scholarly journals Transcending the Learned Ignorance of Predatory Ontologies: A Research Agenda for an Ecofeminist-Informed Ecological Economics

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah-Louise Ruder ◽  
Sophia Sanniti
Keyword(s):  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Ecological Economics ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
Political Act

As a necessarily political act, the theorizing, debating and enacting of ecological economies offer pathways to radical socio-economic transformations that emphasize the ecological and prioritize justice. In response to a research agenda call for ecological economics, we propose and employ an ecofeminist frame to demonstrate how the logics of extractivist capitalism, which justify gender biased and anti-ecological power structures inherent in the growth paradigm, also directly inform the theoretical basis of ecological economics and its subsequent post-growth proposals. We offer pathways to reconcile these epistemological limitations through a synthesis of ecofeminist ethics and distributive justice imperatives, proposing leading questions to further the field.

Modeling and Implementation of Formal Power Structures in Enterprise Information Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 174-188
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Enterprise Information ◽  
Enterprise Information Systems ◽  
Organizational Power ◽  
Authority Relations ◽  
Formal Power

The concepts of power and authority are inherent in human organizations of any type. In some organizations power relations on individuals are defined explicitly and formalized in organizational documentation. In other organizations power relations are implicit, less strict and may change depending on contextual conditions. As power relations have important consequences for organizational viability and productivity, they should be considered explicitly in enterprise information systems (EISs). Although organization theory provides a rich and very diverse theoretical basis on organizational power, still most of the definitions for power-related concepts are too abstract, often vague and ambiguous to be directly implemented in EISs. To create a bridge between informal organization theories and automated EISs, this chapter proposes a formal logic-based specification language for representing power- (in particular authority) relations and their dynamics. The use of the language is illustrated by considering authority structures of organizations of different types. Moreover, the chapter demonstrates how the formalized authority relations can be integrated into an EIS.

scholarly journals Democracy and the Environment: An Ecological Economics Research Agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Prakash Kashwan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Ecological Economics ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Economics Research

In this essay, we look into two dominant pillars of environmental governance, the State and the market, juxatoposed with the varitiies of environmentalism--of the rich and of the poor--to create a mosaic for the ecological economists to examine how socio-economic and political factors mediate the framing, design, and implementation of policies and institutions meant to foster socially just environmental protection efforts.

Ecological economics and degrowth: Proposing a future research agenda from the margins

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 106495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ksenija Hanaček ◽  
Brototi Roy ◽  
Sofia Avila ◽  
Giorgos Kallis
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Ecological Economics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Agenda

scholarly journals Service Innovation: A New Conceptualization and Path Forward

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Gustafsson ◽  
Hannah Snyder ◽  
Lars Witell
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Service Innovation ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Service Research ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Definition Of

Service innovations challenge existing offerings and business models, shape existing markets, and create new ones. Over the last decade, service research has shown increasing interest in the concept of innovation and should by now have reached maturity and created a strong theoretical basis. However, there is no coherent theoretical framework that captures all the facets of service innovation, and to move service innovation research forward, we must revisit the key assumptions of what an innovation is. To enable this, the present article addresses three fundamental questions about service innovation: (1) What is it and what is it not? (2) What do we know and what do we not know? and (3) What do we need to know to advance service research? By doing so, this article offers an updated and comprehensive definition of service innovation and provides a research agenda to suggest a path forward.

scholarly journals A Research Agenda for the Future of Ecological Economics by Emerging Scholars

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1557
Author(s):  
Kaitlin Kish ◽  
Joshua Farley
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Ecological Economics ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
New Research ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Normative Foundations

As a discipline, ecological economics is at a turning point and there is a need to develop a new research agenda for ecological economics that will contribute to the creation and adoption of new economic institutions. There are still considerable environmental issues and a new generation of scholars ready to tackle them. In this paper and Special Issue, we highlight the voices of emerging scholars in ecological economics who put social justice squarely at the center of ecological economic research. The papers in this issue remain true to the central focus of economic downscaling while calling for greater emphasis on culture and society. We acknowledge that methodological and intellectual pluralism inherently entail tensions but strive to find shared normative foundations to collectively work toward socio-ecological transformations. In this editorial, we emphasize the need for further attention to social aspects of ecological economics and evolutionary approaches to further strengthen cooperation.

scholarly journals A Review of Research on Ecological Economics Based on Bibliometrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Huang ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Guoqin Huang ◽  
Huifang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Ecological Economics ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Number Of Publications

The development of ecological economics is a major strategy for development in the 21st century. Although scholars have been rising more and more interesting for ecological economic over the past 10 years, it is still unclear what is the change will be facing in the future. In order to provide a theoretical basis for the future development of ecological economy, our article analyzes the current research progress of ecological economy on the basis of a bibliometric analysis. The results show that (1) sustainable development of an ecological economy is a hot research topic; (2) there is little cooperation and exchange between institutions and among scholars regarding ecological economics; (3) the number of publications on ecological economics is increasing, with a relatively large number being published in China. Therefore, we must strengthen the cooperation between institutions and among scholars and improve the research content, vision, and methods in this field. This study provides a theoretical basis for the future development of ecological economy.

scholarly journals Distributive justice, stability, and sustainable water resources management

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Jeffrey
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Complex Model ◽  
Justice Research ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Requisite Variety ◽  
Sustainable Water Resources Management ◽  
Sustainable Water Resources

The problem of stability in distributive justice arrangements is a contemporary theme of interest to students of political and environmental theory. Progress on translating theoretical insights into practical tools has, however, been impeded by an incongruence between the subject’s prescriptive and descriptive traditions. In this contribution, a literature review is used to outline the issue of stability and its characterisation as a desirable societal attribute by theorists, and to discuss the emerging complex model of distributive justice behaviour as exposed by empirical research. Incongruences between the two fields as they relate to the promotion of stability is highlighted and concepts of requisite variety are proposed as a framework within which the complex model may be exploited in order to promote stability. The ramifications of this framework for the distributive justice research agenda and appropriate resource distribution policies are explored using water resources as a focus for debate.

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