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Wiebren Boonstra serves as Professor in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development at Uppsala University's Department of Earth Sciences and as an Affiliated Researcher with the Uppsala University Conflicting Objectives Research Nexus (UUniCORN). His work bridges social science perspectives with environmental sustainability challenges, focusing on human dimensions of resource governance.
Boonstra's research centers on Sustainability Transitions, Natural Resource Management, and Rural Development, with specialized expertise in small-scale fisheries, agricultural systems, and socio-ecological conflicts. He employs qualitative methods and sociological theory to investigate moral responsibility, power dynamics, and emotional responses within environmental governance. His scholarship frequently addresses global change impacts on rural communities and the role of alternative technologies in fostering resilience, particularly through the lens of sociology of emotion and interaction rituals.
Recent publications (2021-2025) reveal consistent engagement with socio-ecological transitions across multiple domains. Key threads include justice considerations in Swedish energy policy, ethical dimensions of meat production, and urban-rural linkages in fisheries management. Boonstra's methodological approach combines process tracing with sociological frameworks to analyze complex conflicts in ocean governance and agricultural policy, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary integration between social theory and sustainability science.
As an Affiliated Researcher with UUniCORN, Boonstra contributes to research addressing conflicting objectives in sustainability science, particularly regarding policy implementation and stakeholder engagement in environmental transitions. His work shows significant policy relevance, with connections to IPBES and IPES reports as evidenced by media coverage of his contributions to transformative change frameworks.
