Shona Russell
Senior Lecturer in Knowledge and Practice
Management
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom
Biography
She has recently completed projects examining the organisation of science and policy relationships in Scotland, organisational responses to climate change. In the course of this research, Shona is increasingly interested in relationships between knowledge and practice in the context of sustainable development across multiple scales and involving multiple actors. Shona joined the School of Management as a Lecturer in Knowledge and Practice in 2012. Previously she worked as a researcher in Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua in New Zealand examining water and climate governance with a particular focus on public and stakeholder participation. Her doctoral research at the University of Strathclyde in 2007 examining governance and accountability in the provision of water services in Scotland.
Research Interest
Shona's research primarily focuses on: Governance, accountability and accounting technologies for natural resource management, particularly water; Collaborative and interdisciplinary knowledge production in the domain of environmental science and policy; and Organising sustainability transitions.
Publications
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Lennox, J., Proctor, W., and Russell, S. (2011). Structuring stakeholder participation in New Zealand's water resource governance. Ecological Economics, vol. 70, pp. 1381-1394.
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Russell, S. and Frame, B. (2013). Technologies for sustainability: a governmentality perspective. International Journal of Sustainable Development, vol. 16:1/2, pp. 91-106.
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Russell, S. L., Greenaway, A., Carswell, F., & Weaver, S. (2013). Moving beyond "mitigation and adaptation": examining climate change responses in New Zealand. Local Environment, (June), 1–19.
