Narrative futures: Inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives on the role of narratives in sustainability transformations
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Narrative futures play an important role in sustainability transformations. Whether and how narratives built around positive visions or dystopian scenarios can motivate collective action and catalyze change is a particularly important question in transdisciplinary research. We explore insights from literary studies and a critical perspective on power, arguing that they can enhance our understanding of narrative futures. They offer ways to explore how narrative futures interact with broader societal discourses and political struggles, how they are constructed, and what impact they may have.
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.34.3.4
Authors: Karoline Augenstein, Jenny Künkel, Tim Lanzendörfer, Boris Bachmann, André Schmale, Julia Shapiro
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4415234887