Mind the mind: How to effectively communicate about cognition in social-ecological systems research.

ABSTRACT: Social-ecological systems (SES) research underlines the tremendous impact of human behaviour on planet Earth. To enable a sustainable course of humanity, the integration of human cognition in SES research is crucial for better understanding the processes leading to and involved in human behaviour. However, this integration is proving a challenge, not only in terms of diverging ontological and epistemological perspectives, but also-and this has received little attention in SES research-in terms of (lacking) precision of communication regarding cognition. SES scholars often implicitly disagree on the meaning of this broad concept due to unexpressed underlying assumptions and perspectives. This paper raises awareness for the need to communicate clearly and mindfully about human cognition by e

SUBMITTER: Bercht AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6486894 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature