In Common

This episode is the first of our new Journal series.  Here our team will interview authors who have published in the International Journal of the Commons (IJC), asking them about their specific published paper, its purpose and future directions. The interviews wont simply summarize the articles, but aim to add additional insight into the author's intentions and reflections. We won’t be interviewin...

In this episode, Michael spoke with two organizers of an upcoming virtual conference being held by the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC). This conference is taking place February 24-26, and is the first in a series of virtual conferences being held by the IASC. Conference website: https://2021space.iasc-commons.org/ IASC events website: https://iasc-commons.org/future-c...

In this episode, Michael spoke with Ramiro Berardo, a professor in the School of Environment & Natural Resources at the Ohio State University. Ramiro discussed with Michael his research on natural resource governance using social network analysis (SNA), the diversity of resources that are now available for scholars trying to learn SNA, and the more recent trend towards social-ecological network an...

Stefan and Michael interview Henrik Österblom. Henrik is the Science Director of the Stockholm Resilience Center and a Professor at the University of Stockholm in Sweden. He has a PhD in Marine Ecology from the Department of Systems Ecology at Stockholm University, and a Master’s Degree in Behavioural Ecology from the Department of Zoology at Uppsala University. He is interested in marine ecosyste...

This ‘Insight’ clip is taken from full episode 026, Michael and Stefan’s conversation with Emily Darling and Georgina Gurney. Emily is a Conservation Scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Georgina is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University. In the clip, they both reflect on lessons learned from a transdisciplinary social-...

This insight episode is taken from full episode 30, Stefan’s conversation with Ina Möller.   Ina Möller is a postdoctoral researcher in the environmental policy group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Ina completed her PhD in the Department of Political Science at Lund University in Sweden, where her thesis was titled The Emergent Politics of Geoengineering. She also has a Master degree...

In this episode, Stefan interviews Joerg Niewoehner.  Joerg is a professor at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, where he is also the director of the Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems, with the acronym (IRI THESys). He holds a PhD in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia. In 2004, he joined the Institute of European Ethnolog...

In this episode, Stefan interviews Emily Boyd, an in-person interview recorded back in January 2020. Emily is Director of Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies and Professor in Sustainability Science. She is a leading social scientist with a background in international development, environment and climate change, with a focus on the interdisciplinary nexus of poverty, livelihoods and r...

In this episode Michael spoke with Brent Loken, a Global Food Lead Scientist at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Together they discussed Brent's realization that conservation ultimately needs to engage with how we meet peoples' needs, and that food is at the center of this. After describing the path he has taken leading up to his current position, Brent talked about his work at the WWF to promote a...

This insight episode is from episode 006, Stefan’s interview with Sonya Graci.   Sonya Graci is an Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson, University in Toronto, Ontario. She is also the Director of the Hospitality and Tourism Research Institute . Sonya has worked on numerous projects around the world related to sustainable tourism development...

In this episode, Stefan interviews Anna-Katharina Hornidge. Anna is the Director of the German Development Institute in Bonn, Germany, one of the leading research institutions and think tanks for global development and international cooperation worldwide. She is also a Professor of Global Sustainable Development at the University of Bonn. Anne refers to herself as a Development and Knowledge Socio...

In this episode we talked about our favorite books of 2020, as well as some we want to read in 2021. The books we discussed are listed below in alphabetical order by title:   All We Can Save by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Control of Nature by John McPhee Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep...

In this episode, Courtney speaks with Bill Blomquist, a Professor of Political Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and a fellow at the Ostrom Workshop. We explore Bill's ground-breaking and decade-spanning research into California groundwater governance. We talk about Bill's work tracking the evolution of groundwater policy and institutions, the unique theoretical...

This insight clip is from full episode 53, Michael and Courtney’s interview with Jacopo Baggio. Jacopo is an assistant professor at the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs at the University of Central Florida. In this insight clip, Jacopo answers a few questions related to the need for multiple methods and the challenges associated with social science research. Jacopo's website...

Today’s ‘Insight’ episode is from full episode 22, Stefan’s interview with Liz Carlisle. Liz's UCSB page https://www.es.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/lizcarlisle In this clip, Liz explains how her music career has influenced her ethnographic research, with lessons we can all learn about being present.  Liz Carlisle is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at University of Californi...

This is the first episode of our new series titled ‘Commoning'. Stefan, Michael and Courtney are joined by Michael Schoon (ASU) to discuss the following questions: What makes a good scientist? How do we transparently communicate the limitations of our research, without undermining it’s perceived value for our peers, journals and the public?   Michael Schoon https://sustainability.asu.edu/person/mi...

Today’s ‘Insight’ episode is from full episode 32, our interview with Meredith Niles. Meredith is a multidisciplinary scientist working in socio-ecological and food systems. Currently she is an assistant professor in food systems and policy at the University of Vermont in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences. In the clip, Courtney asks Meredith about her advocacy for open access publishin...

In this episode Michael and Stefan spoke with Xavier Basurto, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. We talked about the development of his career that led him to Duke, and a current project he is co-leading in collaboration with the FAO and WorldFish, a CGIAR research center, known as Illuminating Hidden Harvests. Based on a paper th...

This ‘Insight’ episode is from full episode 37, where Michael and Stefan interview Jessica Cockburn. Jessica is a Lecturer in Environmental Science at Rhodes University in 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...

This insight episode is taken from episode 46, where Michael spoke with Jon Parker. John is a sociologist of science and a program director at the National Science Foundation (NSF) within its division of social and economic sciences. John’s website and google scholar pages: http://john-parker-wg6d.squarespace.com/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=euuurksAAAAJ&hl=en

In this episode we all spoke with Frank van Laerhoven, a professor at Utrecht University and co-editor-in-chief of the International Journal of the Commons, a new partner of the In Common podcast. We talked to Frank about his time working for the Food and Agriculture Organization and his transition to academia. Frank discussed his concerns about both professional arenas and the gap between them. A...

Thanks to all our guests and listeners, the Finding Sustainability Podcast has been, in our eyes, a large success. In order to provide a sustainable platform for the podcast going forward and to expand opportunities for new types of content, we will now become an official partner with the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) and the International Journal of the Commons (IJ...

This insight episode is taken from episode 42 where Courtney and Michael talk with Joseph Ament, an ecological economist at the University of Vermont. In the full episode we discuss Joe’s research on money, common money misconceptions, the role of money right now during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this insight episode, we highlight Joe’s thoughts on shifting value towards sustainability in our econo...

This insight episode is taken from episode 039, where Michael and I talk with Raul Pacheco-Vega. Raul is a professor in the Public Administration Division of the Centre for Economic Research and Teaching, CIDE (Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas, CIDE, AC) based out of CIDE Region Centro in Aguascalientes, Mexico. In the full podcast (episode 039) we discussed his work on waste and wast...

In this episode Michael and Stefan spoke with Mike Schoon, an associate professor in Arizona State University's School of Sustainability. They began by discussing Mike's previous career as an engineer and his PhD dissertation work on transboundary parks in Southern Africa, which he conducted while he was a PhD student at Indiana University, where he and Michael met as advisees of Lin Ostrom. They...