Fostering transdisciplinary research for sustainability in the Global South: Pathways to impact for funding programmes.

Advancing global sustainable development hinges on strengthening the connections between science, society, and policy, as well as addressing existing science inequalities. Research funding programmes play a pivotal role in this context, but little is known about how they can actively nurture require...

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Publicado en:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Autores principales: Schneider, Flurina, Patel, Zarina, Paulavets, Katsia, Buser, Tobias, Kado, Jacqueline, Burkhart, Stefanie
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature 9/28/2023
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          Schneider, Flurina
          Patel, Zarina
          Paulavets, Katsia
          Buser, Tobias
          Kado, Jacqueline
          Burkhart, Stefanie
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          https://ror.org/04cvxnb49 Faculty of Biosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
          https://ror.org/035dq5k54 ISOE - Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Frankfurt, Germany
          https://ror.org/02k7v4d05 Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
          https://ror.org/01amp2a31 Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre SBiK-F, Frankfurt, Germany
          https://ror.org/03p74gp79 Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
          https://ror.org/034s44556 International Science Council, Paris, France
          Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD Alliance), Bern, Switzerland
          Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), Nairobi, Kenya
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        Developing countries
        Leadership training
        Sustainable development
        Research personnel
        Sustainability
        Research awards
        Africa
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          Developing countries
          Leadership training
          Sustainable development
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      ab: Advancing global sustainable development hinges on strengthening the connections between science, society, and policy, as well as addressing existing science inequalities. Research funding programmes play a pivotal role in this context, but little is known about how they can actively nurture required transformations of the science systems. In this paper, we investigate how science funders can actively promote science-society-policy interactions through transdisciplinary research (TDR) as a means to advance sustainable development in the Global South. Our primary focus is on the research funding programme "LIRA 2030 Africa". Our research has revealed three closely intertwined pathways for cultivating TDR in this context: (1) Enabling African scientists to lead high-quality TDR projects, (2) empowering African scientists to pursue a career as TDR researchers, and 3) enhancing the context conditions for doing TDR in Africa. By scrutinising the advantages and challenges associated with these pathways and their associated activities, we conclude that fostering TDR in Africa necessitates a multifaceted approach. This approach entails a combination of measures, such as providing research grants, offering TDR and leadership training, fostering networks, developing institutions, and facilitating collaboration across various funders.
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