Description: Provides principles and frameworks for integrating science into policy and governance.
Brief description: Kevin O'Toole is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University. His research focuses on comparative studies of policies and their application to sustainability and participatory governance in rural areas.
Review Quotes: "I really do applaud the authors on taking a stand to create change for the better with this book. The authors are realistic in their expectations, with an understanding that each sustainability problem has its own set of unique challenges, thus boundary work and research planning needs to be tailored to each problem. One major point I will state is that this book is not a one-off read and reference. Instead, it is a resource that will reveal its value over time as an important planning tool. If scientists, research leaders, managers and policy advisors start approaching sustainability problems with such strategies, we should be on a more aligned track to better scientific outcomes for society at large into the future."
Ryan Baring, Australian Marine Science Bulletin 201(3), December 2017
"A very useful guide for researchers, research and science program managers and science policy advisers. It is thought-provoking and highlights the need for more attention to boundary work, its design and application to maximise the legitimacy and credibility of scientific knowledge and thereby its impact."
Sarah Connor, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 26(2) 2019
"Given the rapidly evolving challenges in sustainability science and the increased need for boundary work, this book has tremendous value for offering tangible advice on framing and governing sustainability problems."
Erica Marshall, Austral Ecology 45(8), 2020