Agency and values for transformative change

Tulio Andrade; Xuemei Bai; Sander van der Linden; Viktoria Spaiser; Ramit Debnath; Sibel Eker; Berta Martín-López; James Patterson; Reinette Biggs; Patricia Balvanera

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2026.101618

Agency and values for transformative change

Tulio Andrade
, Xuemei Bai
, Sander van der Linden
, Viktoria Spaiser
, Ramit Debnath
, Sibel Eker
, Berta Martín-López
, James Patterson
, Reinette Biggs
, Patricia Balvanera

Professur für Internationale nachhaltige Entwicklung und Planung

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › Begutachtung

Abstract

Social tipping points are moments when targeted interventions in collective behavior can trigger transformative shifts across society. Embedded in complex social-ecological systems, these tipping points have the potential to drive rapid, systemic change, addressing urgent challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality but also leading to negative or unintended consequences if not carefully guided. This Voices asks: how can we leverage social tipping points for good?

Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	101618
Zeitschrift	One Earth
Jahrgang	9
Ausgabenummer	2
Seiten (von - bis)	1-6
Seitenumfang	6
ISSN	2590-3330
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2026.101618
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 20.02.2026

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