Governance of Complex Systems: Challenges Of Making Public Administration and Complexity Theory Work. Earth System Governance. Victor Galaz holds a Ph.D. in political science, and is currently working as a researcher and theme leader for Adaptive Governance at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
Among his publications in English are articles in the journals Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Environmental Politics, Ambio, Ecology and Society, and Governance. Research interest Catastrophic thresholds, surprises and cascading crises seem to be a generic feature of interconnected biophysical and socioeconomic systems. Managing complex adaptive systems. There are so many tools and approaches that it can sometimes be difficult to see the bigger picture that guides the selection of different approaches, and how they interlink in practice.
In particular there is a need to appreciate the concepts of complicated and complex in order to fully understand the context and landscape which leads to the choice of appropriate interventions that will address the issues of sustainability. An introduction to this topic is available as a posting Complicated or complex - knowing the difference is important for program development, implementation and evaluation.