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Transdisciplinarity for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance

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The move from what is called Mode 1 to Mode 2 science involves a shift from the ethos and practice of academic, curiosity driven, and disciplinary oriented research to a science more targeted for policy-making. In Mode 2 fisheries science, this would imply a problem-oriented focus, such as poverty alleviation within small-scale fisheries, but driven mainly by industry’s interests. Transdisciplinary research, which seeks the middle ground between Mode 1 and 2, takes the process a step further by recognizing the relevance of nonscientific, experience-based knowledge, and by involving those who ‘own’ the problem and who have stakes in the policy-making process. This is a research process in which the voices of small-scale fisheries people are not only heard, but where fishers and fish workers have an active role in defining the problem to be investigated and in generating the knowledge needed to effectively address it. However, ideal as it may seem from a governance and governability perspective, transdisciplinary research is not without challenges. For instance, what does the move from Mode 1 to Mode 2 and beyond mean for reliability, credibility, and quality assurance of science? What is gained and what is lost? This chapter discusses what such a transformation may imply to the scientific community and what consequences it might have for the way fisheries science is practiced and perceived in a governance context. It also lays out a strategy for transdisciplinary fisheries science that is both scientifically qualified and applicable for enhancing the governability of small-scale fisheries in the real world.

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Msomphora, M.R., Jentoft, S. (2019). Transdisciplinary Science for Small-Scale Fisheries. In: Chuenpagdee, R., Jentoft, S. (eds) Transdisciplinarity for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance. MARE Publication Series, vol 21. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94938-3_21

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