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Hukkinen, Janne
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The significance of knowing how knowledge performs
2018
Scientific knowledge is performative, as it not only represents but also constitutes reality. In politically charged fields such as environmental policy and governance, science-policy interactions are often integrated into the scientific process. It is therefore important to articulate the details of how knowledge performs its power. The articulation should be sensitive to the self-reflexive character of knowledge. It makes a difference in science-policy interaction whether those who engage in the interaction know how knowledge is performative. My aim in this presentation is to develop an account of the process of science-policy interaction that recognizes the self-reflexive nature of human…
Changing forest stakeholders’ perception of ecosystem services with linguistic nudging
2018
Forest owners and professionals are key in facilitating transition to sustainable forest management as they can influence the processes of future forest practices and use. Recently, an emerging literature has examined the effects that viewing different types of information may have on stakeholder perceptions in the context of forest management. These studies have demonstrated a link between information interventions and preference change, but only to some degree. Therefore, there is a need to further explore individuals’ reactions to information on forest-based (ES) and to link these reactions to the design of policy instruments. Contributing to this gap, we explore whether Finnish forest o…