Kaisa Korhonen‐Kurki
Biographic Data
| ID | 6546898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaisa Korhonen‐Kurki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Korhonen‐Kurki |
| SIGNATURE | KURKI K K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1006-8266 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Transformative pathways for social networks to navigate towards a nature-positive society
Social networks of actors and networks of networks are essential in transformative change for biodiversity. In particular, cross-boundary networks such as science–policy–society interface networks are relevant for exchanging ideas that may shift values, paradigms, knowledge, policies, and practices. On the basis of literature and a collaborative design process, we develop three pathways for social networks to navigate in advancing their transform…
Trade-offs in expanding citizen participation in low-carbon transitions
Amid the complex and persistent challenges of sustainability transitions, experimental governance has emerged as a way to foster reflexivity, learning, and policy innovation through diverse participatory practices. This paper examines the role of transition arena methodologies in expanding and deepening civic engagement in low-carbon transitions, specifically through seven experimental processes focused on "climate-wise housing" in Finland in 202…
The emerging institutionalisation of knowledge co-production in sustainability research
Co-production of knowledge in science-policy interfaces has received increased attention as a way of addressing grand societal challenges with the hope that it will create a base for enacting transformative change. We explore the development and outputs of projects funded by the Strategic Research Council of Finland, which has had the aim of generating strategic knowledge through interactions with stakeholders. We examine how producers and users …
Transformative governance
Transformative change is becoming a key concept in the scientific conceptualization of sustainability. We assess five environmental governance approaches: adaptive, earth system, evolutionary, transformative and transition governance. We ask 1) What characterizes the different governance approaches, and how do they understand the dynamics of change? 2) How is the role of law conceptualized in the context of these governance approaches? The five s…
Knowledge brokering at the environmental science-policy interface — examining structure and activity
The environmental science-policy interface, consisting of dynamic interactions between various actors, is increasingly an object of study. In this interface, new types and kinds of boundary organisations are emerging and new types of knowledge brokering are taking place. Given the increasing calls for more evidence-based policy, it is pertinent to examine what type of SPI can be identified at the national level, how knowledge is brokered in it an…
Reflexive use of methods
In transformative sustainability science, reflexivity is considered critical for ethically sound and socially relevant research. In practice, many transdisciplinary knowledge co-production processes have faced problems in mitigating power hierarchies among the participating actors and the different types of knowledge. In this paper, we develop and test a reflexive framework that enables transdisciplinary researchers to convey more explicitly how …
Circular bioeconomy
The circular bioeconomy is a highly scrutinized concept in Finland and internationally, with a high degree of polarization regarding forest utilization rates and distrust between certain actors. This offers an interesting case for an exploratory analysis of issues associated with knowledge co-production. Knowledge co-production entails the integration of different knowledge types and collaboration across multiple societal actors with potentially …
Untangling the interactions of sustainability targets
Agenda 2030 and sustainable development goals (SDG) are key formulations of sustainability policies, consisting of 17 general-level goals and 169 more detailed targets. The target setting is based on tedious international policy negotiations and compromises addressing myriad of different and sometimes incompatible interests. Identification of key trade-offs and synergies between the targets can help the efficient implementation of SDGs by improvi…
Small wins enhancing sustainability transformations
No country is on its way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. The expectations for rapid transformations have not materialized, and hence a strategy combining both incremental and more radical changes is needed. Such strategies have been discussed in other fields, but they have been largely unaddressed in relation to sustainable development. This article seeks to increase understanding of how changes of various sizes i…
Navigating the science-policy interface
There is growing interest – and need – among researchers and research organizations to contribute societally relevant work as well as to demonstrate the policy impact of their research. Diverse science-policy interfaces (SPIs) aim for scientifically informed policymaking by connecting scientists with policymakers. Effective SPIs need to be grounded in credibility, relevance and legitimacy; at the same time, however, they become part of the comple…
Advancing the research agenda on food systems governance and transformation
Analyzing Redd+ as an experiment of transformative climate governance
Transition towards Circular Economy in the Food System
Growing population and increased demand for food, inefficient resource use and food distribution, environmental impacts, and high rates of food wasted at all stages of the food system are all calling for transition towards more sustainable practices. In this article we apply the concept of circular economy to the case of a sustainable food system. Furthermore, we explore the transition towards a circular food system through the lens of socio-tech…
National Future Earth platforms as boundary organizations contributing to solutions-oriented global change research
Land tenure, asset heterogeneity and deforestation in Southern Burkina Faso
Multiple levels and multiple challenges for measurement, reporting and verification of Redd
REDD+ is a multilevel endeavour. Global demands, national and subnational structures and local people’s needs and aspirations must all be linked in efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. We use Brockhaus and Angelsen’s (2012) framework of Institutions, Interests, Information and Ideas (4Is) to analyse the multilevel governance of REDD+ through one of its core elements: measurement, reporting and verification. We pr…
Multiple levels and multiple challenges for measurement, reporting and verification of Redd
REDD+ is a multilevel endeavour. Global demands, national and subnational structures and local people’s needs and aspirations must all be linked in efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. We use Brockhaus and Angelsen’s (2012) framework of Institutions, Interests, Information and Ideas (4Is) to analyse the multilevel governance of REDD+ through one of its core elements: measurement, reporting and verification. We pr…
Navigating the science-policy interface
There is growing interest – and need – among researchers and research organizations to contribute societally relevant work as well as to demonstrate the policy impact of their research. Diverse science-policy interfaces (SPIs) aim for scientifically informed policymaking by connecting scientists with policymakers. Effective SPIs need to be grounded in credibility, relevance and legitimacy; at the same time, however, they become part of the comple…
Land tenure, asset heterogeneity and deforestation in Southern Burkina Faso
Reflexive use of methods
In transformative sustainability science, reflexivity is considered critical for ethically sound and socially relevant research. In practice, many transdisciplinary knowledge co-production processes have faced problems in mitigating power hierarchies among the participating actors and the different types of knowledge. In this paper, we develop and test a reflexive framework that enables transdisciplinary researchers to convey more explicitly how …
Advancing the research agenda on food systems governance and transformation
Knowledge brokering at the environmental science-policy interface — examining structure and activity
The environmental science-policy interface, consisting of dynamic interactions between various actors, is increasingly an object of study. In this interface, new types and kinds of boundary organisations are emerging and new types of knowledge brokering are taking place. Given the increasing calls for more evidence-based policy, it is pertinent to examine what type of SPI can be identified at the national level, how knowledge is brokered in it an…
Analyzing Redd+ as an experiment of transformative climate governance
Small wins enhancing sustainability transformations
No country is on its way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. The expectations for rapid transformations have not materialized, and hence a strategy combining both incremental and more radical changes is needed. Such strategies have been discussed in other fields, but they have been largely unaddressed in relation to sustainable development. This article seeks to increase understanding of how changes of various sizes i…
Circular bioeconomy
The circular bioeconomy is a highly scrutinized concept in Finland and internationally, with a high degree of polarization regarding forest utilization rates and distrust between certain actors. This offers an interesting case for an exploratory analysis of issues associated with knowledge co-production. Knowledge co-production entails the integration of different knowledge types and collaboration across multiple societal actors with potentially …
Trade-offs in expanding citizen participation in low-carbon transitions
Amid the complex and persistent challenges of sustainability transitions, experimental governance has emerged as a way to foster reflexivity, learning, and policy innovation through diverse participatory practices. This paper examines the role of transition arena methodologies in expanding and deepening civic engagement in low-carbon transitions, specifically through seven experimental processes focused on "climate-wise housing" in Finland in 202…
The emerging institutionalisation of knowledge co-production in sustainability research
Co-production of knowledge in science-policy interfaces has received increased attention as a way of addressing grand societal challenges with the hope that it will create a base for enacting transformative change. We explore the development and outputs of projects funded by the Strategic Research Council of Finland, which has had the aim of generating strategic knowledge through interactions with stakeholders. We examine how producers and users …
Transformative governance
Transformative change is becoming a key concept in the scientific conceptualization of sustainability. We assess five environmental governance approaches: adaptive, earth system, evolutionary, transformative and transition governance. We ask 1) What characterizes the different governance approaches, and how do they understand the dynamics of change? 2) How is the role of law conceptualized in the context of these governance approaches? The five s…
National Future Earth platforms as boundary organizations contributing to solutions-oriented global change research
Multiple levels and multiple challenges for measurement, reporting and verification of Redd
REDD+ is a multilevel endeavour. Global demands, national and subnational structures and local people’s needs and aspirations must all be linked in efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. We use Brockhaus and Angelsen’s (2012) framework of Institutions, Interests, Information and Ideas (4Is) to analyse the multilevel governance of REDD+ through one of its core elements: measurement, reporting and verification. We pr…
Multiple levels and multiple challenges for measurement, reporting and verification of Redd
REDD+ is a multilevel endeavour. Global demands, national and subnational structures and local people’s needs and aspirations must all be linked in efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. We use Brockhaus and Angelsen’s (2012) framework of Institutions, Interests, Information and Ideas (4Is) to analyse the multilevel governance of REDD+ through one of its core elements: measurement, reporting and verification. We pr…
Land tenure, asset heterogeneity and deforestation in Southern Burkina Faso
Transition towards Circular Economy in the Food System
Growing population and increased demand for food, inefficient resource use and food distribution, environmental impacts, and high rates of food wasted at all stages of the food system are all calling for transition towards more sustainable practices. In this article we apply the concept of circular economy to the case of a sustainable food system. Furthermore, we explore the transition towards a circular food system through the lens of socio-tech…
National Future Earth platforms as boundary organizations contributing to solutions-oriented global change research
Analyzing Redd+ as an experiment of transformative climate governance
Advancing the research agenda on food systems governance and transformation
Untangling the interactions of sustainability targets
Agenda 2030 and sustainable development goals (SDG) are key formulations of sustainability policies, consisting of 17 general-level goals and 169 more detailed targets. The target setting is based on tedious international policy negotiations and compromises addressing myriad of different and sometimes incompatible interests. Identification of key trade-offs and synergies between the targets can help the efficient implementation of SDGs by improvi…
Small wins enhancing sustainability transformations
No country is on its way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. The expectations for rapid transformations have not materialized, and hence a strategy combining both incremental and more radical changes is needed. Such strategies have been discussed in other fields, but they have been largely unaddressed in relation to sustainable development. This article seeks to increase understanding of how changes of various sizes i…
Navigating the science-policy interface
There is growing interest – and need – among researchers and research organizations to contribute societally relevant work as well as to demonstrate the policy impact of their research. Diverse science-policy interfaces (SPIs) aim for scientifically informed policymaking by connecting scientists with policymakers. Effective SPIs need to be grounded in credibility, relevance and legitimacy; at the same time, however, they become part of the comple…
Circular bioeconomy
The circular bioeconomy is a highly scrutinized concept in Finland and internationally, with a high degree of polarization regarding forest utilization rates and distrust between certain actors. This offers an interesting case for an exploratory analysis of issues associated with knowledge co-production. Knowledge co-production entails the integration of different knowledge types and collaboration across multiple societal actors with potentially …
Reflexive use of methods
In transformative sustainability science, reflexivity is considered critical for ethically sound and socially relevant research. In practice, many transdisciplinary knowledge co-production processes have faced problems in mitigating power hierarchies among the participating actors and the different types of knowledge. In this paper, we develop and test a reflexive framework that enables transdisciplinary researchers to convey more explicitly how …
Transformative governance
Transformative change is becoming a key concept in the scientific conceptualization of sustainability. We assess five environmental governance approaches: adaptive, earth system, evolutionary, transformative and transition governance. We ask 1) What characterizes the different governance approaches, and how do they understand the dynamics of change? 2) How is the role of law conceptualized in the context of these governance approaches? The five s…
Knowledge brokering at the environmental science-policy interface — examining structure and activity
The environmental science-policy interface, consisting of dynamic interactions between various actors, is increasingly an object of study. In this interface, new types and kinds of boundary organisations are emerging and new types of knowledge brokering are taking place. Given the increasing calls for more evidence-based policy, it is pertinent to examine what type of SPI can be identified at the national level, how knowledge is brokered in it an…
Trade-offs in expanding citizen participation in low-carbon transitions
Amid the complex and persistent challenges of sustainability transitions, experimental governance has emerged as a way to foster reflexivity, learning, and policy innovation through diverse participatory practices. This paper examines the role of transition arena methodologies in expanding and deepening civic engagement in low-carbon transitions, specifically through seven experimental processes focused on "climate-wise housing" in Finland in 202…
The emerging institutionalisation of knowledge co-production in sustainability research
Co-production of knowledge in science-policy interfaces has received increased attention as a way of addressing grand societal challenges with the hope that it will create a base for enacting transformative change. We explore the development and outputs of projects funded by the Strategic Research Council of Finland, which has had the aim of generating strategic knowledge through interactions with stakeholders. We examine how producers and users …
Transformative pathways for social networks to navigate towards a nature-positive society
Social networks of actors and networks of networks are essential in transformative change for biodiversity. In particular, cross-boundary networks such as science–policy–society interface networks are relevant for exchanging ideas that may shift values, paradigms, knowledge, policies, and practices. On the basis of literature and a collaborative design process, we develop three pathways for social networks to navigate in advancing their transform…
Business (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Economics (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (9 works) · Sustainability (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Corporate governance (6 works) · Transformative learning (6 works) · Ecology (5 works)