Wiebren Boonstra
Professor i naturresurser och hållbar utveckling vid Institutionen för geovetenskaper; Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling
- E-post:
- wijnand.boonstra@geo.uu.se
- Besöksadress:
- Villavägen 16
75236 Uppsala - Postadress:
- Villavägen 16
75236 Uppsala
Affilierad Forskare vid Institutet för forskning om målkonflikter i hållbar samhällsomställning/ Uppsala
- E-post:
- wijnand.boonstra@geo.uu.se
- Besöksadress:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postadress:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 Uppsala
- ORCID:
- 0000-0002-1191-0574
Kort presentation
My research investigates the social-historical dynamics of primary resources, and how it impacts the long-term biocultural sustainability of sea- and landscapes
Nyckelord
- qualitative methods
- sociological theory
- global change
- sustainability studies
- agriculture
- moral responsibility
- sociology of emotion
- fisheries
- small-scale fisheries
- sociology
- power
- rural development
- rural studies
- sustainability transition
- smallholders
- alternative technologies
Biografi
From an early age I have been fascinated by the diverse ways in which humans work with and dependent on nature. This fascination led me to scientifically study rural life as a MSc student (1995-2000) in Rural Development Studies, and as a PhD student (2001-2006) in Rural Sociology at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. I also worked at the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences (2006-2010), the department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University (2015-2018), the Stockholm Resilience Centre (2010-2020), and I have spent 10 months as visiting professor at the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources and Human Ecology at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA (2016-2017).
Forskning
The thematic focus of my research can be summarized broadly as the social dynamics and relations that shape the primary use of natural resources. My case studies - located in The Netherlands, Malawi, Australia, Vietnam, and Sweden - include investigations of how farmers and fishers impact and depend upon terrestrial and marine ecologies. I am particularly interested in understanding (mis)matches between the values, interests of farmers and fishers and the social and ecological opportunities to realize their preferred farming and fishing styles. I strive to construct case studies through a mixed-method design that includes qualitative and quantitative methods.
I also work to develop social scientific theory and method for the study of natural resource use, to contribute to the development of sustainability science in research and education. I supervise students at both MSc and PhD levels, and teach courses at both levels. Furthermore, I also act as an associate editor-in-chief for the journal Ambio: A journal of the Human Environment, which is published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Springer. I also contribute as lead author to the upcoming IPBES assessment on Transformative Change.
One of my major research projects is on urban fishing and fishers. More information can be found here.
A complete list of my published work can be found here.
Media
Forskare har länge varnat för att utarmningen av arter och gränserna för världens ekosystem närmar sig bristningsgränsen. Vi vet dessutom att problemet ligger i hur vi producerar och konsumerar. Varför är det då så svårt att vända utvecklingen och gynna biologisk mångfald?
Så tar vi hänsyn till biologisk mångfald
Nyheter från Uppsala Universitet 2023-06-14
https://www.uu.se/nyheter/2023/2023-06-14-sa-tar-vi-hansyn-till-biologisk-mangfald
Jag hoppas att IPBES rapporten kan vara et verktyg
Publicering av IPBES rapporten Transformative Change
https://www.uu.se/nyheter/2025/2025-05-05-jag-hoppas-att-ipbes-rapporten-kan-vara-ett-verktyg

Publikationer
Urval av publikationer
Ingår i Energy Research & Social Science, 2024
- DOI för Theorising resistance in times of fossil fuels: Ecological grief, righteous anger and interaction rituals in Sweden's energy regime shift
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Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
Ingår i Sociologia Ruralis, s. 254-279, 2024
- DOI för Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
Ingår i Maritime Studies, 2023
- DOI för Analysis across case-based global sustainability projects: an emerging challenge for ocean conflict research in the Anthropocene
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Analysis across case-based global sustainability projects: an emerging challenge for ocean conflict research in the Anthropocene
More than a single footnote: Connecting Alexis de Tocqueville and Norbert Elias
Ingår i Human Figurations, s. 1-24, 2021
Senaste publikationer
Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda
Ingår i Sustainability Science, s. 1-19, 2025
How justice shapes transition governance - a discourse analysis of Swedish policy debates
Ingår i Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, s. 1998-2016, 2024
- DOI för How justice shapes transition governance - a discourse analysis of Swedish policy debates
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av How justice shapes transition governance - a discourse analysis of Swedish policy debates
Ingår i Energy Research & Social Science, 2024
- DOI för Theorising resistance in times of fossil fuels: Ecological grief, righteous anger and interaction rituals in Sweden's energy regime shift
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Theorising resistance in times of fossil fuels: Ecological grief, righteous anger and interaction rituals in Sweden's energy regime shift
Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
Ingår i Sociologia Ruralis, s. 254-279, 2024
- DOI för Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
History matters: societal acceptance of deep-sea mining and incipient conflicts in Papua New Guinea
Ingår i Maritime Studies, 2023
- DOI för History matters: societal acceptance of deep-sea mining and incipient conflicts in Papua New Guinea
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Alla publikationer
Artiklar i tidskrift
Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda
Ingår i Sustainability Science, s. 1-19, 2025
How justice shapes transition governance - a discourse analysis of Swedish policy debates
Ingår i Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, s. 1998-2016, 2024
- DOI för How justice shapes transition governance - a discourse analysis of Swedish policy debates
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av How justice shapes transition governance - a discourse analysis of Swedish policy debates
Ingår i Energy Research & Social Science, 2024
- DOI för Theorising resistance in times of fossil fuels: Ecological grief, righteous anger and interaction rituals in Sweden's energy regime shift
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Theorising resistance in times of fossil fuels: Ecological grief, righteous anger and interaction rituals in Sweden's energy regime shift
Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
Ingår i Sociologia Ruralis, s. 254-279, 2024
- DOI för Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Making meat moral: A comparison of rearing and killing practices in Swedish cattle farming
History matters: societal acceptance of deep-sea mining and incipient conflicts in Papua New Guinea
Ingår i Maritime Studies, 2023
- DOI för History matters: societal acceptance of deep-sea mining and incipient conflicts in Papua New Guinea
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av History matters: societal acceptance of deep-sea mining and incipient conflicts in Papua New Guinea
Ingår i Maritime Studies, 2023
- DOI för Analysis across case-based global sustainability projects: an emerging challenge for ocean conflict research in the Anthropocene
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Analysis across case-based global sustainability projects: an emerging challenge for ocean conflict research in the Anthropocene
Earth steward: Will Steffen's contributions to Earth System Science, governance and law
Ingår i Ambio, s. 995-1003, 2023
Ingår i Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, s. 1841-1860, 2023
- DOI för Knowing through fishing: exploring the connection between fishers' ecological knowledge and fishing styles
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Knowing through fishing: exploring the connection between fishers' ecological knowledge and fishing styles
More than ponds amid skyscrapers: Urban fisheries as multiscalar human-natural systems
Ingår i Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, s. 49-58, 2022
Ingår i Ambio, s. 1091-1093, 2022
Urban fishing reveals underrepresented diversity
Ingår i Nature Food, s. 295-295, 2022
Transformation archetypes in global food systems
Ingår i Sustainability Science, s. 1827-1840, 2022
- DOI för Transformation archetypes in global food systems
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Transformation archetypes in global food systems
Why are geographical indications unevenly distributed over Europe?
Ingår i British Food Journal, s. 490-510, 2021
- DOI för Why are geographical indications unevenly distributed over Europe?
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Ingår i Ocean and Coastal Management, 2021
Fishing in the city for food: a paradigmatic case of sustainability in urban blue space
Ingår i npj Urban Sustainability, 2021
- DOI för Fishing in the city for food: a paradigmatic case of sustainability in urban blue space
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Fishing in the city for food: a paradigmatic case of sustainability in urban blue space
Ingår i ICES Journal of Marine Science, s. 463-479, 2021
Closing the gap between knowing and causing the Anthropocene
Ingår i Ambio, s. 1767-1773, 2021
More than a single footnote: Connecting Alexis de Tocqueville and Norbert Elias
Ingår i Human Figurations, s. 1-24, 2021
Towards a bridging concept for undesirable resilience in social-ecological systems
Ingår i Global Sustainability, 2020
- DOI för Towards a bridging concept for undesirable resilience in social-ecological systems
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Towards a bridging concept for undesirable resilience in social-ecological systems
Behavioural diversity in fishing: Towards a next generation of fishery models
Ingår i Fish and Fisheries, s. 872-890, 2020
- DOI för Behavioural diversity in fishing: Towards a next generation of fishery models
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Ingår i Ocean and Coastal Management, 2019
Ingår i Ecology and Society, 2018
- DOI för Can income diversification resolve social-ecological traps in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in the global south?: A case study of response diversity in the Tam Giang lagoon, central Vietnam
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Can income diversification resolve social-ecological traps in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in the global south?: A case study of response diversity in the Tam Giang lagoon, central Vietnam