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in detail. This is done with the goal to support intersubjective meaning
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in nowadays aordances of social media.
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Contested Modelling
1. Contested Modelling
Dr Mike Yearworth1, Dr Sarah Cornell2
[1] Reader in Engineering Systems, Faculty of Engineering
University of Bristol, UK
[2] Coordinator – Planetary Boundaries Collaboratory, Stockholm
Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden
17th July 2012
2. ! Starting points
• Over-mathematisation of models and reliance on
simulation has led to a loss of narrative and
representations essentially black-box approaches
• Ownership and control of models is in conflict with
processes that might make them debatable with
publics
• Need for specialised techniques also limits debate to
between experts and narrow falsifiability as a
validation technique
• Focus on nomothetic approaches – universal models
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3. ! Method
• Can we get better at sustainability interventions
given our starting point in expert modelling?
• RQ: Do we (the authors) understand the relationship
between expert modelling and its publics?
• SRQ: Do we understand each other?
• Data sources – project experience (Sympact,
HalSTAR, CONVERGE, IHOPE)
• Theoretical lens – ontology, praxis and reflexivity
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4. ! Ontologies
• Geels§ identifies seven ontologies in analysing
social-technical transitions towards sustainability
• Rational choice, evolutionary theory, structuralism,
functionalism, interpretivism, conflict and power
structure, relationism
• cf Burrel & Morgan (Sociological Paradigms and
Organisational Analysis: Elements of the Sociology of
Corporate Life)
• Questions: Is there an underpinning project
ontology? Is there diversity? Made explicit?
§Geels,F. W. (2010) Ontologies, socio-technical transitions (to sustainability), and the multi-level
perspective. Research Policy, 39(4), pp. 495-510.
17th July 2012 4
5. ! Ontologies
Ontology Causal Agent Causal Mechanism
Rational Choice Self interested individuals Decentralised choice
Co-Evolution Populations Search, selection
Structuralism Belief systems ‘Deep structures’
Interpretivism Individuals, interpretations Shared meaning, sense-
making, debate
Functionalism Elements of a social system Enacting roles, feedback
Conflict and Power Groups with conflicting Struggle between groups
interests
Relationism Networks Interaction
Adapted from Geels, F. W. (2010) Ontologies, socio-technical transitions (to sustainability), and the
multi-level perspective. Research Policy, 39(4), pp. 495-510.
17th July 2012 5
6. ! Praxis & Purpose of Modelling
• Way in which theoretical knowledge of the expert
modeller(s) is enacted through intervention
• Modelling purpose is bound to the question of
enactment of intervention
• Questions: Is there a stated purpose to
modelling? Best mode of expressing the
models? Prediction (action outside scope) or
guide to action? If action, then is action research
explicit?
17th July 2012 6
7. ! Reflexivity
• Translating ideas of reflexivity into context of
environmental governance
• Sensitivity to inputs from diverse perspectives
• Recognising alternative ways of seeing issues of
concerns
• Questions: How does modelling support
reflexivity? Support stakeholder engagement?
Longer term engagement?
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8. ! Projects
• Sympact
• Generate predictions/scenarios around GHG emissions in
the digital media industry to inform strategy. LCA and SD
models.
• Functionalism
• Future intent to support wider engagement
• HalSTAR
• Grounded, holistic approach to assessing sustainability
options of civil engineering projects
• Functionalism, initially, moving towards interpretivism
• Latter leads to better reflection on original modelling task
17th July 2012 8
9. ! Projects
• CONVERGE
• Global sustainability, conceptualising equity within the Earth’s
natural biophysical limits
• Functionalism and structuralism with some interpretivist, conflict/
power structures
• Models intended to guide action, explicit action research
• Long term relationships with communities. And not…
• IHOPE
• Linking social and environmental sciences to understand
human-environment interactions over multiple timescales
• Functionalism, but some debate
• Recognises need to link to wide social and environmental
sciences communities to improve current Earth systems models
17th July 2012 9
10. Engagement of model users in process for action
Direct
HalSTAR
Sustainability Action:
Indirect
Sympact
CONVERGE
None
IHOPE
None Indirect Direct
Knowledge Building:
Engagement of stakeholders in model construction
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11. ! Validation – after Barlas§
• White box vs. black box modelling
• black box quality of the predictions: do they match observational
data? [data-driven, correlational , possible abductive fallacies]
• white box structure of the model: does the model explain how
observed behaviour is obtained? [theory-like, causal descriptive ]
• How do we validate explanations (structural validity)
i.e. get right behaviour for the right reason ?
• Functionalist worldview objective representation of real world
model is either correct or incorrect. Possibly true of other
ontologies
• Praxis view one possible representation continuum of
usefulness
§Barlas,
Y. (1996) Formal aspects of model validity and validation in system dynamics. !
System Dynamics Review, 12(3), pp. 183-210.
17th July 2012 11
12. ! Towards wider stakeholder engagement?
this is not about open data, or open access to
publications (both are necessary but not
sufficient), and not really open source either…
• Possible approaches
• Argumentation (Toulmin, De Liddo, 2010)
• Participatory Action Learning (Perkons and Brown,
2010)
• Issue Based Information Systems (IBIS) (Buckingham
Shum, 2006, Conklin, 2003)
• Social Learning (Senge, 2005)
17th July 2012 12
13. ! Discussion Points
• If ultimately praxis is about behaviour change then what is
more important: accuracy or method of coupling with change
processes?
• Difficult for non-scientific public to make distinctions between
ignorance, uncertainty and contingent findings expressed as
testable hypotheses
• Predominately functionalist worldview of expert modellers is
mismatched to intervention generally – who has the view of
the “real” world?
• Ironically, in the area of sustainability this disconnect is
ultimately untenable (obviously?)
• Paradoxically, over-attention to being scientific closes
avenues for scientifically informed but systemic solutions
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14. Questions?
mike.yearworth@bristol.ac.uk
sarah.cornell@stockholmresilience.su.se
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