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Archetype analysis in sustainability research : meanings, motivations, and evidence-based policy making

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OBERLACK Christoph SIETZ Diana BONANOMI Elisabeth Bürgi BREMOND Ariane de DELL'ANGELO Jampel EISENACK Klaus ELLIS Erle C EPSTEIN Graham GIGER Markus HEINIMANN Andreas KIMMICH Christian KOK Marcel TJ MANUEL-NAVARRETE David MESSERLI Peter MEYFROIDT Patrick VÁCLAVÍK Tomáš VILLAMAYOR-TOMAS Sergio

Rok publikování 2019
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Ecology and Society
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Fakulta sociálních studií

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www článek - open access
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-10747-240226
Klíčová slova archetype; land systems; social-ecological system; sustainability; vulnerability
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Popis Archetypes are increasingly used as a methodological approach to understand recurrent patterns in variables and processes that shape the sustainability of social-ecological systems. The rapid growth and diversification of archetype analyses has generated variations, inconsistencies, and confusion about the meanings, potential, and limitations of archetypes. Based on a systematic review, a survey, and a workshop series, we provide a consolidated perspective on the core features and diverse meanings of archetype analysis in sustainability research, the motivations behind it, and its policy relevance. We identify three core features of archetype analysis: recurrent patterns, multiple models, and intermediate abstraction. Two gradients help to apprehend the variety of meanings of archetype analysis that sustainability researchers have developed: (1) understanding archetypes as building blocks or as case typologies and (2) using archetypes for pattern recognition, diagnosis, or scenario development. We demonstrate how archetype analysis has been used to synthesize results from case studies, bridge the gap between global narratives and local realities, foster methodological interplay, and transfer knowledge about sustainability strategies across cases. We also critically examine the potential and limitations of archetype analysis in supporting evidence-based policy making through context-sensitive generalizations with case-level empirical validity. Finally, we identify future priorities, with a view to leveraging the full potential of archetype analysis for supporting sustainable development.

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