HC009
Navigating Boundaries and Power in Transdisciplinary Ocean Research: Towards 'the Science We Need for the Ocean We Want'

Session ID#: 259771

Session Description:
Understanding and managing the human–ocean relationship is essential to achieving sustainability, especially as ocean-based interventions like marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) and activities such as aquaculture, offshore wind, and marine spatial planning gain traction. In line with the ambitions of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development—to deliver the science we need for the ocean we want—this session explores how marine research can more effectively engage with the human dimensions of ocean sustainability and support just and effective ocean governance. We focus on the scientific, conceptual, and methodological challenges of addressing human–ocean connections in basic and applied research, including social-ecological systems, interdisciplinary integration, and inclusive rights and stakeholder engagement. We are particularly interested in contributions that critically examine the power dynamics that shape whose knowledge counts, whose voices are heard and how decisions are made in the science–policy–society interface. We also invite contributions with a specific focus on the experiences of transdisciplinary ocean sustainability science. 

Key topics include (but are not limited to):

  • Methods and frameworks for participatory, transdisciplinary marine research
  • Translating knowledge into policy and practice (knowledge-to-action)
  • Case studies of stakeholder engagement in ocean interventions
  • Case studies of transdisciplinary ocean knowledge production 
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • Climate and Ocean Change -
  • Human-Ocean Connections -
  • Ocean Technologies and Observatories -
Index Terms:

6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6324 Legislation and regulations [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6329 Project evaluation [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Chair:  Dr. Alexandra Atlee Phillips, PhD, University of California Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Santa Barbara, United States
Co-chairs:  Nina Tynkkynen, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, Mattias Rolf Cape, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, United States and Michael Gilek, Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden
 
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