Multifunctionality: Epistemic diversity and concept oriented research clusters

Autor: Patrick Caron, Jakub Hadyński, Anna Hadyńska, Dirk Roep, Henk Oostindie, Werner Hediger, Denis Barthelemy, Eric Sabourin, Tristan Le Cotty, Ernest Reig
Přispěvatelé: Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Department of Applied Economics II, University of Valencia, Avda. dels Tarongers s/n, Valencia 46022, affiliation inconnue, Rural Sociology Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, Wageningen 6706 KN, Swiss College of Agriculture, Laenggasse 85, Zollikofen CH-3052, centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement (CIRED), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-AgroParisTech-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), INRA, Département Sciences Sociales Agriculture Alimentation Espace Environment, Unité MONA, 65 Boulevard de Brandebourg, Ivry-sur-Seine Cedex 94205, Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Management, August Cieszkowski University of Poznan, ul. Wojska Polskiego 28, Poznan 60-637, Département Environnements et Sociétés (Cirad-ES), Actions collectives, politiques et marchés (UPR Politiques et marchés)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
Předmět:
Méthodologie
0211 other engineering and technologies
Recherche
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law

Epistemic community
Terminologie
01 natural sciences
Politics
Credibility
Sociology
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Epistemic
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Sustainable development
[SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology
Ecology
Conceptualization
Concept
MF
A01 - Agriculture - Considérations générales
021107 urban & regional planning
Classification
Rural Sociology
Epistemology
Europe
MGS
Cluster
[SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies
Sustainability
[SDE]Environmental Sciences
Multifunctionality
Normative
U30 - Méthodes de recherche
Rurale Sociologie
Agronomy and Crop Science
Strengths and weaknesses
Zdroj: International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology
International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2008, 7 (4/5), pp.319-338
International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology
International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology 7 (2008) 4/5
International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2008, 7 (4/5), pp.319. ⟨10.1504/IJARGE.2008.020080⟩
International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 7(4/5), 319-338
Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 1462-4605
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2008.020080⟩
Popis: International audience; This paper provides a mapping of the different uses of the word multifunctionality. To explore the diversity of meanings and interpretations, a comparative analysis was conducted through five national case studies in France, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland. The analysis conducted at national level makes it possible to identify eight Concept Oriented Research Clusters (CORCs), based on a relative homogeneity in the research practices, in the research questions addressed, in the concepts used or discussed by scientists to lead their work and in the scientific disciplines, the stream of thought or possibly the epistemic community researchers belong to. The classification helps in understanding how the term Multifuctionality (MF) is used by different advocates around a variety of conceptualisations, political context or normative perspectives. It also helps in looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the word for tackling different issues. Highlighting this diversity might contribute to the consolidation of research and to gain credibility facing the political debates. Because of what it can bring into analysis, the authors recommend to use it for the design of an analytical framework to look at sustainability, and to leave the conception of MF as a goal to the political spheres. Copyright © 2008 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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