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<p>The transformative research lens incorporates ideas such as consciously addressing power differences with strategies that allow for the inclusion of the voices of the full range of stakeholders, including those who are most marginalized. The goal of transformative research is to support the development of culturally responsive interventions that foster increased respect for human rights and achievement of social, economic, and environmental justice. In this article, we use a case study from Universitas Padjadjaran in Indonesia to illustrate the application of a transformative approach to research in a complex setting in which the rights of those living in poverty are not respected and economic development occurs at the expense of environmental degradation. We discuss a transformative framing for research associated with the development of interventions designed to support West Java, Indonesia in moving forward toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the goals established by the United Nations to address inequities. The road to transformation is not simple or smooth, but the combination of a transformative approach to research with the development of transformative interventions provides a hopeful pathway.</p>
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The transformative research lens incorporates ideas such as consciously addressing power differences with strategies that allow for the inclusion of the voices of the full range of stakeholders, including those who are most marginalized. The goal of transformative research is to support the development of culturally responsive interventions that foster increased respect for human rights and achievement of social, economic, and environmental justice. In this article, we use a case study from Universitas Padjadjaran in Indonesia to illustrate the application of a transformative approach to research in a complex setting in which the rights of those living in poverty are not respected and economic development occurs at the expense of environmental degradation. We discuss a transformative framing for research associated with the development of interventions designed to support West Java, Indonesia in moving forward toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the goals established by the United Nations to address inequities. The road to transformation is not simple or smooth, but the combination of a transformative approach to research with the development of transformative interventions provides a hopeful pathway.

Transformative research and the sustainable development goals: challenges and a vision from Bandung, West Java

International Journal for Transformative Research

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The transformative research lens incorporates ideas such as consciously addressing power differences with strategies that allow for the inclusion of the voices...

Transformative research and the sustainable development goals: challenges and a vision from Bandung, West Java

Published Online: Dec 02, 2019

Page range: 27 - 35

Received: Mar 21, 2019

Accepted: Aug 02, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2019-0005

Keywords
transformation, sustainable development goals, economic development, social justice, envirnomental justice

© 2018 Ida Widianingsih et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Transformative research and the sustainable development goals: challenges and a vision from Bandung, West Java

Published Online: Dec 02, 2019

Page range: 27 - 35

Received: Mar 21, 2019

Accepted: Aug 02, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2019-0005

Keywordstransformation, sustainable development goals, economic development, social justice, envirnomental justice

© 2018 Ida Widianingsih et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
transformation, sustainable development goals, economic development, social justice, envirnomental justice