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Podcast: In Common
Episode: 037: Pracademics and patchiness with Jessica Cockburn
Description: Michael and Stefan spoke with Jessica Cockburn, a Lecturer in Environmental Science at Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, South Africa. Jessica identifies as a "pracademic" who often works with local partners to explore how actors across a variety of contexts interact to address sustainability challenges. Her work is highly collaborative. Among the groups she engages with is the Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS):Â https://pecs-science.org/.
Topics of the interview include:
The use of "critical realist" philosophy as a basis for engaged research.
The challenge of "pracademics": practical and ethical d...