Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice
Abstract To fulfill the Blue Economy’s promise of sustainable and just ocean use, its scientific foundation must more fully integrate the social sciences. Drawing on insights from real-world scientific networking initiatives, we identify three key contributions of the social sciences and propose a s...
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2025-07-01
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| author | Jerneja Penca Irmak Ertör Marta Ballesteros Michael Briguglio Maciej Kowalewski Birgit Pauksztat Dražen Cepić Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira Natasa Vaidianu Sebastian Villasante José J. Pascual-Fernández |
| author_facet | Jerneja Penca Irmak Ertör Marta Ballesteros Michael Briguglio Maciej Kowalewski Birgit Pauksztat Dražen Cepić Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira Natasa Vaidianu Sebastian Villasante José J. Pascual-Fernández |
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| description | Abstract To fulfill the Blue Economy’s promise of sustainable and just ocean use, its scientific foundation must more fully integrate the social sciences. Drawing on insights from real-world scientific networking initiatives, we identify three key contributions of the social sciences and propose a strategy to redefine the Blue Economy. This strategy anchors knowledge in societal challenges and emphasizes co-creation, the science-policy interface, knowledge integration, and the values of accountability and care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae69321cf3a24424a2f3304cd59b38e82025-08-20T03:42:37ZengNature Portfolionpj Ocean Sustainability2731-426X2025-07-01411610.1038/s44183-025-00138-1Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justiceJerneja Penca0Irmak Ertör1Marta Ballesteros2Michael Briguglio3Maciej Kowalewski4Birgit Pauksztat5Dražen Cepić6Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira7Natasa Vaidianu8Sebastian Villasante9José J. Pascual-Fernández10Science and Research Centre Koper, Mediterranean Institute for Environmental StudiesBogazici University, The Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish HistorySpanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC)University of MaltaUniversity of Szczecin, Institute of Sociology, UNESCO Chair for Social SustainabilityNordland Research InstituteInstitute for Social Research in ZagrebUniversidad de A Coruña, BioCost Research Group, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía (CICA), Facultad de CienciasOvidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Santiago de Compostela, EqualSea Lab-CRETUSUniversidad de La Laguna, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Social y TurismoAbstract To fulfill the Blue Economy’s promise of sustainable and just ocean use, its scientific foundation must more fully integrate the social sciences. Drawing on insights from real-world scientific networking initiatives, we identify three key contributions of the social sciences and propose a strategy to redefine the Blue Economy. This strategy anchors knowledge in societal challenges and emphasizes co-creation, the science-policy interface, knowledge integration, and the values of accountability and care.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00138-1 |
| spellingShingle | Jerneja Penca Irmak Ertör Marta Ballesteros Michael Briguglio Maciej Kowalewski Birgit Pauksztat Dražen Cepić Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira Natasa Vaidianu Sebastian Villasante José J. Pascual-Fernández Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice npj Ocean Sustainability |
| title | Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice |
| title_full | Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice |
| title_fullStr | Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice |
| title_short | Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice |
| title_sort | rethinking the blue economy integrating social science for sustainability and justice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00138-1 |
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