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Narrative research in climate change adaptation—Exploring a complementary paradigm for research and governance by Paschen, Jana-Axinja, Ison, Ray

“…•Discusses the theoretical basis and practical benefits of narrative research.•The focus on narrative as process addresses the knowledge-policy-action…”
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Toward adaptive water governance: the role of systemic feedbacks for learning and adaptation in the eastern transboundary rivers of South Africa by Pollard, Sharon, Riddell, Edward, du Toit, Derick, Retief, Daniel, Ison, Ray

“…This paper contributes to scholarship on adaptive water governance (AWG), following policy reforms in South Africa, through a focus on systemic feedbacks for…”
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Jumping off Arnstein's ladder: social learning as a new policy paradigm for climate change adaptation by Collins, Kevin, Ison, Ray

“…Participation of citizens, groups, organizations and businesses is now an essential element to tackle climate change effectively at international, European…”
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Challenges to science and society in the sustainable management and use of water: investigating the role of social learning by Ison, Ray, Röling, Niels, Watson, Drennan

“…Water catchments are characterised by connectedness, complexity, uncertainty, conflict, multiple stakeholders and thus, multiple perspectives. Catchments are…”
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Designing an inquiry‐based learning system: Innovating in research praxis to transform science–policy–practice relations for sustainable development by Ison, Ray L., Collins, Kevin B., Iaquinto, Ben L.

“…When designers of activities concerned with the dissemination of research findings pursue their practice all too often, the linear model is implicitly or…”
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In search of systemic innovation for sustainable development: A design praxis emerging from a decade of social learning inquiry by Colvin, John, Blackmore, Chris, Chimbuya, Sam, Collins, Kevin, Dent, Mark, Goss, John, Ison, Ray, Roggero, Pier Paolo, Seddaiu, Giovanna

“…•Processes of designing praxis for systemic innovation are explored.•Three long-term case studies are analysed through critical incident and inquiry pathway…”
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Jumping Off the treadmill: transforming NRM to systemic governing with systemic co-inquiry by Allan, Catherine, Ison, Ray L., Colliver, Ross, Mumaw, Laura, Mackay, Moragh, Perez-Mujica, Luisa, Wallis, Philip

“…While there is continued interest in Deliberative Policy Analysis (DPA) its practice element appears to have been underappreciated. We reflect on our…”
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Understanding ourselves and the environment in which we live by Wei, Yongping, Ray, Ison, Andrew W, Western, Zhixiang, Lu

“…This paper calls for a new methodological paradigm for understanding the adaptive human–nature relationship to achieve a sustainable global environment. It…”
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Social learning: an alternative policy instrument for managing in the context of Europe's water by Blackmore, Chris, Ison, Ray, Jiggins, Janice

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Trusting Emergence: Some Experiences of Learning about Integrated Catchment Science with the Environment Agency of England and Wales by Collins, Kevin B., Ison, Ray L.

“…The changing context of managing water in the European Union poses a fundamental and largely unaddressed question: are current scientific practices and…”
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Water Governance in England: Improving Understandings and Practices through Systemic Co-Inquiry by Foster, Natalie, Collins, Kevin, Ison, Ray, Blackmore, Chris

“…In 2015, water governance in England finds itself part way through perhaps the most significant changes since the privatisation of the water industry in 1989…”
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Illuminating the Possibilities for Social Learning in the Management of Scotland’s Water by Ison, Ray, Watson, Drennan

“…Our research explores the context of water management in Scotland as it existed in late 2003. We took as a key question: Is the Scottish policy context…”
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Designing and Developing a Reflexive Learning System for Managing Systemic Change by Ison, Ray, Blackmore, Chris

“…We offer a reflection on our own praxis as designers and developers of a learning system for mature-age students through the Open University (OU) UK’s…”
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From Understanding to Impactful Action: Systems Thinking for Systems Change in Chronic Disease Prevention Research by Pescud, Melanie, Rychetnik, Lucie, Allender, Steven, Irving, Michelle J., Finegood, Diane T., Riley, Therese, Ison, Ray, Rutter, Harry, Friel, Sharon

“…Within the field of chronic disease prevention, research efforts have moved to better understand, describe, and address the complex drivers of various health…”
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“Frame” capture – why the war on poaching can never be won: about the John Hanks' book Operation Lock and the war on rhino poaching by Ison, Ray, Biggs, Duan

“…This essay is an extended and critical review, of John Hanks' book Operation Lock and the war on rhino poaching, which is an insider account of hitherto untold…”
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Addressing Complexity in Chronic Disease Prevention Research by Pescud, Melanie, Rychetnik, Lucie, Friel, Sharon, Irving, Michelle J, Riley, Therese, Finegood, Diane T, Rutter, Harry, Ison, Ray, Allender, Steven

“…There is wide agreement on the need for systems thinking to address complexity in chronic disease prevention but there is insufficient understanding of how…”
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Correction: Global analysis of social learning’s archetypes in natural resource management: understanding pathways of co-creation of knowledge by Bonatti, Michelle, Lana, Marcos, Medina, Leonardo, Chevelev, Paul, Baldivieso, Carla, Erismann, Carla, Gleich, Pia, Rodriguez, Tatiana, Eufemia, Luca, da Silva Rosa, Teresa, Borba, Juliano, Matavel, Custodio, Schlindwein, Sandro, Ison, Ray, Eisenack, Klaus, Hellin, Jon, Pacillo, Grazia, Vadez, Vincent, Bossuet, Jérôme, Dolinska, Aleksandra, Sieber, Stefan

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Global analysis of social learning’s archetypes in natural resource management: understanding pathways of co-creation of knowledge by Bonatti, Michelle, Lana, Marcos, Medina, Leonardo, Chevelev, Paul, Baldivieso, Carla, Erismann, Carla, Gleich, Pia, Rodriguez, Tatiana, Eufemia, Luca, da Silva Rosa, Teresa, Borba, Juliano, Matavel, Custodio, Schlindwein, Sandro, Ison, Ray, Eisenack, Klaus, Hellin, Jon, Pacillo, Grazia, Vadez, Vincent, Bossuet, Jérôme, Dolinska, Aleksandra, Sieber, Stefan

“…Although social learning (SL) conceptualization and implementation are flourishing in sustainability sciences, and its non-rigid conceptual fluidity is…”
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Leadership for systems change: Researcher practices for enhancing research impact in the prevention of chronic disease by Pescud, Melanie, Rychetnik, Lucie, Allender, Steven, Irving, Michelle J, Howse, Eloise, Rutter, Harry, Ison, Ray, Riley, Therese, Friel, Sharon, Finegood, Diane T

“…Strengthening systems for chronic disease prevention is essential. Leadership for systems change is an important key to strengthening systems. Leadership in…”
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Governing the human–environment relationship: systemic practice by Ison, Ray

“…•The case for a critically reflexive, systemic, praxis that does not adopt a business as usual approach is made as a means to rebuilt foundations of thought…”
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