About Beyond Diversity: Re-Situating PluralismOur aim is to foster meaningful communication between the social, biological and physical sciences, as well as the humanities. Moreover, this relationship must include civil society institutions and acknowledgement of and engagement with local and indigenous knowledge holders. Some of the thematic areas that we explore are: adaptation to environmental and sociocultural change, conservation of biological and cultural diversity, conflict and crisis, energy sovereignty, food sovereignty, livelihood sustainability, multiple ways of knowing, and broad concerns of sustainability...Beyond Diversity Working GroupBDWG_f562e6c8-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f00357This working group engages multiple epistemological frames of reference to discuss pluralism. We seek to create an enabling environment to illustrate the importance of mating different epistemological frameworks. The idea of pluralism needs to be enriched not only in its cultural dimensions but also its ecological and historical dimensions. We draw on scholars from Cornell as well as other peer-institutions and civil society organizations with a rich intellectual breadth and relevant experiential depth to enhance the notion of pluralism. A group of active researchers from the humanities, social, biological, and physical sciences collaborate with civil society practitioners to elaborate pluralism. This integrated articulation guides our practically-informed research on critical issues.Social ScientistsBiologistsPhysical ScientistsHumanitariansCivil Society InstitutionsLocal Knowledge HoldersIndigenous Knowledge HoldersKarim-Aly KassamBeyond Diversity: Re-Situating Pluralism was initiated by Professor Karim-Aly Kassam with support from the Institute of Social Sciences, the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, the American Indian Program, and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. Institute of Social SciencesAtkinson Center for a Sustainable FutureAmerican Indian ProgramMario Einaudi Center for International StudiesShackleton Research StationIn 2009 our working group was formed and met for the first time at the Shackleton Research Station of Cornell University. Cornell UniversityGeorge WilkesIn 2010, Dr. George Wilkes, Professor Karim-Aly Kassam, and Mr. Darragh Hare organized a second set of meetings in Glasgow to further enrich our understanding of pluralism with support from the Institute of Advanced Studies. Darragh Hare_f562e830-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f00357To foster meaningful communication between the social, biological and physical sciences, as well as the humanities._f562e8da-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f00357PluralismCommunicationAdaptationto environmental and sociocultural changeConservationof biological and cultural diversityDiversitySovereigntyenergy sovereignty, food sovereigntySustainabilitylivelihood sustainability ... and broad concerns of sustainabilityKnowledgemultiple ways of knowingPluralismArticulate an enriched concept of pluralism_f562e95c-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f003571_f562e9e8-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f00357ResearchIdentify new and integrated areas of research_f562ea74-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f003572_f562eaf6-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f00357StrategiesDevelop strategies for further research_f562eb82-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f003573_f562ec0e-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f00357PartnershipsFormulate pragmatic responses in partnership with communities and civil society institutions_f562ec90-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f003574CommunitiesCivil Society Institutions_f562ed26-12a9-11e5-b8f9-958c16f003572015-06-14http://beyonddiversity.dnr.cornell.edu/aboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net