.ac.za
Luton, Rebecca; University of the Witwatersrand; rebecca.luton@gmail.com
Jordaan, Tarina; North-West University; tarinajordaan@gmail.com
Hildbrand, Sandra; University of Kwazulu-Natal; Hildbrands@ukzn.ac.za
Gerwel Proches, Cecile; University of Kwazulu-Natal; cecilegerwel@yahoo.com
Sitshaluza, Andile; University of Cape Town; sitshaluzaandile@yahoo.com
Dominy, James; Stellenbosch University; jgdominy@gmail.com
Ntshinga, Wonga; Tshwane University of Technology; ntshinga@gmail.com
Moloto, Nosipho; University of the Witwatersrand; nmoloto@uj.ac.za
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| Data: |
2013-05-13
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| Ano: |
2013
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| Palavras-chave: |
Applied research
Information and communication technology for development
Natural resources
Stakeholder interaction
Town and regional planning
Transdisciplinarity
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| Resumo: |
Applied research in complex integrated settings should be recognized as an endeavor that requires transdisciplinary and multisectoral stakeholder interactions. The problems faced in society are quite complex, requiring participation and knowledge from diverse aspects of society, including different disciplines (academia), communities, civil society, and government. Successful applied research relies on nurturing these key stakeholder relationships and interactions. This paper explores the key challenges of stakeholder interaction in applied research in three disciplines in the South African context, based on literature and the experience of authors in their disciplines. The three disciplines include information and communication technology for development, town and regional planning, and natural resource management. We attempt to also compare and contrast these challenges across the disciplines, to identify any commonalities and differences. After considering the mutual challenges and adaptive solutions to address these challenges in the different disciplines, we identify that all three areas in relation to stakeholder interaction appear to exhibit characteristics of complex systems, hence motivating to view applied research as a complex system. In this sense, complexity theory may provide a common language between the different disciplines examining transdisciplinary stakeholder interaction in applied research from a shared perspective.
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| Tipo: |
Peer-Reviewed Reports
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
vol18/iss2/art13/
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| Editor: |
Resilience Alliance
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| Formato: |
text/html application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Ecology and Society; Vol. 18, No. 2 (2013)
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