Stephen McGrail
Biographic Data
| ID | 5775340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen McGrail |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | McGrail |
| SIGNATURE | MCGRAIL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Sustainable Futures, which is based at the University of Technology, Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring the interplay between technological decline and deinstitutionalisation in sustainability transitions
Rethinking the Roles of Evaluation in Learning how to Solve ‘Wicked’ Problems
Many of the most pressing policy and social challenges of the modern era are widely viewed to be ‘wicked’ problems, that is, complex, largely intractable, contested problems. A good example is climate change mitigation and adaptation. The dual context for this article is: the recent increase in evaluative questions being asked by practitioners and policymakers who are seeking to address wicked socio-environmental problems (like climate change); a…
Framing and reframing the emerging “planetary crisis”
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to take up and contribute to understanding an important emerging theme in recent literature on global environmental change and socio‐ecological issues (including Slaughter's The Biggest Wake‐up Call in History): “positive reframing”. The paper also aims to deepen consideration of the potential for “overshoot and collapse” futures and related concerns by foresight practitioners. Design/methodology/approach The …
Diagnosing and anticipating social issue maturation
Diagnosing and anticipating social issue maturation
Rethinking the Roles of Evaluation in Learning how to Solve ‘Wicked’ Problems
Many of the most pressing policy and social challenges of the modern era are widely viewed to be ‘wicked’ problems, that is, complex, largely intractable, contested problems. A good example is climate change mitigation and adaptation. The dual context for this article is: the recent increase in evaluative questions being asked by practitioners and policymakers who are seeking to address wicked socio-environmental problems (like climate change); a…
Framing and reframing the emerging “planetary crisis”
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to take up and contribute to understanding an important emerging theme in recent literature on global environmental change and socio‐ecological issues (including Slaughter's The Biggest Wake‐up Call in History): “positive reframing”. The paper also aims to deepen consideration of the potential for “overshoot and collapse” futures and related concerns by foresight practitioners. Design/methodology/approach The …
Diagnosing and anticipating social issue maturation
Rethinking the Roles of Evaluation in Learning how to Solve ‘Wicked’ Problems
Many of the most pressing policy and social challenges of the modern era are widely viewed to be ‘wicked’ problems, that is, complex, largely intractable, contested problems. A good example is climate change mitigation and adaptation. The dual context for this article is: the recent increase in evaluative questions being asked by practitioners and policymakers who are seeking to address wicked socio-environmental problems (like climate change); a…
Exploring the interplay between technological decline and deinstitutionalisation in sustainability transitions
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Adaptation (eye (1 work)