TY - JOUR

T1 - Five priorities to advance transformative transdisciplinary research

AU - Augenstein, Karoline

AU - Lam, David PM

AU - Horcea-Milcu, Andra Ioana

AU - Bernert, Philip

AU - Charli-Joseph, Lakshmi

AU - Cockburn, Jessica

AU - Kampfmann, Teresa

AU - Pereira, Laura M.

AU - Sellberg, My M.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors

PY - 2024/6/1

Y1 - 2024/6/1

N2 - In response to the climate and biodiversity crisis, the number of transdisciplinary research projects in which researchers partner with sustainability initiatives to foster transformative change is increasing globally. To enable and catalyze substantial transformative change, transformative transdisciplinary research (TTDR) is urgently needed to provide knowledge and guidance for actions. We review prominent discussions on TTDR and draw on our experiences from research projects in the Global South and North. Drawing on this, we identify key gaps and stimulate debate on how sustainability researchers can enable and catalyze transformative change by advancing five priority areas: clarify what TTDR is, conduct meaningful people-centric research, unpack how to act at deep leverage points, improve engagement with diverse knowledge systems, and explore potentials and risks of global digitalization for transformative change.

AB - In response to the climate and biodiversity crisis, the number of transdisciplinary research projects in which researchers partner with sustainability initiatives to foster transformative change is increasing globally. To enable and catalyze substantial transformative change, transformative transdisciplinary research (TTDR) is urgently needed to provide knowledge and guidance for actions. We review prominent discussions on TTDR and draw on our experiences from research projects in the Global South and North. Drawing on this, we identify key gaps and stimulate debate on how sustainability researchers can enable and catalyze transformative change by advancing five priority areas: clarify what TTDR is, conduct meaningful people-centric research, unpack how to act at deep leverage points, improve engagement with diverse knowledge systems, and explore potentials and risks of global digitalization for transformative change.

KW - Transdisciplinary studies

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188533570&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/213e986b-fa90-3b08-beca-20475f73e6ce/

U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101438

DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101438

M3 - Scientific review articles

AN - SCOPUS:85188533570

VL - 68

JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

SN - 1877-3435

M1 - 101438

ER -