Commons, Sustainability, Democratization
Action Research and the Basic Renewal of Society
1st Edition
Published on 8. February 2016
Book
Hardback
292 pages
978-1-138-12477-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents theoretical discussions and practical examples of Action Research from Scandinavia, Latin America and Africa, primarily dealing with how to combine nature conservation and management with local democratic community development, seeing the renewal of Commons as a way to transcend the present dichotomy between these two dimensions.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
10 s/w Abbildungen, 10 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 2 s/w Tabellen
2 Tables, black and white; 10 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
580 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-12477-6 (9781138124776)
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Hans Peter Hansen | Birger Steen Nielsen | Nadarajah Sriskandarajah
Commons, Sustainability, Democratization
Action Research and the Basic Renewal of Society
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Hans Peter Hansen | Birger Steen Nielsen | Nadarajah Sriskandarajah
Commons, Sustainability, Democratization
Action Research and the Basic Renewal of Society
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01/2016
Routledge
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Hans Peter Hansen | Birger Steen Nielsen | Nadarajah Sriskandarajah
Commons, Sustainability, Democratization
Action Research and the Basic Renewal of Society
E-Book
01/2016
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
Persons
Hans Peter Hansen is Assistant Professor at the Department of Urban and Rural Development at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and is a member of the division of Environmental Communication.
Birger Steen Nielsen is Professor at the Department of Psychology and Educational Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark.
Nadarajah Sriskandarajah is Professor of Environmental Communication within the Department of Urban and Rural Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala.
Ewa Gunnarsson is Professor Em. at Lulea University of Technology.
Birger Steen Nielsen is Professor at the Department of Psychology and Educational Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark.
Nadarajah Sriskandarajah is Professor of Environmental Communication within the Department of Urban and Rural Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala.
Ewa Gunnarsson is Professor Em. at Lulea University of Technology.
Content
Editors' Introduction: Why Sustainability and Democratisation? Hans Peter Hansen, Birger Steen Nielsen, Nadarajah Sriskandarajah and Ewa Gunnarsson Part One: Action Research and Sustainability: Practical-Conceptual Drafts Introduction to Part One Hans Peter Hansen, Birger Steen Nielsen, Nadarajah Sriskandarajah and Ewa Gunnarsson 1. Re-Inventing the Commons: How Action Research Can Support the Renewal of Sustainable Communities Laura Tolnov Clausen 2. Action Research for Emancipation: Social-Ecological Relations, Commoning and Basic Conceptual Questions Cristian Alarcon 3. Critical Utopian Action Research: The Potentials of Action Research in Democratisation of Society Birger Steen Nielsen and Kurt Aagaard Nielsen Part Two: Citizens' Initiatives, Hopes and Difficulties: Experiences with Action Research in Scandinavia, London, Latin-America and Africa Introduction to Part Two Hans Peter Hansen, Birger Steen Nielsen, Nadarajah Sriskandarajah and Ewa Gunnarsson 4. Citizens, Values and Experts: Stakeholders and the Inveigling Factor of Participatory Democracy Hans Peter Hansen, Erica von Essen and Nadarajah Sriskandarajah 5. Bridging Divides Through Spaces of Change: Action Research for Cultivating the Commons in Human-Inhabited Protected Areas in Nicaragua and Mozambique Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, Nicia Giva and Hans Peter Hansen 6. Openings and Closures of the Environmental Planning Horizon: Participatory Experiences from Norway Mikaela Vasstrom 7. Recovering Multiple Rationalities for Public Deliberation Within the EU Water Framework Directive Helle Nielsen, Hans Peter Hansen and Nadarajah Sriskandarajah 8. Citizens' Initiatives for Democratic Nature Management and Community Development: Reflecting Danish Experiences Birger Steen Nielsen and Kurt Aagaard Nielsen 9. A Common Sense of Responsibility: Reflecting Experiences of Commoning Among Citizens and Scientists in London Jonas Egmose