Most social problems are "wicked", meaning that they are highly complex, intractable, open-ended, and multi-dimensional. In wicked learning environments, information is ambiguous, feedback may be slow, or causes and effects are difficult to ascertain. Using the insights from the Bloomington...

Effective climate-change adaptation depends on governance systems capable of mobilizing diverse forms of power, knowledge, and urgency. Yet adaptation initiatives across Europe routinely underperform because institutional rules suppress the salience of stakeholders most exposed to climate risks....

This article revisits the methodological foundations of Elinor Ostrom's institutionalism by examining the role of 'complexity' in her work and the conceptual influence of Herbert A. Simon. While Simon was not Ostrom's most frequently cited reference, his thought - particularly as articulated in...

Most social problems are "wicked", meaning that they are highly complex, intractable, open-ended, and multi-dimensional. In wicked learning environments, information is ambiguous, feedback may be slow, or causes and effects are difficult to ascertain. Using the insights from the Bloomington...

Rural studies are the theoretically informed and empirically grounded integration of disciplines that, until recently, were widely separated. This separation came with different grammars, mutually contrasting problem definitions and different methodological instruments that together resulted in...