Archetype analysis in sustainability research: Methodological portfolio and analytical frontiers

dc.bibliographicCitation.firstPage34eng
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue3eng
dc.bibliographicCitation.journalTitleEcology and Societyeng
dc.bibliographicCitation.lastPage207eng
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume24eng
dc.contributor.authorSietz, D.
dc.contributor.authorFrey, U.
dc.contributor.authorRoggero, M.
dc.contributor.authorGong, Y.
dc.contributor.authorMagliocca, N.
dc.contributor.authorTan, R.
dc.contributor.authorJanssen, P.
dc.contributor.authorVáclavík, T.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-13T11:01:19Z
dc.date.available2020-07-13T11:01:19Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn sustainability research, archetype analysis reveals patterns of factors and processes that repeatedly shape social-ecological systems. These patterns help improve our understanding of global concerns, including vulnerability, land management, food security, and governance. During the last decade, the portfolio of methods used to investigate archetypes has been growing rapidly. However, these methods differ widely in their epistemological and normative underpinnings, data requirements, and suitability to address particular research purposes. Therefore, guidance is needed for systematically choosing methods in archetype analysis. We synthesize strengths and weaknesses of key methods used to identify archetypes. Demonstrating that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach, we discuss advantages and shortcomings of a range of methods for archetype analysis in sustainability research along gradients that capture the treatment of causality, normativity, spatial variations, and temporal dynamics. Based on this discussion, we highlight seven analytical frontiers that bear particular potential for tackling methodological limitations. As a milestone in archetype analysis, our synthesis supports researchers in reflecting on methodological implications, including opportunities and limitations related to causality, normativity, space, and time considerations in view of specific purposes and research questions. This enables innovative research designs in future archetype analysis, thereby contributing to the advancement of sustainability research and decision-making.eng
dc.description.fondsLeibniz_Fonds
dc.description.versionpublishedVersioneng
dc.identifier.urihttps://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/4901
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.34657/3530
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherStockholm : Resilience Allianceeng
dc.relation.doihttps://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11103-240334
dc.relation.issn1708-3087
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC 4.0 Unportedeng
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/eng
dc.subject.ddc300eng
dc.subject.otherdecision makingeng
dc.subject.otherfrontier regioneng
dc.subject.otherglobal changeeng
dc.subject.otherinnovationeng
dc.subject.otherresearch workeng
dc.subject.othersustainabilityeng
dc.subject.othertemporal distributioneng
dc.subject.otherArchetypicaleng
dc.subject.otherGlobal changeeng
dc.subject.otherKnowledge transfereng
dc.subject.otherLand systemeng
dc.subject.otherPatterneng
dc.subject.otherRevieweng
dc.subject.otherSocio-ecological systemeng
dc.subject.otherUp-scalingeng
dc.titleArchetype analysis in sustainability research: Methodological portfolio and analytical frontierseng
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeTexteng
tib.accessRightsopenAccesseng
wgl.contributorPIKeng
wgl.subjectUmweltwissenschafteneng
wgl.typeZeitschriftenartikeleng
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