Bridge over troubled water: managing compatibility and conflict among thought collectives in sustainability science

Michiru Nagatsu; Prof. Christopher Raymond; Hanna Tuomisto; Laura Ruotsalainen; Niko Soininen; Henrik Thoren; Milutin Stojanovic; Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu; Sanna Lehtinen; Rachel Mazac; Carlos Lamuela Orta; Noora-Helena P Korpelainen; Annukka Vainio; Reetta Toivanen; Timon McPhearson

doi:10.1007/s11625-021-01068-w

Bridge over troubled water: managing compatibility and conflict among thought collectives in sustainability science

Michiru Nagatsu, Prof. Christopher Raymond, Hanna Tuomisto, Laura Ruotsalainen, Niko Soininen, Henrik Thoren, Milutin Stojanovic, Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu, Sanna Lehtinen, Rachel Mazac, Carlos Lamuela Orta, Noora-Helena P Korpelainen, Annukka Vainio, Reetta Toivanen, Timon McPhearson

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Sustainability transformations call forth new forms and systems of knowledge across society. However, few tools and processes exist for promoting dialogue among different interests and normative stances in knowledge co-creation. In this article, we build on the notion of thought collectives to argue that understanding and moderating normative tensions are necessary if sustainability science is to provide successful solutions. Drawing on an analysis of the normative tensions between rival high-tech and low-tech thought collectives in the mobility and food production sectors, we discuss three strategic approaches: applying common evaluative frameworks, building contextual convergence and embracing complexity. We argue that these strategies indicate a need to distinguish different kinds of reflexivity in managing tensions among thought collectives. As a practical conclusion, we establish sets of reflexive questions to help sustainability scientists deploy the knowledge management strategies discussed.

Original language	English
Journal	Sustainability Science
Volume	17
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	27–44
Number of pages	18
ISSN	1862-4065
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01068-w
Publication status	Published - Jan 2022
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

CLIMATE-CHANGE
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FOOD SECURITY
Food production
IN-VITRO MEAT
MOBILITY
Mobility
POLITICS
Reflexivity
Research management
SYSTEMS
Sustainability science
TRANSFORMING KNOWLEDGE
Thought collective
VALUES
1172 Environmental sciences

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Assessing the potential of novel food production technologies to improve the environmental sustainability of food systems
Tuomisto, H., Mazac, R. M., El Wali, M., Karinen, H. J., Kokko, R. I. E., Omotosho, T. O. & Dalmau Arredondo, L.
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
02/09/2019 → 31/12/2022
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project

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Nagatsu, M., Raymond, P. C., Tuomisto, H., Ruotsalainen, L., Soininen, N., Thoren, H., Stojanovic, M., Horcea-Milcu, A.-I., Lehtinen, S., Mazac, R., Lamuela Orta, C., Korpelainen, N.-H. P., Vainio, A., Toivanen, R., & McPhearson, T. (2022). Bridge over troubled water: managing compatibility and conflict among thought collectives in sustainability science. Sustainability Science, 17(1), 27–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01068-w

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Bridge over troubled water: managing compatibility and conflict among thought collectives in sustainability science

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