DOI
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0900231108
Boundary work for sustainable development: Natural resource management at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
论文题名译名
可持续发展的边界工作：国际农业研究协商小组的自然资源管理
出版者
National Academy of Sciences
摘要
Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has
highlighted the importance of “boundary work” through which
research communities organize their relations with new science,
other sources of knowledge, and the worlds of action and policymaking. A growing body of scholarship postulates specific attributes of boundary work that promote used and useful research.
These propositions, however, are largely based on the experience
of a few industrialized countries. We report here on an effort to
evaluate their relevance for efforts to harness science in support of
sustainability in the developing world. We carried out a multicountry comparative analysis of natural resource management programs conducted under the auspices of the Consultative Group
on International Agricultural Research. We discovered six distinctive kinds of boundary work contributing to the successes of those
programs—a greater variety than has been documented in previous studies. We argue that these different kinds of boundary work
can be understood as a dual response to the different uses for
which the results of specific research programs are intended, and
the different sources of knowledge drawn on by those programs.
We show that these distinctive kinds of boundary work require
distinctive strategies to organize them effectively. Especially important are arrangements regarding participation of stakeholders,
accountability in governance, and the use of “boundary objects.”
We conclude that improving the ability of research programs to
produce useful knowledge for sustainable development will require both greater and differentiated support for multiple forms
of boundary work.
中文摘要
先前关于寻求支持可持续发展的知识系统有效性的决定因素的研究强调了“边界工作”的重要性研究团体组织他们与新科学的关系，其他知识来源，以及行动和政策制定的世界。越来越多的学者提出了边界工作的特定属性，以促进有用的研究。然而，这些主张在很大程度上是基于经验少数工业化国家。我们在这里报道了一项努力评估其与利用科学支持发展中世界的可持续性。我们在协商小组的主持下对自然资源管理项目进行了多国比较分析国际农业研究。我们发现了六种独特的边界工作，这些工作有助于这些工作的成功程序——比以前的研究中记录的种类更多。我们认为这些不同类型的边界工作可以理解为对具体研究计划的结果，以及这些项目所汲取的不同知识来源。我们表明，这些独特的边界工作需要有效组织他们的独特策略。特别重要的是关于利益相关者参与的安排，治理中的问责制，以及“边界对象”的使用我们得出的结论是，提高研究项目的能力为可持续发展创造有用的知识将需要对多种形式提供更多和有区别的支持边界工作。
来源关键词
boundary organization | extension | innovation | research policy
来源智库
Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (United States)
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