Cost Action Transformers

The overarching aim of is to inform research, policy and practice for transformations that deliver justice in a changing global context by bringing together and positioning research relevant to societal transformation. Such societal transformations are cited as highly necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change and biodiversity loss, and are called for in the IPCC and IPBES frameworks, as well as the European Green Deal. However, current research into transformations is highly fragmented. Pieces of relevant knowledge are held by policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers, from within a range of contexts, disciplines, projects and perspectives, both within and outside of the sustainability research community. There is a need to put these separate pieces together to › identify what transformation-relevant knowledge is held and by whom › understand how the different pieces fit together; › understand what the big picture is – what we know about transformations collectively; and › identify the missing pieces – understand what we still need to create knowledge on. › We are a recognised source of cutting-edge, transdisciplinary knowledge on how to create and support societal transformations for sustainability. › We create materials and opportunities for training transformations researchers in the transdisciplinary skills needed to inform and create transformative change. › Our practices as an Action, and the outputs we create embed values that are important to us; and, are essential in delivering the kinds of care-full, transdisciplinary, sustainability work we seek to achieve. These values are: PLURALITY · SLOWNESS · TRUST · PRACTICALITY · CREATIVITY AND O PENNESS INCLUSIVITY COURAGE · EMERGENCE · ACCOUNTABILITY · COMPLEXITY · EMPOWERMENT REFLEXIVITY · VALUE-ADDED · COMMITMENT · AWARENESS