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PROBLEMS IN THE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT LITERATURE BASE FOR WESTERN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES
In: Impact assessment, Band 1, Heft 4, S. 44-59
Probleme mit der Wissenschaft?: Lehrerurteile über pädagogisch-psychologische Literatur
In: Studien zum Umgang mit Wissen 9
Wirtschaftspsychologie und psychologische Berufsberatung: eine Einführung in die Probleme und in die Literatur
In: Schriften zur Psychologie der Berufseignung und des Wirtschaftslebens 1
Wicked Problems in Africa : A Systematic Literature Review
The theory of wicked problems, originating from Western academic discussion, has evolved since the 2000s toward a universal diagnostic of societal challenges. In this article, we employ a systematic literature review to investigate the application of the concept of wicked problems in studies focusing on the African context. Our aim is to understand the additional value and limitations of using the concept in a non-Western frame of reference. We conclude that the concept remains underutilized in studies concentrating on Africa; moreover, when it is used, it is mainly by academics of Western or Anglophone origin. Overall, the concept of wicked problems is mainly applied descriptively rather than theoretically. Based on the analysis of the themes and issues characterized as wicked, we elaborate toward a typology that takes account of the concrete "manifestations" (e.g., health issues such as AIDS/HIV and its treatment history) and "mechanisms" (e.g., historical path dependency) that condition the presence of wicked problems in the African context. The article contributes to the theory of wicked problems by developing a typology that distinguishes between interlinked and contextual problems (often characterized through the concept of "dual wickedness"), and proposes that problems can become exacerbated when the two dimensions are simultaneously present. ; Peer reviewed
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NEUE LITERATUR - Probleme und Perspektiven der handwerksgeschichtlichen Forschung
In: IWK: internationale wissenschaftliche Korrespondenz zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 390-391
ISSN: 0046-8428
Social problems
In: The Century social sciences series