TY - JOUR
T1 - Operationalizing contested problem-solution spaces: The case of Dutch circular construction
AU - Wiarda, Martijn
AU - Coenen, Tom B.J.
AU - Doorn, Neelke
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program Co-Change [grant number 873112 ] and PRO-Ethics [grant number 872441 ], Rijkswaterstaat, and by the Dutch National Research Council (NWO) [grant number VI.Vidi.195.119 ]. The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their valuable, in-depth and constructive feedback. Moreover, they would like to thank Sanne Bours and Geerten van de Kaa for their helpful input. The opinions expressed in this article reflect only the authors’ view and in no way reflect the opinions of the European Commission, Rijkswaterstaat, or NWO. Finally, we wish to express our gratitude to the respondents that provided the data used in this research.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program Co-Change [grant number 873112] and PRO-Ethics [grant number 872441], Rijkswaterstaat, and by the Dutch National Research Council (NWO) [grant number VI.Vidi.195.119]. The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their valuable, in-depth and constructive feedback. Moreover, they would like to thank Sanne Bours and Geerten van de Kaa for their helpful input. The opinions expressed in this article reflect only the authors’ view and in no way reflect the opinions of the European Commission, Rijkswaterstaat, or NWO. Finally, we wish to express our gratitude to the respondents that provided the data used in this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - In shaping collective responses to societal challenges, we currently lack an understanding of how to grasp and navigate conflicting ideas on societal problems and potential solutions. The problem-solution space is an increasingly popular framework for conceptualizing the extent to which problem-oriented and solution-oriented views are divergent. However, this reflexive framework needs an operationalization to become useful in practice. We contribute to this debate by demonstrating how Q-methodology can be used to systematically identify, describe, and compare collectively held visions in relation to problems and solutions. We use the case of Dutch circular construction, and identify three conflicting imaginaries that inform us about disagreement and common ground. We conclude by discussing how policymakers can use different approaches to navigate contestation, presumably mobilizing actors for a collective response.
AB - In shaping collective responses to societal challenges, we currently lack an understanding of how to grasp and navigate conflicting ideas on societal problems and potential solutions. The problem-solution space is an increasingly popular framework for conceptualizing the extent to which problem-oriented and solution-oriented views are divergent. However, this reflexive framework needs an operationalization to become useful in practice. We contribute to this debate by demonstrating how Q-methodology can be used to systematically identify, describe, and compare collectively held visions in relation to problems and solutions. We use the case of Dutch circular construction, and identify three conflicting imaginaries that inform us about disagreement and common ground. We conclude by discussing how policymakers can use different approaches to navigate contestation, presumably mobilizing actors for a collective response.
U2 - 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100752
DO - 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100752
M3 - Article
SN - 2210-4224
VL - 48
JO - Environmental innovation and societal transitions
JF - Environmental innovation and societal transitions
M1 - 100752
ER -