Research Topic Title: International researcher-practitioner collaboration to co-produce conceptualisation of marine identities & put marine citizenship theory into practice
I am interested in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and practice related to the human-ocean relationship, including governance and decision making. My PhD research investigated marine citizenship through a range of disciplines including marine environmental science, human geography, environmental psychology and environmental law. Through this work, the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park has embedded marine citizenship as a key goal, and the Ocean Recovery Declaration has been developed as a vehicle for marine citizenship.
This project responds to Challenge 10 of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development : “Change humanity’s relationship with the ocean”.
The project includes:
1) A workshop with a network of international researchers and practitioners to: develop a conceptualisation of marine identities through diverse perspectives, knowledge, research and practice in global communities; interrogate relationships with marine citizenship and ocean literacy; and publish the findings to reach leading environmental researchers.
2) A collaboration with the UK’s first National Marine Park in Plymouth Sound (PSNMP) to pilot methods of developing marine citizenship and marine identity through participation and impact.
The Fellowship will provide the foundations for the development of future research into marine citizenship and marine identities.
Mentor: Prof. Patrick Devine-Wright
Publications
· Buchan, P.M., Evans, L.S, Pieraccini, M. & Barr, S. (2023) Marine citizenship: the right to participate in the transformation of the human-ocean relationship for sustainability. PLOS ONE. In press.
· Evans, L.S., Buchan, P.M., Fortnam, M., Honig, M. & Heaps, L. (2023) Putting coastal communities at the center of a sustainable blue economy: A review of risks, opportunities, and strategies. Frontiers in Political Science. In press.
· Buchan, P.M. (2022) Transformation through participation: democratising the human-ocean relationship. In: Gómez, S. & Köpsel, V. (Eds), Transdisciplinary Marine Research: Bridging Science and Society. Routledge. · Buchan, P.M. (2021) Investigating marine citizenship and its role in creating good marine environmental health. PhD Thesis. University of Exeter. · Buchan, P.M. & Yates, K.L. (2019) Stakeholder dynamics, perceptions and representation in a regional coastal partnership. Marine Policy 101:125-136.
E-mail: pb381@exeter.ac.uk
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