wp3 / DC10
Evaluating platform design for climate governance advocacy
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Doctoral candidate
Purpose
The doctoral project seeks to:
1) develop, test and implement an analytical framework to evaluate how affordances (design features) of digital platforms shape, enable or constrain climate advocacy;
2) to investigate and evaluate innovative strategies of leveraging affordances of digital platforms to maximise climate advocacy’s impact, outreach and collaboration;
3) and to explore and recommend change in the processes of (co)design of digital platforms for climate advocacy.
1) develop, test and implement an analytical framework to evaluate how affordances (design features) of digital platforms shape, enable or constrain climate advocacy;
2) to investigate and evaluate innovative strategies of leveraging affordances of digital platforms to maximise climate advocacy’s impact, outreach and collaboration;
3) and to explore and recommend change in the processes of (co)design of digital platforms for climate advocacy.
Methodology
The doctoral project will require mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, including but not limited to (climate) network analysis, (expert) interviews, web scraping and (big) data analysis, and (co)design workshops. This is a daunting but exciting list of methods – the university and the CoDesign4Transitions Doctoral Network will provide assistance to help the doctoral candidate obtain these versatile skills.
Secondments
Department of Design, Polimi, Italy with mentor Prof. Marzia Mortati, to investigate use of design approaches in the project methodology (3 months)
Lisbon Council, Belgium (6 months) with mentor Dr. Francesco Mureddu to evaluate climate action and advocacy strategies.
Lisbon Council, Belgium (6 months) with mentor Dr. Francesco Mureddu to evaluate climate action and advocacy strategies.