Understanding the sociomaterial boundary qualities of livelihood resilience to climate change: Toward a methodological framework for more systematic social analysis
Lawless, Christopher (2015). Understanding the sociomaterial boundary qualities of livelihood resilience to climate change: Toward a methodological framework for more systematic social analysis. UNU-EHS Working Paper. UNU-EHS.
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Sub-type Working paper Author Lawless, Christopher Title Understanding the sociomaterial boundary qualities of livelihood resilience to climate change: Toward a methodological framework for more systematic social analysis Series Title UNU-EHS Working Paper Volume/Issue No. 15 Publication Date 2015-02 Place of Publication Bonn Publisher UNU-EHS Pages 22 Language eng Abstract This paper focuses on the status of resilience as a candidate ‘boundary object’ for facilitating communication and interaction on climate change between actors possessing differing social standpoints and worldviews. The paper argues that resilience possesses two differing properties, while resilience can be regarded as a boundary object, it may also come about through the emergence of boundary objects and related entities. In considering various forms of ‘boundary work’, the paper addresses limitations among current literature which have approached climate change issues using boundary studies. A series of structural factors are introduced, namely power, reflexivity, institutions and scale, which make a number of potential variables and themes visible. These can assist in moving boundary studies beyond narrow and localized empirical foci. The framework outlined here provides a methodological resource to facilitate the design of boundary studies of climate change which are more systematic, scalable and comparable. Copyright Holder UNU-EHS Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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