STEPS Working Paper by Saurabh Arora arguing for more caring forms of engagement between different knowledge practices, and against notions of control as embodied in the idea of the ‘Anthropocene’.
Defying Control: Aspects of caring engagement between divergent knowledge practices
Sustainability in Turbulent Times: Lessons from the Nexus Network for supporting transdisciplinary research
Final report of the Nexus Network, a network funded by the Economic and Social Research Council to support transdisciplinary research on Nexus and sustainability issues.
Why Peri-urban Ecosystem Services Matter for Urban Policy
This policy briefing draws on insights from the Risks and Responses to Urban Futures project. This briefing draws on recent research to show how people benefit from ecoystems in and…
Learning about ‘Engaged Excellence’ across a Transformative Knowledge Network
The ‘Pathways’ transformative knowledge network is an international group of research organisations, collaborating to explore processes of social transformation and to share insights across disciplines, cultures and contexts. Working across…
Grassroots innovation and innovation democracy
STEPS Working Paper 89 In this working paper we introduce an area of activity that has flourished for decades in all corners of the globe, namely grassroots innovation for sustainable…
Why Invisible Power and Structural Violence Persist in the Water Domain
IDS Bulletin Vol 47, No 5 (2016): Power, Poverty and Inequality (open access) This article argues that inequality in access to water and sanitation is largely caused and legitimised by…
Grassroots innovation and innovation democracy (Briefing)
A briefing for the Friends of the Earth project Big Ideas Change The World In this thinkpiece we introduce an area of activity that has flourished for decades in all…
The Politics of Sustainability and Development
This review examines the relationships between politics, sustainability, and development. Following an overview of sustainability thinking across different traditions, the politics of resources and the influence of scarcity narratives on…
Building Innovation Systems for Climate Change Technology Transfer: Perspectives from East Africa
Climate Resilient Economies Programme Policy Brief 006/2016 African Centre for Technology Studies / STEPS Global Consortium Innovation systems are critical to technology transfer and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)….
Sustainable energy for all: Innovation, technology and pro-poor green transformations
David Ockwell and Rob Byrne Routledge/Earthscan 2017 Buy this book Open Access content The following Open Access chapters from the book are available to read under a Creative Commons licence…