🚀In WP5, we work together with the Global Knowledge Observatory and GIC Europe projects to facilitate the process of inviting a diverse range of stakeholders. Both projects are developing a dataset of more than 25,000 entities spanning industries, regions, and governance levels.
Building on this collaboration, WP5 is elaborating strategy for engaging stakeholders and works closely with these initiatives to enhance knowledge integration, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and identify key initiatives for our workshops. Our work is transforming stakeholder engagement by integrating reflexivity, ensuring inclusivity, adaptability, and co-created decarbonization pathways.
WP5 of the PANTHEON project focuses on engaging stakeholders in modeling transformation and decarbonization pathways while incorporating reflexivity throughout the project.
But why is this important? And why does our team emphasize reflexivity at every stage?
Reflexivity is the practice of critically examining one’s own assumptions, beliefs, and judgments—and understanding how these shape the research process. It challenges us to reflect on who we are as researchers and how this influences our work.
For this project, we define three main forms of reflexivity:
- Personal Reflexivity – shaped by individual preferences, motivations, and knowledge, influencing topic selection, research expectations, and key areas of focus.
- Professional Reflexivity – related to research practices and outcomes, including participant perceptions, interpersonal dynamics, and communication styles.
- Disciplinary Reflexivity – concerning theoretical, methodological, and epistemological perspectives, as well as the political dimensions of research. This is especially crucial in a project like PANTHEON, which brings together diverse disciplines and researchers from across the world.
These were our initial assumptions. However, through interviews with stakeholders, we discovered that reflexivity is also about opening multiple pathways. It allows us to recognize the multimodal nature of reality, challenge linear time, and embrace alternative temporalities. Reflexivity also means embracing failure, adaptation, and self-criticism—acknowledging mistakes, learning from them, and adjusting accordingly.
Thus, reflexivity is not just about self-awareness; it is also about understanding the broader impact of our project, models, and actions. It requires openness to multiple pathways and perspectives.
Mapping Stakeholders for Inclusive Decarbonization Pathways
To support this approach, WP5 collaborates closely with the Global Knowledge Observatory and GIC Europe to facilitate stakeholder engagement. Both projects are developing datasets containing more than 25,000 entities spanning industries, regions, and governance levels.
Building on this collaboration, WP5 leverages its growing stakeholder map to enhance knowledge integration, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and identify key initiatives for our workshops. With the leadership of Dr. Tadeusz Rudek, Professor Aleksandra Wagner, and the invaluable support of Dr. Nuccio Ludovico, WP5 is actively mapping stakeholders to assist the modeling team in constructing diverse decarbonization scenarios. These scenarios integrate insights from stakeholders across different countries, sectors, and governance levels.
Our engagement spans a wide spectrum—from business representatives to local communities near cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decarbonization is a complex, multi-layered, and multi-scalar process—just like stakeholder database developed by Global Knowledge Observatory.
How will we manage this process? How will we organize a series of workshops?
These are the key challenges we are tackling right now, and we will keep you updated!
Stay tuned for more insights from WP5!
Greetings from Kraków and Rome!
Dr. Tadeusz Rudek, Prof. Aleksandra Wagner, Dr. Nuccio Ludovico
Learn more:
GIC EUROPE: https://greenintellectualcapital.github.io/
