Boundary work is undertaken by individuals and organizations that are committed to fostering productive linkages among the worlds of science, practice and policy. It involves two-way communication, negotiation between and among stakeholders, and mediation, enabling multiple knowledges and values to be shared and co-produced among stakeholders without jeopardizing the legitimacy or integrity of anyone involved (1, 2). Successful boundary work is often attributed to boundary agents who straddle the multiple and varied boundaries between stakeholders, translating, communicating and facilitating linkages between knowledge and action (3). Such work can be professionally perilous for the individuals involved, since they are working at the frontiers between the very different worlds and reward systems of science, practice and politics. Effective boundary organizations support boundary agents by providing both training and “safe spaces” where politically or scientifically sensitive matters are pursued (4).
Publication year
2022
Authors
Catacutan D C; Meadu V; Yatich T T B; Kasyoki K
Language
English
Keywords
environmental impact, environmental policies, legal principles, stakeholders
