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Archetype analysis in sustainability research: meanings, motivations, and evidence-based policy making

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BORIS DOI
10.7892/boris.131553
Date of Publication
2019
Publication Type
Article
Division/Institute

Geographisches Instit...

Centre for Developmen...

Author
Oberlack, Christophorcid-logo
Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern (GIUB)
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Sietz, Diana
Bürgi, Elisabethorcid-logo
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Brémond, Ariane Caroleorcid-logo
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Dell'Angelo, Jampel
Eisenack, Klaus
Ellis, Erle C.
Epstein, Graham
Giger, Markus
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Heinimann, Andreasorcid-logo
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern (GIUB)
Kimmich, Christian
Kok, Marcel TJ
Manuel-Navarrete, David
Messerli, Peterorcid-logo
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern (GIUB)
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Václavík, Tomás
Villamayor-Tomas, Sergio
Subject(s)

900 - History::910 - ...

Series
Ecology and Society
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
1708-3087
Publisher
Resilience Alliance Publications
Language
English
Publisher DOI
10.5751/ES-10747-240226
Uncontrolled Keywords

archetype

land systems

social-ecological sys...

sustainability

vulnerability

Description
Archetypes are increasingly used as a methodological approach to understand recurrent patterns in variables and processes that shape the sustainability of social-ecological systems. The rapid growth and diversification of archetype analyses has generated variations, inconsistencies, and confusion about the meanings, potential, and limitations of archetypes. Based on a systematic review, a survey, and a workshop series, we provide a consolidated perspective on the core features and diverse meanings of archetype analysis in sustainability research, the motivations behind it, and its policy relevance. We identify three core features of archetype analysis: recurrent patterns, multiple models, and intermediate abstraction. Two gradients help to apprehend the variety of meanings of archetype analysis that sustainability researchers have developed: (1) understanding archetypes as building blocks or as case typologies and (2) using archetypes for pattern recognition, diagnosis, or scenario development. We demonstrate how archetype analysis has been used to synthesize results from case studies, bridge the gap between global narratives and local realities, foster methodological interplay, and transfer knowledge about sustainability strategies across cases. We also critically examine the potential and limitations of archetype
analysis in supporting evidence-based policy making through context-sensitive generalizations with case-level empirical validity. Finally, we identify future priorities, with a view to leveraging the full potential of archetype analysis for supporting sustainable development.
Related URL
https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol24/iss2/art26/
Handle
https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/200594
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