Interdisciplinarity in Science-Policy Interfaces A comparative Case Study of the Integration of Social Sciences in IPCC and IPBES
(2024) HEKM51 20241Department of Human Geography
Human Ecology
- Abstract
- This thesis critically assesses the integration of social sciences and interdisciplinarity within the international science-policy interfaces Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). I depart from a theoretical framework using the concepts of academic disciplines, interdisciplinary work and scientific paradigms, using a mixed method approach to collect data, including a survey directed at authors of IPBES and IPCC, as well as semi-structured interviews with mainly Coordinating Lead Authors (CLA), as they carry a unique responsibility for their chapters in terms of content and facilitation. I identified seven themes from the interviews... (More)
- This thesis critically assesses the integration of social sciences and interdisciplinarity within the international science-policy interfaces Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). I depart from a theoretical framework using the concepts of academic disciplines, interdisciplinary work and scientific paradigms, using a mixed method approach to collect data, including a survey directed at authors of IPBES and IPCC, as well as semi-structured interviews with mainly Coordinating Lead Authors (CLA), as they carry a unique responsibility for their chapters in terms of content and facilitation. I identified seven themes from the interviews influencing the integration of disciplines and the work within and across chapters. While IPCC started out with a strong focus on natural sciences, by now interdisciplinary fields are strongly represented, too. Social sciences have come a long way to be further included in IPCC, yet the epistemic framework remains positivist which creates barriers for qualitative data of social science to be included. IPBES already has a more inclusive conceptual and epistemic framework, which makes integrating social sciences and qualitative data easier, yet some challenges remain. Interdisciplinary fields are also strongly represented in IPBES with a significant focus on ecology. (Less)
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- author
- Siegling, Cosima Pina LU
- supervisor
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- Andreas Roos LU
- organization
- course
- HEKM51 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- interdisciplinarity, social science, IPCC, IPBES, science-policy interface, climate change, biodiversity, scientific paradigm
- language
- English
- id
- 9163839
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- 2024-08-02 15:59:55
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