Marine Social Sciences For The Ocean We WantTanja Bogusz: Experimentalism and Sociology - From Crisis to Experience on 6th December

17 November 2022, by CSS

Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge CC-BY 4.0

Oceans are at the heart of the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions and the resilience of coastal communities to climate change will depend on strong marine social sciences. Based on an intensive consultation, a team of multiple authors - among them CSS member Dr. habil. Tanja Bogusz - explains What for and How in a manifesto published on 14 November.

You can find the complete manifesto here.

The researchers conclude the following: "The various marine social sciences help to diversify the conventional scientific perspective on the oceans. We expect the marine social sciences and humanities to become a driver for understanding real life changes via analysing diverse viewpoints and helping to align interests in a forward-looking perspective - for the delivery of SDG 14 and the SDG agenda as a whole. We anticipate a new age of demand for skills in marine social science, both within higher education and continuous professional development. We sincerely hope these revamped efforts will increasingly enable interdisciplinary knowledge exchanges and vitalize collective action for the Ocean."