A5059308111- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
- Risk Perception and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Media Influence and Health
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Conflict Management and Negotiation
- International Development and Aid
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Mining and Resource Management
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Conferences and Exhibitions Management
University of Oslo
2021-2024
Purdue University West Lafayette
2017-2022
Arizona State University
2013-2016
University of Waterloo
2013-2014
Balsillie School of International Affairs
2013
The term tipping point has experienced explosive popularity across multiple disciplines over the last decade. Research on social-ecological systems (SES) contributed to growth and diversity of term's use. diverse uses obscure potential differences between behavior in natural social systems, issues causality system components SES. This paper aims create foundation for a discussion within SES research community about appropriate use point, especially relatively novel 'social point.' We review...
We propose a complex systems approach to the study of political belief systems, overcome some fragmentation in current scholarship on ideology. review relevant work psychology, sociology, and science identify major cleavages literature: spatial vs. non-spatial divide (ideologies as reducible spatially organized set dimensions conceptual structures) person-group problem driven by psychological needs individuals institutional power structures society). argue that construing ideologies networks...
Climate change places major transformational demands on modern societies. Transformations require the capacity to collectively envision and meaningfully debate realistic desirable futures. Without such a collective imagination active deliberation processes, societies lack both motivation for guidance decision-making in certain direction of change. Recent arguments that science fiction can play role societal transformation processes is not yet supported by theory or empirical evidence....
The ability of individuals and groups to identify, assess, pursue alternative possible futures is an essential component their deliberately collectively respond major sustainability challenges rather than experience unguided or forced change. Deliberately engaging in transformation processes inevitably requires imagination. We refer imagination for transformations as interdependent cognitive social that create representations present future states the world can inform public deliberation,...
Abstract The last few years have witnessed an explosion of interest in the concept social tipping points (STPs), understood as nonlinear processes transformative change systems. A growing body interdisciplinary scholarship has been focusing particular on related to climate change. In contrast with point studies natural sciences–for example and ecological regime shifts–STPs are often conceptualized desirable, offering potential solutions pressing problems. Drawing a well‐established...
Norström, A. V., Dannenberg, G. McCarney, M. Milkoreit, F. Diekert, Engström, R. Fishman, J. Gars, E. Kyriakopoolou, V. Manoussi, K. Meng, Metian, Sanctuary, Schlüter, Schoon, L. Schultz, and Sjöstedt. 2014. Three necessary conditions for establishing effective Sustainable Development Goals in the Anthropocene. Ecology Society 19(3): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06602-190308
Abstract A growing body of research indicates that effective science-policy interactions demand novel approaches, especially in policy domains with long time horizons like climate change. Serious games offer promising opportunities this regard, but empirical on game effects and games’ effectiveness supporting engagement remains limited. We investigated the a role-playing simulation risk perceptions associated tipping points among knowledgeable engaged audience non-governmental observers...
Abstract Tipping point dynamics are fundamental drivers for sustainable transition pathways of social-ecological systems (SES). Current research predominantly analyzes how crossing tipping points causes regime shifts, however, the analysis potential from these social and ecological is often overlooked. In this paper, we analyze outcomes that may lead to via a stylized model system composed interacting agents exploiting resources and, by extension, overall ecosystem. Interactions between...
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The BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) play an increasingly prominent role in global climate negotiations. Climate governance spotlights burden-sharing arrangements, asking to take on potentially costly actions resolve a problem, even as the benefits are generally indivisible public goods. This article examines countries' own Joint Statements their individual collective submissions multilateral negotiations identify rationalist principled arguments they have made about...
The BASIC countries (Brazil, China, India, South Africa) have played a major role in recent climate negotiations. We argue that focus on identities—both their individual national identities as emerging powers and joint identity the coalition of powers—is useful for understanding coalition’s negotiation stances larger dynamics between 2009 2011. maintain hard defining line themselves developed states terms obligations but accept some differentiation other developing countries, thus adding...
The 2015 Paris Agreement established a new logic for international climate governance: the pledge-and-review system. In 2009, same idea had been proposed in Copenhagen Accord, but was then forcefully rejected by negotiation community. Explaining this turnaround, I analyze role of United States negotiations, using Putnam’s two-level game framework and Snidal’s k-group theory. U.S. domestic politics imposed significant constraints on terms Agreement, contributing to emergence treaty...
Simulation games are increasingly popular tools for opening up future imaginaries, especially in the arena of sustainability policy-making and decision support. However, there is a lack understanding regarding potential power anticipatory governance. We argue that utility simulation support climate governance can be greatly increased when game processes consciously designed to impact present day planning action. At same time, designers with intention or intervene inevitably enter political...