Building University Capabilities to Respond To Climate Change through Participatory Action Research: Towards A Comparative Analytical Framework
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Date
2022
Authors
Nussey, Charlotte
Frediani, Alexandre Apsan
Lagi, Rosiana
Mazutti, Janaína
Nyerere, Jackline
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Publisher
Routledge publishers
Abstract
This paper aims to explore how the principles of participatory
action research (PAR) articulate with questions of climate
justice. Drawing on three qualitative case studies in Brazil,
Fiji and Kenya, the paper explores university institutional
capabilities, asking how the principles of mobilising PAR to
support transformative outcomes can further climate
justice. The paper argues that for participatory action
research to become a pathway to build universities’
capabilities, key considerations are needed. PAR needs to:
(a) move beyond change in individual behaviour to
respond to climate change and affect institutional norms,
procedures and practices; (b) recognise and partner with
marginalised groups whose voice and experiences are at
the periphery of climate debate, enabling reciprocal flows
of impact and knowledge between universities and wider
societies; and (c) foster “relationships of equivalence” with
actors within as well as outside university to influence
university governance and wider climate-related policymaking
processes
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Keywords
Institutional capabilities, climate justice, participatory action research (PAR), climate change, higher education, universities
Citation
Nussey, C., Frediani, A. A., Lagi, R., Mazutti, J., & Nyerere, J. (2022). Building university capabilities to respond to climate change through participatory action research: Towards a comparative analytical framework. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 23(1), 95-115.