Forty years of wicked problems literature: forging closer links to policy studies
Policy and Society, 2019 Rittel and Webber boldly challenged the conventional assumption that ‘scientific’ approaches to social policy and planning provide the most reliable guidance for practitioners and researchers who are addressing complex, and contested, social problems ...
Brian W Head
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A small wins framework to overcome the evaluation paradox of governing wicked problems
Policy and Society, 2019 The evaluation of policy strategies to tackle wicked policy problems inevitably involves a paradox of trying to judge solutions for problems that have no solutions and for which additional efforts might increase the chances of finding better responses ...
Art Dewulf
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Training wicked scientists for a world of wicked problems
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2021 Humanity faces a number of wicked problems, from global climate change and the coronavirus pandemic to systemic racism and widening economic inequality.
Nicholas C. Kawa +13 more
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Wicked Problems in Africa: A Systematic Literature Review
SAGE Open, 2021 The theory of wicked problems, originating from Western academic discussion, has evolved since the 2000s toward a universal diagnostic of societal challenges. In this article, we employ a systematic literature review to investigate the application of the
Ville-Pekka Niskanen +2 more
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The ethics of wicked problems: an exegesis. [PDF]
Socioecol Pract Res, 2023 For nearly all the most urgent issues confronting humanity today, there is neither consensus about how to address them nor clarity on how tackling them might further compound existing inequality, erode democratic capacities and accelerate environmental ...
Chan JKH.
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Tackling wicked problems in infection prevention and control: a guideline for co-creation with stakeholders [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016 Background Infection prevention and control can be seen as a wicked public health problem as there is no consensus regarding problem definition and solution, multiple stakeholders with different needs and values are involved, and there is no clear end ...
Anne F. G. van Woezik +4 more
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Synthetic biology and conservation of nature: wicked problems and wicked solutions. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2013 So far, conservation scientists have paid little attention to synthetic biology; this is unfortunate as the technology is likely to transform the operating space within which conservation functions, and therefore the prospects for maintaining ...
Kent H Redford +2 more
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Scaling digital solutions for wicked problems: Ecosystem versatility. [PDF]
J Int Bus Stud, 2023 Digital solutions are increasingly used to address “wicked problems” that are locally embedded but require global approaches. Scaling these solutions internationally is imperative for their success, but to date we know little about this process.
Tatarinov K, Ambos TC, Tschang FT.
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Knowledge, Expertise and Science Advice During COVID-19: In Search of Epistemic Justice for the 'Wicked' Problems of Post-Normal Times. [PDF]
Soc Epistemol, 2022 A consistent claim from governments around the world during the Coronavirus pandemic has been that they were following the science. This raises the question, central to this paper, of what and whose knowledge is or should be sought, which is being side ...
Mormina M.
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Can We Build an Evidence Base on the Impact of Systems Thinking for Wicked Problems? Comment on "What Can Policy-Makers Get Out of Systems Thinking? Policy Partners' Experiences of a Systems-Focused Research Collaboration in Preventive Health". [PDF]
Int J Health Policy Manag, 2021 Finegood DT.
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