ABSTRACT

The paper develops a methodological approach that acts as a tool for active change agents working in community and just transition contexts to increase their capacity to engage a wider public in planning. An innovative contribution is made to the literature through the development of a participatory action research (PAR) based approach to social network analysis using a participatory mapping method with relation to sustainable transitions. The method comprises a participatory network mapping approach, adapted from the Net-Map toolkit, which is applied to a multi-stakeholder approach to realising a regional sustainability transition in the Republic of Ireland. Dingle Peninsula 2030 is an initiative aiming to transition a geographic region in the South West of Ireland to a low-carbon society by 2030 across the sectors of energy, agriculture, transport, education, employment, marine and tourism. Due to the scope of the overall project, a diverse range of stakeholders are involved. The method developed is used to undertake a qualitative collaborative social network analysis. The paper focuses on method, by analysing and reflecting upon the use of this participatory approach, in the initial stages of the overall project, in addressing complex sustainability and just transition challenges as they are revealed through a multi-stakeholder approach. Within this, the themes of participatory justice, social learning and visualising complexity are explored; and benefits and future improvements are outlined through reflections from both the researcher and the participant community.

摘要

该论文开发了一种方法论方法，作为在社区和过渡环境中工作的积极变革推动者的工具，以提高他们让更广泛的公众参与规划的能力。通过使用与可持续转型相关的参与式映射方法开发基于参与式行动研究 (PAR) 的社会网络分析方法，对文献做出了创新贡献。该方法包括一种参与式网络映射方法，改编自 Net-Map 工具包，适用于多利益相关方方法，以实现爱尔兰共和国的区域可持续性转型。丁格尔半岛 2030是一项旨在到 2030 年在能源、农业、交通、教育、就业、海洋和旅游等领域将爱尔兰西南部的地理区域转变为低碳社会的倡议。由于整个项目的范围，涉及的利益相关者范围广泛。开发的方法用于进行定性协作社交网络分析。本文着重于方法，通过分析和反思在整个项目的初始阶段使用这种参与性方法，解决复杂的可持续性和公正的过渡挑战，因为它们通过多利益相关者的方法揭示出来。在此范围内，探讨了参与式正义、社会学习和可视化复杂性的主题；