Kythreotis, Andrew, Mantyka-Pringle, Chrystal, Mercer, Theresa G. , Whitmarsh, Lorraine E., Corner, Adam, Paavola, Jouni, Chambers, Chris, Miller, Byron A. and Castree, Noel (2019) Citizen Social Science for more integrative and effective climate action: a science-policy perspective. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 7 (10). ISSN 2296-665X
Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00010
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Item Type: | Article |
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Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
Governments are struggling to limit global temperatures below the 2°C Paris target with existing climate change policy approaches. This is because conventional climate policies have been predominantly (inter)nationally top-down, which limits citizen agency in driving policy change and influencing citizen behavior. Here we propose elevating Citizen Social Science (CSS) to a new level across governments as an advanced collaborative approach of accelerating climate action and policies that moves beyond conventional citizen science and participatory approaches. Moving beyond the traditional science-policy model of the democratization of science in enabling more inclusive climate policy change, we present examples of how CSS can potentially transform citizen behavior and enable citizens to become key agents in driving climate policy change. We also discuss the barriers that could impede the implementation of CSS and offer solutions to these. In doing this, we articulate the implications of increased citizen action through CSS in moving forward the broader normative and political program of transdisciplinary and co-productive climate change research and policy.
Keywords: | Co-production, citizen agency and behavior, science-policy, climate policy and governance, Citizen social science |
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Subjects: | L Social studies > L400 Social Policy |
Divisions: | College of Science College of Social Science |
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ID Code: | 34820 |
Deposited On: | 28 Jan 2019 09:04 |
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