Ying-Syuan Huang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4462297 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ying-Syuan Huang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ying-Syuan |
| FAMILY NAME | Huang |
| SIGNATURE | HUANG Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0148-6260 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Why Flying Less remains difficult: A theory of practice perspective on transdisciplinary climate and sustainability conferencing
Air travel for academic and policy convening is a growing contributor to global carbon emissions. Researchers, policymakers, consultants, and practitioners working in the environment, climate, and sustainability (ECS) field are particularly implicated, as prevailing practices of frequent flying may jeopardise the long-term credibility of their work. This study applies Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of practice to better understand how air travel-intens…
Reimagining Research Ethics for the Participatory and Transformative Turn: Between Reflexive Accountability and Accountable Reflexivity
As academic research becomes more participatory and transformation-oriented, university ethics governance faces mounting pressure to move beyond procedural compliance. Existing ethics review systems are often criticised for risk aversion and standardisation, yet less attention has been paid to how ethics governance is enacted, interpreted, and negotiated by those who administer it. This study examines how institutional ethics review can function …
Towards new modes of knowledge exchange for sustainability transformations: An exploration of multi-sited dialogue as conferencing practice
Actors working on global climate and sustainability challenges are faced with two competing imperatives: first, there is an ever-expanding body of knowledge, networks and initiatives generating new insights that should be shared. Second, we see a growing recognition that fly-in, fly-out conferencing practices are an insufficient and unsustainable model for learning, boundary crossing and collaboration towards sustainability transformations. Again…
Neither right nor wrong? Ethics of collaboration in transformative research for sustainable futures
Transformative research is a broad and loosely connected family of research disciplines and approaches, with the explicit normative ambition to fundamentally question the status quo, change the dominant structures, and support just sustainability transitions by working collaboratively with society. When engaging in such science-practice collaborations for transformative change in society, researchers experience ethical dilemmas. Amongst others, t…
Large-scale sustainability programming is reshaping research excellence: Insights from a meta-ethnographic study of 12 global initiatives
The growing emphasis on the societal impact of sustainability research has implications for how we understand, measure, and support research excellence. This shift is particularly relevant for international research undertaken through partnerships between collaborators in the global North and South because the reframing of research excellence has implications for developing capacity of Southern-based researchers. Against this backdrop, this study…
Building ethical awareness to strengthen co-production for transformation
Awareness of different ethical theories can support transformation-oriented researchers in navigating value-based decisions in co-production. We synthesize and explicitly link the literature on co-production and ethical theories in philosophy to initiate this awareness. Four key decision points in co-production projects are outlined that require value-based actions: (1) what to focus on, (2) who to include, (3) how to co-create and (4) how to con…
Breaking vicious cycles? A systems perspective on Southern leadership in climate and development research programmes
South–North research collaborations are now commonly used in the field of climate and development to advance knowledge, inform decision-making and strengthen capacity in the global South. Southern leadership within these collaborations is widely seen as instrumental to their lasting impact. This study examines how Southern leadership and capacity were promoted in the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme, a five-year initiative that sought t…
Implementing a national policy initiative to support education for sustainable development: Lessons from Taiwan’s Environmental Education Act
The political initiative of Taiwan’s education for sustainable development: Looking through the lens of Chinese legalism
This article examines the development of Taiwan’s Environmental Education Act and how Education for Sustainable Development was mainstreamed into the national policy framework within the country. The goal is to understand the policy tools and governing strategies that were used by the Taiwan government to develop and implement a nationwide environmental education policy for integrating environmental sustainability into all areas and levels of tea…
Beyond Indicators and Success Stories: An Emerging Method to Assess Social Learning in Large-Scale Transdisciplinary Research Programs
Facilitated learning approaches are increasingly being used as a means to enhance climate and sustainability collaborations working across disciplines, regions, and scales. With investments into promoting and supporting inter- and transdisciplinary learning in major programs on complex global challenges like climate change on the rise, scholars and practitioners are calling for a more grounded and empirical understanding of learning processes and…
Bureaucratic exercise? Education for sustainable development in Taiwan through the stories of policy implementers
Despite eight years of strong national support, Taiwan’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has generated limited enthusiasm for sustainable development, and is even turning some policy implementers into ESD skeptics. In one of the first attempts to study the work of policy implementers within Taiwan’s ESD initiatives, this study examines links between national policy and practice in educational settings. Drawing on interviews with thirt…
Building ethical awareness to strengthen co-production for transformation
Awareness of different ethical theories can support transformation-oriented researchers in navigating value-based decisions in co-production. We synthesize and explicitly link the literature on co-production and ethical theories in philosophy to initiate this awareness. Four key decision points in co-production projects are outlined that require value-based actions: (1) what to focus on, (2) who to include, (3) how to co-create and (4) how to con…
Towards new modes of knowledge exchange for sustainability transformations: An exploration of multi-sited dialogue as conferencing practice
Actors working on global climate and sustainability challenges are faced with two competing imperatives: first, there is an ever-expanding body of knowledge, networks and initiatives generating new insights that should be shared. Second, we see a growing recognition that fly-in, fly-out conferencing practices are an insufficient and unsustainable model for learning, boundary crossing and collaboration towards sustainability transformations. Again…
Large-scale sustainability programming is reshaping research excellence: Insights from a meta-ethnographic study of 12 global initiatives
The growing emphasis on the societal impact of sustainability research has implications for how we understand, measure, and support research excellence. This shift is particularly relevant for international research undertaken through partnerships between collaborators in the global North and South because the reframing of research excellence has implications for developing capacity of Southern-based researchers. Against this backdrop, this study…
Implementing a national policy initiative to support education for sustainable development: Lessons from Taiwan’s Environmental Education Act
The political initiative of Taiwan’s education for sustainable development: Looking through the lens of Chinese legalism
This article examines the development of Taiwan’s Environmental Education Act and how Education for Sustainable Development was mainstreamed into the national policy framework within the country. The goal is to understand the policy tools and governing strategies that were used by the Taiwan government to develop and implement a nationwide environmental education policy for integrating environmental sustainability into all areas and levels of tea…
Beyond Indicators and Success Stories: An Emerging Method to Assess Social Learning in Large-Scale Transdisciplinary Research Programs
Facilitated learning approaches are increasingly being used as a means to enhance climate and sustainability collaborations working across disciplines, regions, and scales. With investments into promoting and supporting inter- and transdisciplinary learning in major programs on complex global challenges like climate change on the rise, scholars and practitioners are calling for a more grounded and empirical understanding of learning processes and…
Bureaucratic exercise? Education for sustainable development in Taiwan through the stories of policy implementers
Despite eight years of strong national support, Taiwan’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has generated limited enthusiasm for sustainable development, and is even turning some policy implementers into ESD skeptics. In one of the first attempts to study the work of policy implementers within Taiwan’s ESD initiatives, this study examines links between national policy and practice in educational settings. Drawing on interviews with thirt…
Breaking vicious cycles? A systems perspective on Southern leadership in climate and development research programmes
South–North research collaborations are now commonly used in the field of climate and development to advance knowledge, inform decision-making and strengthen capacity in the global South. Southern leadership within these collaborations is widely seen as instrumental to their lasting impact. This study examines how Southern leadership and capacity were promoted in the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme, a five-year initiative that sought t…
Neither right nor wrong? Ethics of collaboration in transformative research for sustainable futures
Transformative research is a broad and loosely connected family of research disciplines and approaches, with the explicit normative ambition to fundamentally question the status quo, change the dominant structures, and support just sustainability transitions by working collaboratively with society. When engaging in such science-practice collaborations for transformative change in society, researchers experience ethical dilemmas. Amongst others, t…
Large-scale sustainability programming is reshaping research excellence: Insights from a meta-ethnographic study of 12 global initiatives
The growing emphasis on the societal impact of sustainability research has implications for how we understand, measure, and support research excellence. This shift is particularly relevant for international research undertaken through partnerships between collaborators in the global North and South because the reframing of research excellence has implications for developing capacity of Southern-based researchers. Against this backdrop, this study…
Building ethical awareness to strengthen co-production for transformation
Awareness of different ethical theories can support transformation-oriented researchers in navigating value-based decisions in co-production. We synthesize and explicitly link the literature on co-production and ethical theories in philosophy to initiate this awareness. Four key decision points in co-production projects are outlined that require value-based actions: (1) what to focus on, (2) who to include, (3) how to co-create and (4) how to con…
Towards new modes of knowledge exchange for sustainability transformations: An exploration of multi-sited dialogue as conferencing practice
Actors working on global climate and sustainability challenges are faced with two competing imperatives: first, there is an ever-expanding body of knowledge, networks and initiatives generating new insights that should be shared. Second, we see a growing recognition that fly-in, fly-out conferencing practices are an insufficient and unsustainable model for learning, boundary crossing and collaboration towards sustainability transformations. Again…
Why Flying Less remains difficult: A theory of practice perspective on transdisciplinary climate and sustainability conferencing
Air travel for academic and policy convening is a growing contributor to global carbon emissions. Researchers, policymakers, consultants, and practitioners working in the environment, climate, and sustainability (ECS) field are particularly implicated, as prevailing practices of frequent flying may jeopardise the long-term credibility of their work. This study applies Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of practice to better understand how air travel-intens…
Reimagining Research Ethics for the Participatory and Transformative Turn: Between Reflexive Accountability and Accountable Reflexivity
As academic research becomes more participatory and transformation-oriented, university ethics governance faces mounting pressure to move beyond procedural compliance. Existing ethics review systems are often criticised for risk aversion and standardisation, yet less attention has been paid to how ethics governance is enacted, interpreted, and negotiated by those who administer it. This study examines how institutional ethics review can function …
Sustainability (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Sustainable development (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works)