Super wicked problems, practice and transition theory solutions​

Meiklejohn Consulting's approach is based on a Ph.D thesis by Dr. David Meiklejohn researching Australian local government community engagement / behaviour change programs designed to respond to climate change.

In particular, I examined the impact of two major influences on the shape of climate change community engagement: the rise of rooftop solar and the climate emergency movement.

I drew upon practice theory to produce a fuller picture of the complex relationships between what people do and how local governments seek to influence them.

The full thesis is produced through the links below. It's been broken up by chapter so you can dip in to what you might find most relevant.

If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch.

David Meiklejohn

Abstract

1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Methods
4. Applying a practice lens to local government climate change governance: rethinking community engagement practices
5. Shifting practices: how the rise of rooftop solar PV has changed local government community engagement
6. Governing a climate emergency
7. Transitioning through a climate emergency: local governments transforming systems of practice
8. Conclusion
9. References

Papers

Meiklejohn, D., Bekessy, S. & Moloney, S. (2021) Applying a practice lens to local government climate change governance: rethinking community engagement practices, Sustainability 13, no. 2: 995

Meiklejohn, D., Bekessy, S. & Moloney, S. (2018) Shifting practices: How the rise of rooftop solar PV has changed local government community engagement Cogent Environmental Science 4, no. 1: 1481584