Brenna Harvey
Biographic Data
| ID | 95477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brenna Harvey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brenna |
| FAMILY NAME | Harvey |
| SIGNATURE | HARVEY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6626-4290 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 249 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
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…
The future of Global Environmental Assessments: 20 Years after the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Navigating barriers and pathways in capacity development for knowledge mobilization: Perspectives from McGill University’s Faculty of Education
Introduction This study offers a case study of capacity development for Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) within the context of McGill University’s Faculty of Education, focusing on the experiences of researchers and students engaged in KMb. Amidst increasing global demands for academic research to contribute to societal benefits, this case study evaluated the participants’ experiences of challenges and support received in doing KMb activities. Method…
Co-creating environmental and sustainability education courses: The possibilities and pitfalls of collaborative course design
Purpose Collaboration is critical for navigating environmental and sustainability issues; however, translating this competency into participatory approaches to environmental and sustainability education (ESE) remains elusive. The process of designing ESE courses represents an under-examined space for modeling this transformative practice at higher education institutions (HEIs) toward sustainability. This paper aims to examine barriers, enablers a…
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…
Participatory scenario planning: A social learning approach to build systems thinking and trust for sustainable environmental governance
Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP), the collaborative process of envisioning plausible futures, is a promising approach to aid environmental management and governance in the Anthropocene. Emerging scholarship on PSP emphasizes its potential for social learning to enhance knowledge, values, and competencies for more sustainable governance. However, empirical evidence that PSP leads to social learning is limited. We explored a PSP exercise for t…
Engaging diverse knowledge holders in adaptation research
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…
Managing environmental knowledge networks to navigate complexity
Environmental knowledge networks (EKNs) link research collaborators in a common purpose to produce data and knowledge to better understand social-ecological phenomena and address environmental challenges. Over recent years, as scientists have grappled with how to produce data and actionable knowledge for conservation and sustainability, more EKNs have been established. Although each network is founded for its own purposes and maintains its own go…
Capacity development for knowledge mobilization: A scoping review of the concepts and practices
There is a growing emphasis worldwide on the use of knowledge mobilization (KMb) to improve policies and practices with the latest research evidence. This emphasis calls upon knowledge producers (e.g., university researchers) to produce more relevant evidence, and knowledge users (e.g., practitioners) to access and apply evidence. However, doing KMb can be challenging for these groups without effective support and training. Therefore, individuals…
Engaging knowledge users in Canadian knowledge mobilisation research: A scoping review of research in education
Background: This study examines the engagement of knowledge users in knowledge mobilisation (KMb) research on Canadian K-12 teaching and education policy. Research on and around KMb has grown in the decade since this field was first assessed comprehensively. Thus, it is timely to re-evaluate if current knowledge producer-user relationships in KMb research feature the mediating variables or recursive elements promulgated as best practices in KMb r…
From ‘stakeholders’ to rights holders: How approaches to impact assessment affect indigenous participation in the Yukon Territory, Canada
Academic freedom, the impact agenda, and pressures to publish: Understanding the driving forces in higher education
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…
Equity in climate scholarship: A manifesto for action
We -the Editors of Climate and Development -react in both delight and dismay to the 'Hot List' of 1000 influential scholars in climate change published by Reuters 1 on 20 April 2021.Delight because the compilation of such a list demonstrates the critical importance of climate change as a major global challenge, celebrating climate change knowledge-holders who are at the forefront of ground-breaking and influential thinking and research.As a clima…
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…
‘That pony is real sexy’: My Little Pony fans, sexual abjection, and the politics of masculinity online
The cartoon My Little Pony has drawn attention for its audience of young adult men, described as “bronies.” Although popular narratives have emphasized their comparative sexual normalcy, a subset of these fans form communities where enjoyment of pornographic content is normative. Through ethnographic observation of the My Little Pony (/mlp/) discussion board on the website 4chan, we find that these men construct a communal identity around their s…
Building and diversifying our interdisciplinary giants: Moving scholarship on evidence and policy forward
Beyond Technical Fixes: Climate Solutions and the Great Derangement
Climate change research is at an impasse. The transformation of economies and everyday practices is more urgent, and yet appears ever more daunting as attempts at behaviour change, regulations, and global agreements confront material and social-political infrastructures that support the status quo. Effective action requires new ways of conceptualizing society, climate and environment and yet current research struggles to break free of established…
Learning partners: Overcoming the Collective Action Dilemma of Inter-Organisational Knowledge Generation and Sharing
Increasingly, development initiatives are delivered through consortia, which in some cases include a formal “learning partner” role. Who are learning partners and what is their role? What is their potential comparative advantage in different knowledge and learning processes? Drawing on traditions of knowledge management and organisational learning, and documents on 11 learning partner roles, this article suggests that they may contribute more to …
Marriage, the Final Frontier? Same‐Sex Marriage and the Future of the Lesbian and Gay Movement
Given hostility within segments of LGBT communities toward same‐sex marriage, how do Australian activists justify their efforts toward achieving marriage equality? In this article, we expand the social movement literature by examining how activists construct identity, meaning, and goals in contradistinction to others within the same movement. We draw on interviews with Australian lesbian and gay activists to examine what enables them to pursue th…
Social learning and climate change adaptation: Evidence for international development practice
The potential for social learning to address complex, interconnected social and environmental challenges, such as climate change adaptation, is receiving increasing attention in research and practice. Social learning approaches vary, but commonly include cycles of knowledge sharing and joint action to co‐create knowledge, relationships, and practices among diverse stakeholders. This results in learning and change that goes beyond the individual i…
The Meaning of Marriage to Same-Sex Families: Formal Partnership, Parenthood, Gender, and the Welfare State in International Perspective
Lesbian and gay male couples formalize romantic partnerships at different rates. These rates differ differently depending on national context, with female partnerships exceeding male partnerships in U.S. contexts, while gay male partnerships exceed lesbian partnerships in some European contexts, and rough parity is reached in Canada. Through a cross-national analysis of welfare regimes, partnership forms, and patterns of formal same-sex partnersh…
Introduction: Is Development Research Communication Coming of Age
In this article we reflect on three themes that highlight current trends in research communication for development and, in turn, shape this issue of the IDS Bulletin . We argue that shifts in the sociopolitical and theoretical context within which development research communication is being put into practice; the range and configurations of actors and roles being deployed; and technological advances or innovations available for research communica…
Beyond Technical Fixes: Climate Solutions and the Great Derangement
Climate change research is at an impasse. The transformation of economies and everyday practices is more urgent, and yet appears ever more daunting as attempts at behaviour change, regulations, and global agreements confront material and social-political infrastructures that support the status quo. Effective action requires new ways of conceptualizing society, climate and environment and yet current research struggles to break free of established…
Social learning and climate change adaptation: Evidence for international development practice
The potential for social learning to address complex, interconnected social and environmental challenges, such as climate change adaptation, is receiving increasing attention in research and practice. Social learning approaches vary, but commonly include cycles of knowledge sharing and joint action to co‐create knowledge, relationships, and practices among diverse stakeholders. This results in learning and change that goes beyond the individual i…
Marriage, the Final Frontier? Same‐Sex Marriage and the Future of the Lesbian and Gay Movement
Given hostility within segments of LGBT communities toward same‐sex marriage, how do Australian activists justify their efforts toward achieving marriage equality? In this article, we expand the social movement literature by examining how activists construct identity, meaning, and goals in contradistinction to others within the same movement. We draw on interviews with Australian lesbian and gay activists to examine what enables them to pursue th…
The Meaning of Marriage to Same-Sex Families: Formal Partnership, Parenthood, Gender, and the Welfare State in International Perspective
Lesbian and gay male couples formalize romantic partnerships at different rates. These rates differ differently depending on national context, with female partnerships exceeding male partnerships in U.S. contexts, while gay male partnerships exceed lesbian partnerships in some European contexts, and rough parity is reached in Canada. Through a cross-national analysis of welfare regimes, partnership forms, and patterns of formal same-sex partnersh…
From ‘stakeholders’ to rights holders: How approaches to impact assessment affect indigenous participation in the Yukon Territory, Canada
Building and diversifying our interdisciplinary giants: Moving scholarship on evidence and policy forward
Introduction: Action Research for Development and Social Change
This article examines the threads that run through the seven different accounts of action research that make up this IDS Bulletin. It links the practice of action research to the power and positionality of action research facilitators. It argues that action research must explore the flows and dynamics of power in order to ensure that any changes are not superficial. It is explicit that action research involves risks and it is important to be mind…
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…
Introduction: Is Development Research Communication Coming of Age
In this article we reflect on three themes that highlight current trends in research communication for development and, in turn, shape this issue of the IDS Bulletin . We argue that shifts in the sociopolitical and theoretical context within which development research communication is being put into practice; the range and configurations of actors and roles being deployed; and technological advances or innovations available for research communica…
Re-imagining Capacity and Collective Change: Experiences from Senegal and Ghana
This article presents two studies which examine learning among community collectives in Ghana and Senegal, in their struggles to sustain their livelihoods and agency amid political, environmental, and socioeconomic pressures. In doing so, we consider how these experiences are reflected in the ways that human capacity is conceptualised and supported within international cooperation and development. We argue that dominant practices described as ‘ca…
Introduction: Is Development Research Communication Coming of Age
In this article we reflect on three themes that highlight current trends in research communication for development and, in turn, shape this issue of the IDS Bulletin . We argue that shifts in the sociopolitical and theoretical context within which development research communication is being put into practice; the range and configurations of actors and roles being deployed; and technological advances or innovations available for research communica…
Understanding Context in Learning-centred Approaches to Climate Change Communication
Communication on climate change research has long been dominated by top-down delivery of information aimed at informing on future climate scenarios and climate-related events. However, emphasis in this field is slowly shifting to more process-oriented approaches to communication, and the need to integrate learning is receiving increasing attention. This article argues that despite the challenges in shifting research communication on climate chang…
Linking Community, Radio, and Action Research on Climate Change: Reflections on a Systemic Approach
This article reflects upon the opportunities and challenges of using Participatory Action Research (PAR) with community radio broadcasters in southern Ghana to investigate the impacts of climate change. Through a detailed outline of the methodological approach employed in this initiative as well as the findings that it produced, we consider how action research might serve to reveal the power relations, systemic drivers of vulnerability, and oppor…
Introduction: Action Research for Development and Social Change
This article examines the threads that run through the seven different accounts of action research that make up this IDS Bulletin. It links the practice of action research to the power and positionality of action research facilitators. It argues that action research must explore the flows and dynamics of power in order to ensure that any changes are not superficial. It is explicit that action research involves risks and it is important to be mind…
Social learning and climate change adaptation: Evidence for international development practice
The potential for social learning to address complex, interconnected social and environmental challenges, such as climate change adaptation, is receiving increasing attention in research and practice. Social learning approaches vary, but commonly include cycles of knowledge sharing and joint action to co‐create knowledge, relationships, and practices among diverse stakeholders. This results in learning and change that goes beyond the individual i…
The Meaning of Marriage to Same-Sex Families: Formal Partnership, Parenthood, Gender, and the Welfare State in International Perspective
Lesbian and gay male couples formalize romantic partnerships at different rates. These rates differ differently depending on national context, with female partnerships exceeding male partnerships in U.S. contexts, while gay male partnerships exceed lesbian partnerships in some European contexts, and rough parity is reached in Canada. Through a cross-national analysis of welfare regimes, partnership forms, and patterns of formal same-sex partnersh…
Marriage, the Final Frontier? Same‐Sex Marriage and the Future of the Lesbian and Gay Movement
Given hostility within segments of LGBT communities toward same‐sex marriage, how do Australian activists justify their efforts toward achieving marriage equality? In this article, we expand the social movement literature by examining how activists construct identity, meaning, and goals in contradistinction to others within the same movement. We draw on interviews with Australian lesbian and gay activists to examine what enables them to pursue th…
‘That pony is real sexy’: My Little Pony fans, sexual abjection, and the politics of masculinity online
The cartoon My Little Pony has drawn attention for its audience of young adult men, described as “bronies.” Although popular narratives have emphasized their comparative sexual normalcy, a subset of these fans form communities where enjoyment of pornographic content is normative. Through ethnographic observation of the My Little Pony (/mlp/) discussion board on the website 4chan, we find that these men construct a communal identity around their s…
Building and diversifying our interdisciplinary giants: Moving scholarship on evidence and policy forward
Beyond Technical Fixes: Climate Solutions and the Great Derangement
Climate change research is at an impasse. The transformation of economies and everyday practices is more urgent, and yet appears ever more daunting as attempts at behaviour change, regulations, and global agreements confront material and social-political infrastructures that support the status quo. Effective action requires new ways of conceptualizing society, climate and environment and yet current research struggles to break free of established…
Learning partners: Overcoming the Collective Action Dilemma of Inter-Organisational Knowledge Generation and Sharing
Increasingly, development initiatives are delivered through consortia, which in some cases include a formal “learning partner” role. Who are learning partners and what is their role? What is their potential comparative advantage in different knowledge and learning processes? Drawing on traditions of knowledge management and organisational learning, and documents on 11 learning partner roles, this article suggests that they may contribute more to …
Equity in climate scholarship: A manifesto for action
We -the Editors of Climate and Development -react in both delight and dismay to the 'Hot List' of 1000 influential scholars in climate change published by Reuters 1 on 20 April 2021.Delight because the compilation of such a list demonstrates the critical importance of climate change as a major global challenge, celebrating climate change knowledge-holders who are at the forefront of ground-breaking and influential thinking and research.As a clima…
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…
Academic freedom, the impact agenda, and pressures to publish: Understanding the driving forces in higher education
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…
Capacity development for knowledge mobilization: A scoping review of the concepts and practices
There is a growing emphasis worldwide on the use of knowledge mobilization (KMb) to improve policies and practices with the latest research evidence. This emphasis calls upon knowledge producers (e.g., university researchers) to produce more relevant evidence, and knowledge users (e.g., practitioners) to access and apply evidence. However, doing KMb can be challenging for these groups without effective support and training. Therefore, individuals…
Engaging knowledge users in Canadian knowledge mobilisation research: A scoping review of research in education
Background: This study examines the engagement of knowledge users in knowledge mobilisation (KMb) research on Canadian K-12 teaching and education policy. Research on and around KMb has grown in the decade since this field was first assessed comprehensively. Thus, it is timely to re-evaluate if current knowledge producer-user relationships in KMb research feature the mediating variables or recursive elements promulgated as best practices in KMb r…
From ‘stakeholders’ to rights holders: How approaches to impact assessment affect indigenous participation in the Yukon Territory, Canada
Engaging diverse knowledge holders in adaptation research
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…
Managing environmental knowledge networks to navigate complexity
Environmental knowledge networks (EKNs) link research collaborators in a common purpose to produce data and knowledge to better understand social-ecological phenomena and address environmental challenges. Over recent years, as scientists have grappled with how to produce data and actionable knowledge for conservation and sustainability, more EKNs have been established. Although each network is founded for its own purposes and maintains its own go…
Navigating barriers and pathways in capacity development for knowledge mobilization: Perspectives from McGill University’s Faculty of Education
Introduction This study offers a case study of capacity development for Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) within the context of McGill University’s Faculty of Education, focusing on the experiences of researchers and students engaged in KMb. Amidst increasing global demands for academic research to contribute to societal benefits, this case study evaluated the participants’ experiences of challenges and support received in doing KMb activities. Method…
Co-creating environmental and sustainability education courses: The possibilities and pitfalls of collaborative course design
Purpose Collaboration is critical for navigating environmental and sustainability issues; however, translating this competency into participatory approaches to environmental and sustainability education (ESE) remains elusive. The process of designing ESE courses represents an under-examined space for modeling this transformative practice at higher education institutions (HEIs) toward sustainability. This paper aims to examine barriers, enablers a…
Political science (19 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Computer Science (12 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 works) · Ecology (9 works) · Knowledge management (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (8 works) · Climate change (7 works)