Complexity of Stakeholder Interaction in Applied Research

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dc.contributor.authorPade-Khene, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorLuton, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorJordaan, Tarina
dc.contributor.authorHildbrand, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorGerwel Proches, Cecile
dc.contributor.authorSitshaluza, Andile
dc.contributor.authorDominy, James
dc.contributor.authorNtshinga, Wonga
dc.contributor.authorMoloto, Nosipho
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-29T15:14:26Z
dc.date.available2020-06-29T15:14:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractApplied research in complex integrated settings should be recognized as an endeavor that requires transdisciplinary and multisectoral stakeholder interactions. The problems faced in society are quite complex, requiring participation and knowledge from diverse aspects of society, including different disciplines (academia), communities, civil society, and government. Successful applied research relies on nurturing these key stakeholder relationships and interactions. This paper explores the key challenges of stakeholder interaction in applied research in three disciplines in the South African context, based on literature and the experience of authors in their disciplines. The three disciplines include information and communication technology for development, town and regional planning, and natural resource management. We attempt to also compare and contrast these challenges across the disciplines, to identify any commonalities and differences. After considering the mutual challenges and adaptive solutions to address these challenges in the different disciplines, we identify that all three areas in relation to stakeholder interaction appear to exhibit characteristics of complex systems, hence motivating to view applied research as a complex system. In this sense, complexity theory may provide a common language between the different disciplines examining transdisciplinary stakeholder interaction in applied research from a shared perspective.en
dc.funderOther external funder (please detail below)en
dc.funder.otherNational Research Foundation (South Africa)en
dc.identifier.citationPade-Khene, C., R. Luton, T. Jordaan, S. Hildbrand, C. Gerwel Proches, A. Sitshaluza, J. Dominy, W. Ntshinga, and N. Moloto. (2013) Complexity of stakeholder interaction in applied research. Ecology and Society 18 (2): 13.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05405-180213
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19850
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherThe Resilience Allianceen
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR)en
dc.subjectapplied researchen
dc.subjectinformation and communication technology for developmenten
dc.subjectnatural resourcesen
dc.subjectstakeholder interactionen
dc.subjecttown and regional planningen
dc.subjecttransdisciplinarityen
dc.titleComplexity of Stakeholder Interaction in Applied Researchen
dc.typeArticleen

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