Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research
Summary: The social sciences are crucial contributors to environmental research. Collectively, they provide insights on the economic, cultural, political, and psychological dimensions of sustainability challenges. Yet, efforts to mainstream the social sciences in environmental research are missing t...
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| author | Jasper Montana E.A. Welden Lea May Anderson Aoife Bennett Andrea Byfuglien Sophie Bhalla Hannah Fair Beth Greenhough Caitlin Hafferty Mark Hirons Eric Mensah Kumeh Victoria Maguire-Rajpaul Constance L. McDermott Mari Mulyani Laura Picot |
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| description | Summary: The social sciences are crucial contributors to environmental research. Collectively, they provide insights on the economic, cultural, political, and psychological dimensions of sustainability challenges. Yet, efforts to mainstream the social sciences in environmental research are missing the diversity of social science scholarship. Here, we contend that the critical and interpretive social sciences —which question and rethink established paradigms and power structures— have an invaluable, yet still underutilized, role. We propose that rethinking the focus, conduct, and goals of environmental research recognizing 10 facts from the critical and interpretive social sciences can help environmental research to better support desired transformative change for the benefit of both people and planet. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a4e9d3250db8492da6c5cb4c5eafe1c32025-08-20T03:46:45ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422025-06-0128611273610.1016/j.isci.2025.112736Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental researchJasper Montana0E.A. Welden1Lea May Anderson2Aoife Bennett3Andrea Byfuglien4Sophie Bhalla5Hannah Fair6Beth Greenhough7Caitlin Hafferty8Mark Hirons9Eric Mensah Kumeh10Victoria Maguire-Rajpaul11Constance L. McDermott12Mari Mulyani13Laura Picot14Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2612, Australia; School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Corresponding authorDepartment of Geography, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-4740, USA; Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Corresponding authorEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Amazon Sustainability Research Institute, Universidad de Ingeniería & Tecnología, Lima 15063, PeruEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, CanadaSchool of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKSchool of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Keble College, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3PG, UKLeverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKLeverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKLeverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 1PT, UKLeverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UK; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3QY, UKSummary: The social sciences are crucial contributors to environmental research. Collectively, they provide insights on the economic, cultural, political, and psychological dimensions of sustainability challenges. Yet, efforts to mainstream the social sciences in environmental research are missing the diversity of social science scholarship. Here, we contend that the critical and interpretive social sciences —which question and rethink established paradigms and power structures— have an invaluable, yet still underutilized, role. We propose that rethinking the focus, conduct, and goals of environmental research recognizing 10 facts from the critical and interpretive social sciences can help environmental research to better support desired transformative change for the benefit of both people and planet.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225009976Environmental scienceSocial sciences |
| spellingShingle | Jasper Montana E.A. Welden Lea May Anderson Aoife Bennett Andrea Byfuglien Sophie Bhalla Hannah Fair Beth Greenhough Caitlin Hafferty Mark Hirons Eric Mensah Kumeh Victoria Maguire-Rajpaul Constance L. McDermott Mari Mulyani Laura Picot Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research iScience Environmental science Social sciences |
| title | Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research |
| title_full | Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research |
| title_fullStr | Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research |
| title_short | Ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research |
| title_sort | ten facts from critical and interpretive social sciences for environmental research |
| topic | Environmental science Social sciences |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225009976 |
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