Katharina Koller

Zentrum für Soziale Innovation · Department of Work and Equal Opportunities

In this paper, the authors present the findings of an empirical case study examining the efficacy of the Games Realising Effective & Affective Transformation (GREAT) Case Study design process. The process is underpinned by an established Mixed Methodological Research (MMR) framework for eliciting the preferences of gamers and determining their prio...

Game-based approaches using role-play can foster engagement in climate policy discussions and promote climate action as they emphasise dialogue and decision-making. This study investigates how an intervention based on role-play impacts climate change engagement and examines the mediating role of discussion quality. The intervention involves approx....

This paper presents an initial report on the co-design processes between researchers and policy stakeholders in the GREAT (Games Realising Effective and Affective Transformation) project applied in the context of the climate emergency. The objective of piloting these co-design processes is to develop a methodology to support policy stakeholders in...

The GREAT (Games Realising Effective and Affective Transformation) project explores new approaches that foster climate change discussion and stimulate citizen reflection. However, some citizens have limited resources for participation, even though their engagement and contributions are crucial. To address this challenge, the authors present two stu...

The climate crisis requires far-reaching changes which need to be supported by civil society and policymakers alike. New methods of public engagement are necessary to capture needs voiced by citizens, understand the social acceptability of climate change measures, and transform this information into actionable knowledge. Games can offer great poten...

The GREAT project explores the potential of game-based interventions in enhancing climate change knowledge, awareness, and political engagement. By involving citizens, policymakers, and NGOs in participatory research, it seeks to develop authentic games that can contribute to future climate policies and strategies. A first pilot of the project’s me...

Participatory video (PV) is a method of film-making originating in the field of international development practice. The idea is to adopt a “bottom-up” approach to film-making which can facilitate marginalised communities to introduce their voices in the final product. In this paper, we will discuss a project that seeks to implement PV for underpriv...

Behavioural change is considered one of the demand-side strategies for achieving sustainable development pathways. People change their behaviour by altering the way they consume or live, causing a reduction in the use of resources or waste generation. Citizens are commonly encouraged to avoid, shift, or improve their behaviour to benefit climate ad...

Deliverable 2.2 from the EU-funded NEVERMORE project (http://www.nevermore-horizon.eu). This document presents an analytical framework for socio-economic factors and constitutes deliverable D2.2 of the NEVERMORE project. NEVERMORE aims to develop integrated models and tools for simulating and assessing the impacts and risks of climate change, to m...

NEVERMORE Project's Deliverable. More information in https://www.nevermore-horizon.eu/public-deliverables/

Final report on the study "Social Innovation as Valuation and Outcome Category of SNSF-funded Research" conducted by the Center for Social Innovation, Vienna. Mandated by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and carried out from 2021 to 2022, the study is part of the work done under the SNSF's strategic priority "Value of Research". With a...

Much research in environmental psychology focusses on populations that are already well-researched and loud in the public discourse on climate change, while socially excluded and disadvantaged groups remain ignored. This contribution describes the implementation of a participatory method based on video creation (Participatory Video; PV) for working...

Research on pro-environmental behavior (PEB) informs social policies and interventions, so the quality of PEB measurement is critical. Self-reported PEB measures in surveys often contain non-negligible measurement error, which can bias estimates and lead to incorrect findings. Given the potential presence of error, we hypothesize that changes to th...

When examining rates of young people not in employment, education or training aged 25 or older (25+ NEETs) across European countries, it becomes obvious that 25+ NEET rates vary, from low to high. While there are many studies examining the factors that determine NEET status among 15-24 year olds, little or no research has been done on the factors t...

Academia is considered an important player in fostering social innovation, yet little is known about the relationship between the work of academic researchers and social innovation. This paper sets out to a) investigate how researchers assess the contributions of their project to social innovation using four analytic dimensions; b) connect the pers...

Der Artikel beschäftigt sich mit dem Potential einer Triangulation zwischen Diskursanalyse und dokumentarischer Methode. Anhand von Material aus einem Forschungsprojekt zur medialen Inszenierung von Musliminnen und ihres alltagsweltlichen Umgangs mit den darin manifestierten diskursiven Zuschreibungen werden Differenzen zwischen den beiden Zugängen...

Stress im Alltag kann auch belastend wirken, ohne in eine pathologische Manifestation zu münden. Insbesondere Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene zeigen sich von einer Vielzahl an Stressauslösern betroffen, die im vorliegenden Beitrag konkret herausgearbeitet werden. Als Grundlage dienen zwei Fokusgruppen mit jungen Erwachsenen, die anhand der qualita...