Embodied Governance and Democratic Transformation: Review of The Art of Facilitating Action Research: A First-Person Account in Policymaking (Larrea, 2024)

Antonio Casado da Rocha

doi:10.47061/jasc.v6i1.11556

Embodied Governance and Democratic Transformation

Review of The Art of Facilitating Action Research: A First-Person Account in Policymaking (Larrea, 2024)

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Antonio Casado da Rocha University of the Basque Country https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3489-0948

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47061/jasc.v6i1.11556

Keywords:

(relational) action research, deliberative democracy, collaborative governance, awareness based systems change

References

Barandiaran, X., Canel, M. J., & Bouckaert, G. (Eds.) (2023). Building collaborative governance in times of uncertainty: Pracademic lessons from the Basque Gipuzkoa Province. Leuven University Press.

Kahane, A. (2010). Power and love: A theory and practice of social change. Berrett-Koehler.

Larrea, M. (2024). The art of facilitating action research: A first-person account in policymaking. Basque Institute of Competitiveness - Deusto Foundation. https://doi.org/10.18543/SUFV4609

Leichenko, R., Gram-Hanssen, I., & O’Brien, K. (2022). Teaching the “How” of Transformation. Sustainability Science, 17(2), 573–584.

Scharmer, O., & Pomeroy, E. (2026). Building a science of the social field: Deep sensing for regeneration in times of rupture. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/d7jsg_v1

This visual was created for the core team meeting of the Innovative Dynamic Education and Action for Sustainability (IDEAS) Asia Pacific program which was attended by colleagues from the Presencing Institute circle in Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Singapore, and Japan. This moment captures the determination of the facilitators who will position themselves on the edges of the system to become the safest container for participants consisting of three sectors (business, government, and society) to co-create better business and a better world especially for Asia Pacific. The colors used represent the spirit of deepening learning and understanding the future, while blue serves as a neutralizer.

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2026-05-31

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Casado da Rocha, A. (2026). Embodied Governance and Democratic Transformation: Review of The Art of Facilitating Action Research: A First-Person Account in Policymaking (Larrea, 2024). Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change, 6(1), 172–183. https://doi.org/10.47061/jasc.v6i1.11556

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Special Themed Issue: Presencing the Futures of Democracy and Governance

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Book Review

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