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Learning as Issue Framing in Agricultural Innovation Networks

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AbstractPurposeNetworks are increasingly viewed as entities of learning and innovation in agriculture. In this article we explore learning as issue framing in two agricultural innovation networks.Design/methodology/approachWe combine frame analysis and social learning theories to analyse the processes and factors contributing to frame convergence and hence improved practical collaborative outcomes in networks. Issue framing in the networks was followed during a two-year period with the help of multiple methods assembled under a transdisciplinary case study, action research and grounded methodology framework.FindingsOur research suggests that learning and collective action for more sustainable practices in agriculture result from gradual mutual accommodations of network members, both with regard to the meaning of issues of concern (issue framing) and the nature of relationships that develop through network interactions (relationship framing). However, complex contexts and intra-network environments impact ...