http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35354 2026-06-11T13:58:28Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195253 Title: Shortcuts for accelerating food system transitions Authors: Moallemi, EA; Hall, A; Leith, P; Miller, M; Sperling, F; Raven, R; Frantzeskaki, N; Palmer, J; Battaglia, M; Bruce, J; Hebinck, A; de Haan, F; Godde, C; Grigg, N; Boylan, S; Szetey, K; Chakori, S; Lema, Z; Onyango, E; Stafford-Smith, M; Whitten, S; McMillan, L Abstract: In light of ongoing global challenges of health, climate change, and food security, there is urgent need to transform our food systems. Here, we call for stakeholders to leverage collective wisdom garnered from more than two decades of sustainability transitions research into developing and implementing systemic approaches to shortcut theory to action and accelerate the transformation of global food systems. 2024-03-15T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195252 Title: Applying an ethical lens for more responsible modelling practice Authors: Szetey, K; Ward, D; Chakori, S; Douglas, D; Fulton, EA; Grigg, N; Ligtermoet, E; Munera-Roldan, C; Onyango, E; Stirling, E; Subramaniam, R Abstract: In recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on including humans when modelling socio-environmental systems. However, it is crucial that we remain mindful of the impacts that the decisions made during model development or analysis can have on people or nature as modelling is not an impartial process. Responsible modelling requires us to consider the broader societal implications of our work, therefore, modellers should consider a range of ethical concerns, often found beyond those prescribed through institutionally mandated ethical approval processes. Herein we examine the ethical dimensions of six socio-environmental case studies using the principles of credibility, legitimacy, and salience, encompassing the modelling process from conception to delivery and beyond. We also discuss the results from an interdisciplinary workshop held with experienced modellers to co-produce a list of ethical dimensions that modellers would ideally engage with when conducting a modelling project. Based on our findings, we have developed a set of recommendations to: i) support modellers in ensuring their modelling practice is underpinned by ethical reflection, ii) guide end-users of model outputs when selecting and repurposing those outputs, and iii) identify means by which institutions can support responsible modelling practices. Engaging with ethical dimensions in the process of modelling is critical for building trust with stakeholders, therefore enhancing the credibility, legitimacy, and salience of the models and research. http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195251 Title: Entry points for driving systemic change toward a more sustainable future Authors: Moallemi, EA; Miller, M; Szetey, K; Chakori, S; Conti, C; Hammond, P; Palmer, J; Battaglia, M; Bryan, BA; Gao, L; Hall, A; Leith, P; Raven, R; Reed, PM Abstract: Achieving inclusive human development within planetary boundaries is an urgent and complex sustainability challenge. Despite growing interest in sustainability transitions and transformations, existing guidance on how to effectively catalyze systemic change remains fragmented, limiting progress in research and practice. A clear synthesis is needed to integrate diverse knowledge and guide transformative action. Here, we present an integrated framework of nine theoretically informed and empirically grounded analytical lenses called entry points through which systemic change can be understood, initiated, and sustained. The entry points we found are diverse and focus on momentum building, the co-development of integrated pathways to desirable futures, and the practical operationalization of change across sectors and scales. By bridging theory with practice, they offer a shared language and structure for understanding transformative processes and facilitate knowledge exchange between cases. This can eventually support more coherent policy design and enhance capacity of decision-makers to shape integrated sustainability agendas. 2025-06-20T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195250 Title: Sustainability transition theories: Perpetuating or breaking with the status quo Authors: Biely, K; Chakori, S Abstract: Abstract How scientists frame problems impact the solutions offered. Since the late 1940s development has been equated with modernization, technology adoption, and economic growth. Contrasting to this technocentric view, an ecocentric view has developed since the 1960s. Despite the criticism of technocentric views and increasing evidence that modern human societies are not reaching their environmental and social goals, technocentric views have remained predominant in the sustainable development discourse. Using a Kuhnian lens, the divide between technocentric and ecocentric perspectives can be framed as distinct paradigms within the sustainable development discourse. This paper outlines the continuation of the divide between technocentric and ecocentric worldviews within sustainability transition studies. It shows that the technocentric view remained predominant and that socio‐technical transition theory fails to break with technocentric and growth‐focused approaches to progress and development. The paper concludes by outlining what could be gained if an ecocentric view became more weight. 2025-02-01T00:00:00Z