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Ison, Ray (2024). Systems-Based Governance: For a Complex Sustainable Future. In: Lester, Michael and dela Rama, Marie eds. Innovation Pathways to Sustainability: Conversations Towards Complex Systems of Governance. London: Routledge, pp. 299–309.

Bonatti, Michelle; Lana, Marcos; Medina, Leonardo; Chevelev, Paul; Baldivieso, Carla; Errismann, Carla; Gleich, Pia; Rodriguez, Tatiana; Eufemia, Luca; da Silva Rosa, Teresa; Borba, Juliano; Matavel, Custodio; Schlindwein, Sandro; Ison, Ray; Eisenack, Klaus; Hellin, Jon; Pacillo, Grazia; Vadez, Vincent; Bossuet, Jérôme; Dolinska, Aleksandra and Sieber, Stefan (2024). Global analysis of social learning’s archetypes in natural resource management: understanding pathways of co-creation of knowledge. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11, article no. 1161.

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Pescud, Melanie; Rychetnik, Lucie; Friel, Sharon; Irving, Michele J.; Riley, Therese; Finegood, Diane T.; Rutter, Harry; Ison, Ray and Allender, Steven (2023). Addressing complexity in chronic disease prevention research. Systems, 11, article no. 332.

Pollard, Sharon Rae; Riddell, Edward; du Toit, Derick R.; Retief, Daniel C. and Ison, Ray L. (2023). Toward adaptive water governance: the role of systemic feedbacks for learning and adaptation in the eastern transboundary rivers of South Africa. Ecology and Society, 28(1), article no. 47.

Ison, Raymond L.; Rubenstein, Naomi; Shelton, Madeline R. and Wallis, Philip J. (2023). Dramaturgies for Re-imagining Murray-Darling Basin governing. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 27(2) pp. 346–359.

Mumaw, Laura M.; Ison, Ray; Corney, Helen; Gaskell, Nadine and Kelly, Irene (2023). Reframing governance possibilities for urban biodiversity conservation through systemic co-inquiry. Environmental Policy and Governance, 33(5) pp. 517–530.

Klein, Louis; Buckle, Pamela; Nguyen, Nam; Preiser, Rika and Ison, Ray (2023). Navigating the polycrisis—governing for transformation: The 2024 agenda for the systems community. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 40(6) pp. 973–977.

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Bouckaert, Frederick Willem; Wei, Yongping; Pittock, James; Vasconcelos, Vitor and Ison, Ray (2022). River basin governance enabling pathways for sustainable management: A comparative study between Australia, Brazil, China and France. Ambio, 51(8) pp. 1871–1888.

Shelton, M. R.; Bos, J. J.; Collins, K. B; Ison, R. L. and Iaquinto, B. L. (2022). Characterising water sensitive cities through inquiry-based learning systems. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 26(2) pp. 162–174.

Ison, Ray (2022). Mutual Arisings: Conversations with Humberto. Cybernetics and Human Knowing A Journal of Second Order Cybernetics, Autopoiesis & Cybersemiotics, 29(1-2) pp. 147–152.

du Toit, Derick; Pollard, Sharon; Chikunda, Charles and Ison, Ray (2022). Diverse Ways of Knowing: Challenges for Responding to Climate Change. NORRAG Special Issue 7: Education in Times of Climate Change, 7 pp. 69–73.

Wei, Yongping; Wu, Shuanglei; Lu, Zhixiang; Ison, Ray; Western, Andrew and Sivapalan, Murugesu (2022). Unfolding the complexity in water reallocation decision-making in the Heihe River Basin, China. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 39(4) pp. 576–594.

Klein, Louis; Buckle, Pamela; Nguyen, Nam; Preiser, Rika and Ison, Ray (2022). Growing a community of conversation and understanding: The 2023 agenda for the systems community. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 39(6) pp. 1103–1107.

Pescud, Melanie; Rychetnik, Lucie; Allender, Steven; Irving, Michelle J.; Howse, Eloise; Rutter, Harry; Ison, Ray; Riley, Therese; Friel, Sharon and Finegood, Diane T. (2022). Leadership for systems change: Researcher practices for enhancing research impact in the prevention of chronic disease. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, article no. 1045001.

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Pescud, Melanie; Rychetnik, Lucie; Allender, Steven; Irving, Michelle J.; Finegood, Diane T.; Riley, Therese; Ison, Raymond; Rutter, Harry and Friel, Sharon (2021). From Understanding to Impactful Action: Systems Thinking for Systems Change in Chronic Disease Prevention Research. Systems, 9(3), article no. 61.

Klein, Louis; Buckle, Pamela; Nguyen, Nam; Preiser, Rika and Ison, Raymond (2021). Rethinking agency—The 2022 agenda for the systems community. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 38(6) pp. 717–720.

The Open University ASTIP (Applied Systems Thinking in Practice) Group. (2021) John Beishon Memorial Lectures. The Open University, UK.

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Schlindwein, Sandro Luis and Ison, Ray L. (2020). Confronting total systemic failure? The May 2018 truckers' strike in Brazil. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 37(1) pp. 119–127.

Allan, Catherine; Ison, Ray L.; Colliver, Ross; Mumaw, Laura; MacKay, Moragh; Perez-Mujica, Luisa and Wallis, Philip (2020). Jumping Off the treadmill: transforming NRM to systemic governing with systemic co-inquiry. Policy Studies, 41(4) pp. 350–371.

Mackay, Moragh; Colliver, Ross; Wallis, Phillip J.; Ison, Ray; Davidson, Seanna and Allan, Catherine (2020). Opportunities for improving NRM governance in Victoria. Institute for Land,Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, NSW.

Reynolds, Martin; Ison, Raymond; Shah, Rupesh and Wilding, Helen (2020). Beyond employability: a more radical role for Higher Education in developing workplace capabilities. In: Employability Conference 2020 Expanding the narrative for a rapidly changing world, 11 Mar 2020, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes.

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Ison, Ray and Straw, Ed (2019). Systemic 'biodiversity' governing. In: ‘Seeds of change: provocations for a new research agenda’, Biodiversity Revisited Symposium Conference Proceedings (Wyborn, C.; Kalas, N. and Rust, N. eds.), 11-13 Sep 2019, Vienna, Austria, pp. 80–83.

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Maru, Yiheyis Taddele; Sparrow, Ashley; Butler, James R.A.; Banerjee, Onil; Ison, Ray; Hall, Andy and Carberry, Peter (2018). Towards appropriate mainstreaming of “Theory of Change” approaches into agricultural research for development: Challenges and opportunities. Agricultural Systems, 165 pp. 344–353.

Bouckaert, Frederick; Wei, Yongping; Hussey, Karen; Pittock, Jamie and Ison, Ray (2018). Improving the role of River Basin Organisations in sustainable river basin governance by linking social institutional capacity and basin biophysical capacity. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 33 pp. 70–79.

Ison, Ray (2018). Governing the human-environment relationship: systemic practice. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 33 pp. 114–123.

Wei, Yongping; Ison, Ray; Western, Andrew W. and Lu, Zhixiang (2018). Understanding ourselves and the environment in which we live. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 33 pp. 161–166.

Ison, Ray and Straw, Ed (2018). Duality, dualism, duelling and Brexit. Open Democracy, March 1st.

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Hubert, Bernard and Ison, Ray (2017). Systems Thinking: Towards Transformation in Praxis and Situations. In: Ӧborn, Ingrid; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Phillips, Michael; Thomas, Richard; Brooijmans, Willemien and Atta-Krah, Kwesi eds. Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An integrated systems research approach. London: Earthscan, Routledge, pp. 115–129.

Ison, Ray (2017). Transdisciplinarity as transformation: a cybersystemic thinking in practice perspective. In: Fam, Dena; Palmer, Jane; Riedy, Chris and Mitchell, Cynthia eds. Transdisciplinary Research and Practice for Sustainable Outcomes. London: Routledge, pp. 55–73.

Ison, Raymond L. and Wallis, Philip J. (2017). Mechanisms for inclusive governance. In: Karar, Eiman ed. Freshwater Governance for the 21st Century. Global Issues in Water Policy (6). Springer, pp. 159–185.

Reynolds, M.; Blackmore, C.; Ison, R.; Shah, R. and Wedlock, E. (2017). The role of systems thinking in the practice of implementing sustainable development goals. In: Leal Filho, Walter ed. Handbook of Sustainability Science and Research. Springer, pp. 677–698.

Blackmore, Chris; Foster, Natalie; Collins, Kevin and Ison, Ray (2017). Understanding and developing communities of practice through diagramming. In: Oreszczyn, Sue and Lane, Andy eds. Mapping environmental sustainability: reflecting on systemic practices for participatory research. London: Policy Press, pp. 155–182.

Edson, Mary; Buckle Henning, Pam; Ferris, Tim; Hieronymi, Andreas; Ison, Ray; Metcalf, Gary; Mobus, George; Nguyen, Nam; Rousseau, David; Sankaran, Shankar and Tuddenham, Peter (2017). Team 3: Exploring the relationship of systems research to systems literacy. In: Systems Literacy: Proceedings of the Eighteenth IFSR Conversation 2016 (Edson, Mary C.; Metcalf, Gary S.; Tuddenham, Peter and Chroust, Gerhard eds.), pp. 64–76.

Ison, Raymond L. (2017). Structural coupling: can ecological economics offer value? In: 12th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, 20-23 Jun 2017, Budapest.

Reynolds, M.; Shah, R.; Wedlock, E.; Ison, R. L. and Blackmore, C. (2017). From competence to capability: learning laboratories in postgraduate pedagogy. In: 6th eSTEeM Annual Conference 2017: STEM Futures: Supporting Students to Succeed, 25-26 Apr 2017, Milton Keynes, UK.

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Rubenstein, Naomi; Wallis, Philip J.; Ison, Raymond L. and Godden, Lee (2016). Critical Reflections on Building a Community of Conversation about Water Governance in Australia. Water Alternatives, 9(1) pp. 81–98.

Ison, R. L. (2016). Transforming nature-society relations through innovations in research praxis: a coevolutionary systems approach. In: Hubert, Bernard and Mathieu, Nicole eds. Interdisciplinarités entre Natures et Sociétés: Colloque de Cerisy. EcoPolis, 26. Bruxelles: Peter Lang, pp. 47–70.

Reichelt, N. T.; Wallis, P. J.; Ison, R. L.; Davies, J.; Carberry, P.; Sparrow, A; Hall, A and Maru, Y. (2016). Mediating boundaries between knowledge and knowing: ICT and R4D praxis. Outlook on Agriculture, 45(4) pp. 238–245.

Jiggins, Janice; Blackmore, Chris; Ison, Ray and Röling, Niels (2016). The governance of farming and natural resource management. Outlook on Agriculture, 45(4) pp. 217–219.

Hall, A.; Carberry, P.; Djikeng, A.; Roy-Macauley, H.; Pengelly, B.; Njoya, A.; Ndungu, L.; Kollo, I.; Bruce, C.; McMillan, L.; Ison, R. and Keating, B. (2016). The Journey to R4D: An institutional history of an Australian Initiative on Food Security in Africa. In: ed. Innovation Systems: Towards Effective Strategies in support of Smallholder Farmers. Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and Wageningen University and Research (WUR)/Convergence of Sciences-Strengthening Innovation Systems (CoS-SIS), pp. 183–201.

Ison, Ray (2016). What is Systemic about Innovation Systems? The Implications for Policies. Governance and Institutionalization. In: Francis, J.; Mytelka, L.; van Huis, A. and Röling, N. eds. Innovation Systems: Towards Effective Strategies in support of Smallholder Farmers. Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and Wageningen University and Research (WUR)/Convergence of Sciences-Strengthening Innovation Systems (CoS-SIS), pp. 37–52.

Reichelt, N. T.; Wallis, P. J.; Ison, R. L.; Davies, J.; Carberry, P.; Sparrow, A.; Hall, A. and Maru, Y. (2016). Mediating boundaries between knowledge and knowing: ICT and R4D praxis. In: 12th European IFSA Symposium, 12-16 Jul 2016, Harper Adams University, UK.

Foster, N.; Blackmore, C. P.; Ison, R. L. and Collins, K. B. (2016). Renegotiating boundaries for systemic water governance: some experiences from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in England. In: 12th European IFSA Symposium - Social and technological transformation of farming systems: Diverging and converging pathways, 12-16 Jul 2016, Harper Adams University, Newport, UK.

Blackmore, Chris and Ison, Ray (2016). Transforming to Sustainable Futures: Learning From 45 Years of Systems Thinking In Practice Pedagogy. In: 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS), 23-30 Jul 2016, Boulder, Colorado.

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Ison, Raymond L.; Collins, Kevin B. and Wallis, Philip J (2015). Institutionalising social learning: towards systemic and adaptive governance. Environmental Science & Policy, 53(Part B) pp. 105–117.

Armitage, Derek; de Loë, Rob C.; Morris, Michelle; Edwards, Tom W. D.; Gerlak, Andrea K.; Hall, Roland I.; Huitema, Dave; Ison, Ray; Livingstone, David; MacDonald, Glen; Mirumachi, Naho; Plummer, Ryan and Wolfe, Brent B. (2015). Science–policy processes for transboundary water governance. Ambio, 44(5) pp. 353–366.

Blackmore, Chris; Reynolds, Martin; Ison, Raymond and Lane, Andrew (2015). Embedding sustainability through systems thinking in practice: some experiences from the Open University. In: Wyness, Lynne ed. Education for Sustainable Development Pedagogy: Criticality, Creativity, and Collaboration. PedRIO occasional papers (8). Plymouth University: Pedagogic Research Institute and Observatory (PedRIO), pp. 32–35.

Blackmore, Chris; Ison, Raymond and Reynolds, Martin (2015). Thinking differently about sustainability: experiences from the UK Open University. In: Filho, Walter Leal; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; Alves, Fátima and Caeiro, Sandra eds. Integrating Sustainability Thinking in Science and Engineering Curricula. World Sustainability Series. Cham: Springer, pp. 613–630.

Ison, Raymond; Allan, Catherine and Collins, Kevin (2015). Reframing water governance praxis: does reflection on metaphors have a role? Environment & Planning C: Government & Policy, 33 pp. 1697–1713.

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Ison, Ray; Blackmore, Chris; Collins, Kevin; Holwell, Sue and Iaquinto, Ben (2014). Insights into operationalizing communities of practice from SSM-based inquiry processes. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 27 pp. 91–113.

Ison, Raymond; Grant, Andrea and Bawden, Richard (2014). Scenario praxis for systemic governance: a critical framework. Environment & Planning C: Government & Policy, 32(4) pp. 623–640.

Paschen, Jana-Axinja and Ison, Raymond (2014). Narrative research in climate change adaptation - exploring a complementary paradigm for research and governance. Research Policy, 43 pp. 1083–1092.

Colvin, John; Blackmore, Chris; Chimbuya, Sam; Collins, Kevin; Dent, Mark; Goss, John; Ison, Ray; Roggero, Pier Paolo and Seddaiu, Giovanna (2014). In search of systemic innovation for sustainable development: a design praxis emerging from a decade of social learning inquiry. Research Policy, 43 pp. 760–771.

Stone-Jovicich, Samantha; Butler, James; Carter, Lucy; Cosijn, Michaela; Darbas, Toni; Dixon, John; Hall, Andy; Harris, Claire; Hicks, Joanna; Ison, Ray; Hendrickx, Kris; Kelly, Jennifer; Lankester, Ally; Maru, Yiheyis; Wanjura, Wolf; Wilson, Peter; Wood, Mellissa and Wood, Jim (2014). Fostering social learning and innovation to transform Australian food security international aid and development programs: insights from moving from theory to practice. In: Resilience & Development: Mobilising for Transformation, 4-8 May 2014, Montpelier, France.

Floyd, Joshua; Iaquinto, Benjamin L.; Ison, Ray and Collins, Kevin (2014). Managing complexity in Australian urban water governance: transitioning Sydney to a water sensitive city. Futures, 61 pp. 1–12.

Rickards, Lauren; Ison, Ray; Fünfgeld, Hartmut and Wiseman, John (2014). Opening and closing the future: climate change, adaptation, and scenario planning. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 32(4) pp. 587–602.

Ison, Ray; Carberry, Peter; Davies, Jocelyn; Hall, Andy; McMillan, Larelle; Maru, Yiheyis; Pengelly, Bruce; Reichelt, Nicole; Stirzaker, Richard; Wallis, Phillip J.; Watson, Ian and Webb, Sarah (2014). Programmes, projects and learning inquiries: institutional mediation of innovation in research for development. Outlook on Agriculture, 43(3) pp. 165–172.

Jiggins, Janice; Ison, Ray and Röling, Niels (2014). Special issue: System innovation – towards sustainable agriculture. Introduction. Outlook on Agriculture, 43(3) pp. 145–146.

Wallis, Philip J.; Iaquinto, Benjamin L.; Ison, Raymond L. and Wrigley, Roger J. (2014). Governing irrigation renewal in rural Australia. International Journal of Water Governance, 2(4) pp. 19–36.

Ison, Ray; Collins, Kevin; Blackmore, Chris and Lonsdale, Kate (2014). Towards systemic governance of social-biophysical systems: social learning as collaborative performance. In: Resilience & Development: Mobilising for Transformation, 4-8 May 2014, Montpelier, France.

Ison, R. L.; Carberry, P.; Davies, J.; Hall, A.; McMillan, L.; Maru, Y.; Pengelly, B.; Reichelt, N.; Stirzaker, R.; Wallis, P. J.; Watson, I. and Webb, S. (2014). Program projects and learning inquiries: institutional mediation of innovation in research for development. In: European Farming Systems Research Conference, 2-4 Apr 2014, Berlin, Germany.

Ison, Ray (2014). Cybersystemics, institutional complexity and human co‐evolution. In: 50th Anniversary Conference of the American Society for Cybernetics, 3-9 Aug 2014, Washington D.C..

Ison, R. L. (2014). Systems and design: mutually influencing disciplines and practices? In: Proceedings of the 58th Meeting of ISSS ‘Learning Across Boundaries: Exploring the Variety of Systemic Theory and Practice’, Jul 2014, Washington, D.C.

Ison, R. L. and Schlindwein, S. (2014). Environmental cyber-systemic governance and social processes. In: WOSC 16th Congress (WOSC 2014), 15-17 Oct 2014, Ibagué, Colombia.

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Wallis, Philip; Ison, Raymond L. and Samson, Katelyn (2013). Identifying the conditions for social learning in water governance in regional Australia. Land Use Policy, 31 pp. 412–421.

Blackmore, Chris; Ison, Ray and Collins, Kevin (2013). Supporting Water Governance and Climate Change Adaptation Through Systemic Praxis. In: Communication for the Commons: Revisiting Participation and Environment. Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Communication and Environment (Meisner, Mark S.; Sriskandarajah, Nadarajah and Depoe, Stephen P. eds.), The International Environmental Communication Association, pp. 107–117.

Wallis, P. and Ison, R. L. (2013). Social learning for the integrated managing of Australian river catchments. In: 16th International River Symposium, 23-23 Sep 2013, Brisbane.

Rodriguez, Luis; Walker, Daniel H.; Maru, Yiheyis T.; Ison, Ray; Wanjura, Wolf; Kershaw, Ian and Dixon, John (2013). Learning from food security interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: development of evidence-based propositions to improve practice. In: First International Conference on Global Food Security, 29 Sep - 2 Oct 2013, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.

Maru, Yiheyis T.; Wanjura, Wolf; Banerjee, Onil; Ison, Ray and Butler, James (2013). Improving approaches, design and implementation of research for better food security impact: insights and lessons from thought leaders. In: First International Conference on Global Food Security, 29 Sep - 2 Oct 2013, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.

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Blackmore, Chris; Cerf, Marianne; Ison, Raymond and Paine, Mark (2012). The role of action-oriented learning theories for change in agriculture and rural networks. In: Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David and Dedieu, Benoit eds. Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 159–177.

Blackmore, Chris and Ison, Ray (2012). Designing and developing learning systems for managing systemic change in a climate change world. In: Wals, Arjen E. J. and Corcoran, Peter Blaze eds. Learning for Sustainability in Times of Accelerating Change. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp. 347–363.

Wei, Yongping; Ison, Ray; Colvin, John and Collins, Kevin (2012). Reframing water governance: a multi-perspective study of an over-engineered catchment in China. Journal of Environmental Planning & Management, 55(3) pp. 297–318.

Ison, Raymond (2012). A cybersystemic framework for practical action. In: Murray, Joy; Cawthorne, Glenn; Dey, Christopher and Andrew, Chris eds. Enough for All Forever. A Handbook for Learning about Sustainability. Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing, pp. 269–284.

Ison, Ray (2012). Systems practice: making the systems in farming systems research effective. In: Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David and Dedieu, Benoit eds. Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 141–158.

Hubert, Bernard; Ison, Ray; Sriskandarajah, Nadarajah; Blackmore, Chris; Cerf, Marianne; Avelange, Isabelle; Barbier, Marc and Steyaert, Patrick (2012). Learning in European agricultural and rural networks: building a systemic research agenda. In: Darnhofer, Ika; Gibbon, David and Dedieu, Benoit eds. Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 179–200.

Ison, R. L.; Bruce, C.; Carberry, P. S.; Maru, Y.; McMillan, L.; Pengelly, B. C; Sparrow, A.; Stirzaker, R. and Wallis, P. J. (2012). A ‘learning system design’ for more effective agricultural research for development. In: 10th European IFSA Symposium, 01-04 Jul 2012, Aarhus, Denmark.

Godden, Lee; Ison, Raymond and Wallis, Phil (2012). Damning dams in Australia: dams as structurally-coupled social-biophysical systems. In: Tapping the Turn Conference, 15-16 Nov 2012, Canberra.

Ison, Raymond; Wallis, Phil and Collins, Kevin (2012). Institutionalising social learning: towards systemic and adaptive governance. In: Sustainable Hyderabad – Albrecht-Daniel-Thaer Kolloquium 2012 on “Crafting or Designing? Intended Institutional Change for Social-Ecological Systems”,, 8-9 Jun 2012, Berlin.

Ison, Raymond (2012). Paradigm shift towards systemic and adaptive governance: praxis relevant to a structurally-coupled social-biophysical system? In: American Society of Cybernetics (ASC)/ Bateson Idea Group BIG Conference, ‘An Ecology of Ideas’,, 04-06 Jul 2012, Asilomar, California.

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Ison, Ray; Collins, Kevin; Colvin, John; Jiggins, Janice; Roggero, Pier Paolo; Seddaiu, Giovanna; Steyaert, Patrick; Toderi, Marco and Zanolla, Chiara (2011). Sustainable catchment managing in a climate changing world: new integrative modalities for connecting policy makers, scientists and other stakeholders. Water Resources Management, 25(15) pp. 3977–3992.

Ison, Ray and Russell, David (2011). The worlds we create: designing learning systems for the underworld of extension practice. In: Jennings, J.; Packham, R. G. and Woodside, D. eds. Shaping Change: Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and the Role of Extension. Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN), pp. 44–55.

Wallis, Philip J. and Ison, Raymond L. (2011). Appreciating institutional complexity in water governance dynamics: a case from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. Water Resources Management, 25(15) pp. 4081–4097.

Iaquinto, Ben; Ison, Raymond and Faggian, Robert (2011). Creating communities of practice: scoping purposeful design. Journal of Knowledge Management, 15(1) pp. 4–21.

Hubert, Bernard and Ison, Ray (2011). Institutionalising understandings: from resource sufficiency to functional integrity. In: Kammili, Trish; Hubert, Bernard and Tourand, Jean-François eds. A paradigm shift in livestock management: from Resource Sufficiency to Functional Integrity. Lirac, France: Cardère éditeur, pp. 11–16.

Wallis, Philip J. and Ison, Raymond L. (2011). Institutional change in multiscalar water governance regimes: a case from Victoria, Australia. Journal of Water Law, 22(2/3) pp. 85–94.

Ison, Ray (2011). Cybersystemic conviviality: addressing the conundrum of ecosystems services. Cybernetics and Human Knowing, 18(1-2) pp. 135–141.

Ison, Raymond and Wallis, Phil (2011). Planning as Performance: The Murray-Darling Basin Plan. In: Connell, Daniel and Grafton, R. Quentin eds. Basin Futures: Water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin. Canberra: ANU ePress, pp. 399–411.

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Ison, Ray (2010). Traditions of understanding: language, dialogue and experience. In: Blackmore, Chris ed. Social Learning Systems and Communities of Practice. Springer, pp. 73–88.

Godden, Lee and Ison, Raymond (2010). From water supply to water governance. In: Davis, Mark and Lyons, Miriam eds. More Than Luck. Ideas Australia Needs Now. Sydney: Centre for Policy Development, pp. 177–184.

Ison, Ray (2010). Governance that works: better governance requires a more skilled use of systems thinking. In: Davis, Mark and Lyons, Miriam eds. More Than Luck: Ideas Australia Needs Now. Sydney: Centre for Policy Development, pp. 215–228.

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Collins, Kevin and Ison, Ray (2009). Jumping off Arnstein's Ladder: Social learning as a new policy paradigm for climate change adaptation. Environmental Policy and Governance, 19(6) pp. 358–373.

Collins, Kevin and Ison, Ray (2009). Editorial: Living with environmental change: adaptation as social learning. Environmental Policy and Governance, 19(6) pp. 351–357.

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Ison, R. L. (2008). Systems thinking and practice for action research. In: Reason, Peter W. and Bradbury, Hilary eds. The Sage Handbook of Action Research Participative Inquiry and Practice (2nd edition). London, UK: Sage Publications, pp. 139–158.

Ison, R. L.; Bawden, R. J.; Mackenzie, B.; Packham, R. G.; Sriskandarajah, N and Armson, R. (2008). From sustainable to systemic development: an inquiry into transformations in discourse and praxis. In: Sheffield, James ed. Systemic Development: Local Solutions in a Global Environment. ISCE Publishing, USA, pp. 231–252.

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Ison, Ray (2008). Understandings and practices for a complex, coevolutionary systems approach. In: Proc. International Symposium: Selected Topics on Complex Systems engineering applied to Sustainable Animal Production., 29-31 Oct 2008, Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Morelia, in Morelia Michoacán, Mexico.

Ison, Ray and Collins, Kevin (2008). Public policy that does the right thing rather than the wrong thing righter. In: Analysing Collaborative and Deliberative Forms of Governance, 14 Nov 2008, The Australia National University, Canberra, Australia.

Ison, Raymond (2008). Reprising “wicked problems”: social learning, climate change adaptation and the sustainable management of water. In: Proc. 2008 ANZSYS (Australia NZ Systems Society) Conference, 1-2 Dec 2008, Perth.

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Ison, Ray; Blackmore, Chris and Armson, Rosalind (2007). Learning Participation as Systems Practice. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 13(3) pp. 209–225.

Blackmore, Chris and Ison, Ray (2007). Boundaries for thinking in action. In: Blackmore, Christine and Ison, Raymond eds. Research Skills for Policy and Development: How to Find Out Fast. London, UK: Sage Publications, pp. 47–71.

Ison, Ray (2007). Water Politics: New Plan - Same Old Thinking. New Matilda, Surry Hills, Australia.

Ison, Ray (2007). Epistemological awareness: a systemic inquiry. Cybernetics and Human Knowing, 14(2-3) pp. 197–200.

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Ison, Raymond and Schlindwein, Sandro Luis (2006). History repeats itself: current traps in complexity practice from a systems perspective. In: 12th Australia New Zealand Systems Society (ANZSYS) Conference 'Sustaining our Social and Natural Capital', 3-6 Dec 2006, Katoomba, NSW Australia.

Collins, Kevin and Ison, Raymond (2006). Dare we jump off Arnstein's ladder? Social learning as a new policy paradigm. In: Proceedings of PATH (Participatory Approaches in Science & Technology) Conference, 4-7 Jun 2006, Edinburgh.

Ison, Ray; Blackmore, Chris and Collins, Kevin (2006). Learning to start systemically in environmental decision making. In: 7th European IFSA Symposium, 7-11 May 2006, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Ison, Raymond (2005). Guest Editorial: Geoffrey Vickers 2004: Contemporary applications and changing appreciative settings. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 22(4) pp. 277–284.

Ison, Raymond (2005). Traditions of understanding: language, dialogue and experience. In: Keen, M.; Brown, V.A. and Dyball, R. eds. Social learning In environmental management: towards a austainable future. London, UK: Earthscan, pp. 22–40.

Russell, David and Ison, Ray (2005). The researcher of human systems is both choreographer and chorographer. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 22(2) pp. 131–138.

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Ison, R.L.; Steyaert, P.; Roggero, P.P.; Hubert, B. and Jiggins, J. (2004). The SLIM (Social learning for the integrated management and sustainable use of water at catchment scale) Final Report. The SLIM Project supported by the European Commission.

Schlindwein, Sandro Luis and Ison, Ray (2004). Human knowing and perceived complexity: implications for systems practice. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, 6(3) pp. 27–32.

Russell, David and Ison, R. (2004). Maturana's intellectual contribution as a choreography of conversation and action. Cybernetics and Human Knowing, 11(2) pp. 36–48.

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McClintock, David; Ison, Raymond and Armson, Rosalind (2003). Metaphors for reflecting on research practice: researching with people. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 46(5) pp. 715–731.

Ison, Ray; Blackmore, Chris and Armson, Rosalind (2003). Learning participation as systems practice. In: International Workshop on Teaching and Learning Participation in Higher Education, 2-4 Apr 2003, Brighton, UK.

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Ison, R. L. (2002). Some reflections on a knowledge transfer strategy: a systemic inquiry. In: Farming and Rural Systems Research and Extension, 5th IFSA European Symposium, Apr 2002, Florence, Italy.

Ison, Ray L. (2002). Systems practice and the design of learning systems: orchestrating an ecological conversation. In: Agriculture and ecosystems management (Proceedings of OECD workshop, 2002), 11-16 Nov 2002.

2001To Top

Armson, R.; Ison, R.L.; Short, L.; Ramage, M. and Reynolds, M. (2001). Rapid institutional appraisal. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 14(6) pp. 763–777.

Armson, Rosalind and Ison, Ray (2001). If you're a fish, what can you know about the water? In: American Society for Cybernetics 2001 Conference, 27 May - 29 May 2001, Vancouver, Canada.

Ison, Raymond (2001). Systems practice at the United Kingdom's Open University. In: Wilby, Jennifer and Ragsdell, Gillian eds. Understanding Complexity. Kluwer Academic, pp. 45–54.

2000To Top

Ison, R. L. (2000). Systems approaches to managing sustainable development: experiences from developing supported open-learning. In: 16th Symposium of the International Farming Systems Association and 4th Latin American Farming Systems Research & Extension Symposium, 27-29 Nov 2000, Centro de Extension Universidad Catolica, Santiago, Chile.

Ison, Raymond L. (2000). Experience, tradition and service? Institutionalised R&D in the rangelands. In: Ison, Ray and Russell, David eds. Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 103–132.

Ison, Ray and Russell, David eds. (2000). Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking Out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Ison, Raymond L. (2000). Technology: transforming grazier experience. In: Ison, Ray and Russell, David eds. Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 52–76.

Russell, David B. and Ison, Raymond L. (2000). The research-development relationship in rural communities: an opportunity for contextual science. In: Ison, Ray and Russell, David eds. Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 10–31.

Russell, David B. and Ison, Raymond L. (2000). Enthusiasm: developing critical action for second-order R&D. In: Ison, Ray and Russell, David eds. Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 136–160.

Russell, David B. and Ison, Raymond L. (2000). Designing R&D systems for mutual benefit. In: Ison, Ray and Russell, David eds. Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 208–218.

Hubert, B.; Ison, R. and Röling, N. (2000). The 'problematique' with respect to industrialised country agricultures. In: Cerf, Marianne; Gibbon, David; Hubert, Bernard; Ison, Ray; Jiggins, Janice; Paine, Mark; Proost, Jet and Röling, Niels eds. Cow up a Tree: Knowing and Learning for Change in Agriculture. Case Studies from Industrialised Countries. Paris: INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) Editions, pp. 13–30.

Ison, R. L.; High, C.; Blackmore, C. P. and Cerf, M. (2000). Theoretical frameworks for learning-based approaches to change in industrialised-country agricultures. In: Cerf, Marianne; Gibbon, David; Hubert, Bernard; Ison, Ray; Jiggins, Janice; Paine, Mark; Proost, Jet and Röling, Niels eds. Cow up a Tree: Knowing and Learning for Change in Agriculture. Case Studies from Industrialised Countries. Science update. Paris: INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) Editions, pp. 31–54.

Ison, Raymond (2000). Supported open learning and the emergence of learning communities. The case of the Open University UK. In: Miller, Ron ed. Creating Learning Communities. Models, Resources, and New Ways of Thinking about Teaching and Learning,. Foundations of Holistic Education Series (1). Brandon VT: Foundation for Educational Renewal, Inc., pp. 90–96.

1999To Top

Ison, Ray (1999). Guest Editorial: applying systems thinking to higher education. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 16(2) pp. 107–112.

1998To Top

Kersten, S. and Ison, R. (1998). Listening, interpretative cycles and dialogue: process design for collaborative research and development. Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension, 5(3) pp. 163–177.

Ison, Ray (1998). Supported open learning for rural development: some experiences from the Open University, UK. In: Proc. Seminar on The role of distance education and open learning for rural development in the Greater Mekong sub-region and South East Asia, 1998, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University & UNESCO, Thailand.

Ison, Raymond (1998). The future challenge: the search for system. In: Proc. 9th Australian Agronomy Conference, 1998, Wagga Wagga, NSW.

1997To Top

Ison, R. L.; Maiteny, P.T and Carr, S. (1997). Systems methodologies for sustainable natural resources research and development. Agricultural Systems, 55 pp. 257–272.

Stowell, Frank A.; Ison, Ray L.; Armson, Rosalind; Holloway, Jacky; Jackson, Susan and McRobb, Steve eds. (1997). Systems for Sustainability: People, Organizations and Environments. Proceedings of UKSS Conference. New York: Springer.

Pearson, C.J and Ison, R.L. (1997). Agronomy of Grassland Systems [second edition]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1995To Top

Webber, Lynn M. and Ison, R. L. (1995). Participatory rural appraisal design: conceptual and process issues. Agricultural Systems, 47(1) pp. 107–131.

1994To Top

Pearson, C.J. and Ison, R.L. (1994). Agronomia de los Sistemas Pastoriles. Buenos Aires: Editorial Hemisferio Sur.

Ison, Raymond (1994). Designing learning systems: How can systems approaches be applied in the training of research workers and development actors? In: Proceedings International Symposium on Systems-oriented Research in Agriculture and Rural Development Vol. 2. Lectures and Debates., 1994, Montpellier, pp. 369–394.

McClintock, D. and Ison, R. L. (1994). Revealing and concealing metaphors for a systemic agriculture. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Systems-Oriented Research in Agriculture and Rural Development, 1994, Montpellier, pp. 212–216.

1993To Top

Ison, Raymond (1993). Soft systems: a non computer view of decision support. In: Stuth, J. W and Lyons, B. G eds. Decision Support Systems for the Management of Grazing Lands: Emerging Issues. Man and the Biosphere Series (11). Paris, France/Carnforth, U.K.: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO)/Parthenon Publishing Group Limited, pp. 83–118.

Ison, R. L. (1993). Changing community attitudes. The Rangeland Journal, 15(1) pp. 154–166.

Humphreys, Catherine and Ison, Raymond (1993). Meeting the challenge of problem based learning. Higher Education Research and Development, 12(1) pp. 107–111.

Ison, R. (1993). Participative Ecodesign: A New Paradigm for Professional Practice. In: Epidemiology Chapter, Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference, 1993, Cobar, Australia, pp. 41–50.

Russell, D. B. and Ison, R. L. (1993). The research-development relationship in rangelands: an opportunity for contextual science. In: Proc. IVth International Rangeland Congress, Montpellier, Vol. 3, 1991, pp. 1047–1054.

Kersten, S. M. M. and Ison, R. (1993). Pastoralist patterns of understanding of vegetation in the semi-arid rangelands of New South Wales. In: Proc. XVII International Grassland Congress, Palmerston North & Rockhampton Vol 1, 1993, pp. 641–643.

Ampt, P. R. and Ison, R. (1993). Problem identification for agronomic research: evaluation of rapid rural appraisal in the Forbes Shire of N.S.W. In: Delfosse., E.S. ed. Pests of Pastures: weed invertebrate and disease pests of Australian sheep pastures. Melbourne: Australian Wool Corporation/CSIRO, pp. 404–408.

1992To Top

Bawden, R. J. and Ison, R. L. (1992). The purposes of field-crop ecosystems: social and economic aspects. In: Pearson, C. J. ed. Field Crop Ecosystems. Ecosystems of the World (18). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., pp. 11–35.

Pearson, C. J and Ison, R. L. (1992). University education for multiple-goal agriculture in Australia. Agricultural Systems, 38(4) pp. 341–362.

1990To Top

Pearson, Craig and Ison, Ray (1990). Agricultural education in universities: time to ask for whom and how? Agricultural Science, 3(4) pp. 24–28.

Ison, Raymond L. (1990). Teaching threatens sustainable agriculture. Gatekeeper Series (21). London: IIED.

1989To Top

Russell, David B.; Ison, Raymond L.; Gamble, Dennis R. and Williams, Ruth K. (1989). A Critical Review of Rural Extension Theory and Practice. University of Western Sydney, Richmond, NSW.

Ison, Raymond (1989). Predicting and managing change in the seed industry. Agricultural Science, 4 pp. 44–48.

Ison, Raymond; Potts, W. H. C. and Beale, G. (1989). Improving herbage seed industry productivity and stability through action research. In: Proceedings of the XVI International Grassland Congress, Nice, IGC, pp. 685–686.

Ampt, P. R. and Ison, R. L. (1989). Rapid rural appraisal for the identification of grassland research problems. In: Proc. XVI International Grassland Congress, Nice,, pp. 1291–1292.

1988To Top

Packham, R. G; Ison, R. L. and Roberts, R. J (1988). Soft-systems methodology for action research: the role of a college farm in an agricultural education institution. Agricultural Administration and Extension, 30(2) pp. 109–126.

1987To Top

Pearson, C.J. and Ison, R.L. (1987). Agronomy of Grassland Systems [first edition]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1985To Top

Bawden, Richard J.; Ison, Raymond L.; Macadam, Robert D.; Packham, Roger G. and Valentine, Ian (1985). A research paradigm for systems agriculture. In: Remenyi, J. V. ed. Agricultural systems research for developing countries. Canberra: ACIAR, pp. 31–42.

Ison, Raymond and Hopkinson, J.M. (1985). Pasture legumes and grasses in warm climate regions. In: Halevy, A.H. ed. A Handbook of Flowering., Volume 1. Boca Raton, FL.: CRC Press, pp. 208–252.

Duff,, C.; Ison, R. L. and Valentine, I. (1985). Acid soils: An example of problem based learning. In: Boud, D. ed. Problem based learning in education for professions. Sydney, Australia: HERDSA, pp. 185–188.

1984To Top

Ison, R. L. and Humphreys, L. R. (1984). Effects of temperature on the flowering and seed production of Stylosanthes guianensis cultivars. Annals of Applied Biology, 104(2) pp. 347–355.

Ison, R. L. and Humphreys, L. R. (1984). Flowering of Stylosanthes guianensis in relation to juvenility and the long-short day requirement. Journal of Experimental Botany, 35(1) pp. 121–126.

Ison, R. L. and Humphreys, L. R. (1984). Reproductive physiology of Stylosanthes. In: Stacey, Helen M. and Edye, L. A. eds. The Biology and Agronomy of Stylosanthes. Sydney: Academic Press, pp. 257–277.

Ison, R. L. and Humphreys, L. R. (1984). Flowering of Stylosanthes guianensis in controlled temperatures under natural photoperiod. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 35(2) pp. 219–228.

1983To Top

Ison, R. L. and Humphreys, L. R. (1983). Altitudinal effects on Stylosanthes guianensis at a low latitude site. 1. Flowering. Journal of Agricultural Science, 101(1) pp. 223–230.

Ison, R. L. and Humphreys, L. R. (1983). Altitudinal effects on Stylosanthes guianensis at a low latitude site. 2. Seed Production. Journal of Agricultural Science, 101(1) pp. 231–240.

1982To Top

Hopkinson, J. M. and Ison, R. L. (1982). Investigations of ripeness to flower in tobacco. Field Crops Research, 5 pp. 335–348.

1980To Top

Packer, I. J and Ison, R. L. (1980). Stabilization of aeolian sands in the Braidwood area. Journal of the Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales., 36(2) pp. 90–99.

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