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Pledge for a transformative science: a conceptual framework
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Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH
Abstract "Transformative science" is a concept that delineates the new role of science for knowledge societies in the age of reflexive modernity. The paper develops the program of a transformative science, which goes beyond observing and analyzing societal transformations, but rather takes an active role in ... view more
"Transformative science" is a concept that delineates the new role of science for knowledge societies in the age of reflexive modernity. The paper develops the program of a transformative science, which goes beyond observing and analyzing societal transformations, but rather takes an active role in initiating and catalyzing change processes. The aim of transformative science is to achieve a deeper understanding of ongoing transformations and increased societal capacity for reflexivity with regard to these fundamental change processes. The concept of transformative science is grounded in an experimental paradigm, which has implications for (1) research, (2) education and learning, and (3) institutional structures and change in the science system. The article develops the theoretical foundations of the concept of transformative science and spells out the concrete implications in these three dimensions.... view less
Classification
Philosophy of Science, Theory of Science, Methodology, Ethics of the Social Sciences
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Wuppertal
Page/Pages
28 p.
Series
Wuppertal Paper, 191
ISSN
0949-5266
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0