Li, A;
Yarime, M;
(2017)
Polarization and clustering in scientific debates and problem framing: network analysis of the science-policy interface for grassland management in China.
Ecology and Society
, 22
(3)
, Article 8. 10.5751/ES-09321-220308.
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Abstract
Environmental problems are usually framed by a repertoire of arguments articulated by a network of individuals (scientists and policymakers) and their affiliated institutions. Given the complexity of this network, it is important to conduct network analyses on both individual and organizational levels to achieve a better understanding of the underlying political structure that influences science-policy communication. Through an empirical study of a policy network related to grassland management in China, our study examines the underlying political structure of the network as well as its political impact on the problem-framing processes. The analysis reveals that political polarization and power imbalances in the network, the product of existing institutional arrangements, have confined the framing of environmental problems to specific areas and impeded the development of comprehensive policies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Polarization and clustering in scientific debates and problem framing: network analysis of the science-policy interface for grassland management in China |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.5751/ES-09321-220308 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09321-220308 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, environmental management, institutional balance, political polarization, problem framing, science-policy interface, social network analysis, INNER-MONGOLIA, GREEN GOVERNMENTALITY, KNOWLEDGE GENERATION, PATH DEPENDENCE, DEGRADATION, SUSTAINABILITY, COMANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, GOVERNANCE, RANGELAND |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10053512 |
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