Accounting for systemic complexity in the assessment of climate risk

One Earth, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(6), P. 645 - 655

Published: June 1, 2023

Widespread changes to climate-sensitive systems are placing increased demands on risk assessments as a foundation for managing risk. Recent attention compounding and cascading risks, deep uncertainty, "bottom-up" assessment frameworks have foregrounded the need account systemic complexity in methodology. We describe sources of highlight role formal sense-making device that enables learning organizing knowledge dynamic interplay between system its (climatological) environment. boundary judgments core concern assessments, helping create islands analytical cognitive tractability complex, uncertain, ambiguous world. then point three key concepts—boundary critique, multi-methodology, second-order learning—as critical elements contemporary practice, we weave these into an overarching framework better climate

Language: Английский

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Scope of health worker migration governance and its impact on emigration intentions among skilled health workers in Nigeria

PLOS Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. e0000717 - e0000717

Published: Jan. 6, 2023

The growing trends for skilled health worker (SHW) migration in Nigeria has led to increased concerns about achieving universal coverage the country. While a lot is known drivers of SHW migration, including national/sub-national government’s inability address them, not enough its governance. Underpinning good governance systems commitment human rights norms, that is, principles enshrine non-discrimination, participation, accountability, and transparency. Hence, this study was aimed at deriving conceptual framework captures scope extent which it based. To describe governance, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis mapped our findings themes derived from qualitative analysis. We also did multivariate analysis, examining how items are related intentions SHWs. can be described across three levels: Constitutional—where policies economy workforce made often poorly implemented; Collective—which responds vacuum constitutional level by promoting or trying mitigate impact; Operational—individual SHWs who navigate tension between right health, their fair remuneration, living/working conditions, free movement. Examining these levels revealed opportunities collaboration through stronger norms. In recognising role as holders duty bearers various levels, citizens, advocates, workers, community groups policy makers work collaboratively towards addressing factors migration. Further evidence needed on norms play visible Nigeria’s system

Language: Английский

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A Decision Theory Perspective on Wicked Problems, SDGs and Stakeholders: The Case of Deforestation

Journal of Business Ethics, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 180(4), P. 975 - 995

Published: July 13, 2022

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an opportunity to address major social and environmental challenges. As a widely agreed framework they offer potential way mobilise stakeholders on global scale. manner in which the goals, with time-based targets specific metrics, set out within voluntary reporting process adopted by both governments business, provides fascinating important case for organisational studies. It is about advancing performance measurement evidence-based policy-making sustainable development, also participation consultation at wider, more scale, than has ever been possible before. This paper contributes notion of SDGs as wicked problem, answering calls deeper theorisation, via synthesis core ideas management field decision theory. A study problem deforestation its links supply chains, multi-stakeholder initiatives SDG reporting, illustration relevance application theory problems, presented using novel conceptual framework. helps illustrate new avenues research practical regarding balance technocratic participative approaches development.

Language: Английский

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Urban migration governance under the resilience lens: conceptual and empirical insights

Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 46(13), P. 2833 - 2862

Published: Jan. 11, 2023

Most of the recent literature in migration and ethnic studies, particularly debate on "local turn", mention multi-layered pressures that cities must address to develop their governance capacities, but few theorize an approach better grasp these challenges. As move from state loyalty empowerment, we enter puzzle urban resilience. This article argues resilience is becoming a principle regulates innovative political strategies maintain cohesion justice. After reviewing its application, following ideal-type Weberian methodology, this presents initial findings fieldwork three different regimes, Barcelona, Marseille, Tunisian cities. The main objective provide conceptual empirical insights can test relevance use as category analysis practice, how help articulate future research program governance.

Language: Английский

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Taming wicked problems through international business policy: recommendations for addressing modern slavery

Critical Perspectives on International Business, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. 297 - 320

Published: Aug. 23, 2023

Purpose The paper frames modern slavery as a global wicked problem and aims to provide set of international business (IB) policy recommendations for taming it. outlined approach can also guide IB policymaking address other kinds problems. Design/methodology/approach This is conceptual that reviews existing literature on problems integrates it with an double helix framework. focuseses the role multinational enterprises (MNEs) play in moderl globally, either through value chains or within factory modes operation. Findings As problem, will never be solved, but re-solved time over. Understanding social reproduction help shift focus from labor governance narrow supply chain toward transnational need institutional, market organizational failures. Originality/value contributes gap overarching theory systematically applies concept wickedness slavery. Drawing framework, addresses nexus between slavery, which turn advance research theory.

Language: Английский

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