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  • Interdisciplinary research bridging biology, ecology, and social sciences.
  • Focus on understanding and managing resistance phenomena across diverse systems.

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  • Biological resistance (pesticides, antibiotics, vaccines, chemotherapy) incurs significant societal costs (morbidity, mortality).
  • Social resistance to crucial changes (human-wildlife conflict resolution, biodiversity conservation) presents parallel challenges.
  • Resistance acts as a barrier to transitioning between system states.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore parallels between biological and social resistance.
  • To develop a framework for understanding and overcoming social resistance by drawing from biological resistance management.
  • To generate novel hypotheses for managing socio-ecological systems.

Main Methods:

  • Review of key insights from managing biological resistance.
  • Development of a seven-strategy framework to overcome resistance.
  • Application of this framework to analyze social resistance.

Main Results:

  • Identification of common underlying principles governing biological and social resistance.
  • A structured framework with seven actionable strategies for overcoming resistance.
  • Potential for generating testable hypotheses for social change and socio-ecological system management.

Conclusions:

  • Insights from biological resistance management can illuminate and inform strategies for addressing social resistance.
  • The proposed framework offers a novel approach to understanding and modulating change in socio-ecological systems.
  • This interdisciplinary perspective can enhance the development of effective resistance management strategies.