@article{HaneklausKaggwaMisihairabgwietal.2025,
  author    = {Haneklaus, Nils and Kaggwa, Mary and Misihairabgwi, Jane and Abu El-Magd, Sherif and Ahmadi, Naima and Ait Brahim, Jamal and Amasi, Aloyce and Ball{\´a}n{\´e} Kov{\´a}cs, Andrea and Bartela, Łukasz and Bellefqih, Hajar and Beniazza, Redouane and Bernas, Jaroslav and Bilal, Essaid and Bituh, Tomislav and Chernysh, Yelizaveta and Chubur, Viktoriia and Ćirić, Jelena and Dolezal, Claudia and Figulov{\´a}, Andrea and Filipi, Janja and Glavan, Gordana and Guzsvinecz, Tibor and Horv{\´a}th, L{\´a}szl{\´o} and Josimovski, Sasho and Kiselicki, Martin and Lazarus, Maja and Kazazić, Maja and Koml{\´o}si, Istv{\´a}n and Maged, Ali and Mashifana, Tebogo and Medunić, Gordana and Mehić, Emina and Mongi, Felhi and Mtei, Kelvin and Mwalongo, Dennis and Mwimanzi, Jerome and Nowak, Jakub and Basal, Oqba and Qamouche, Khaoula and Rajfur, Małgorzata and Roub{\´i}k, Hynek and Santa, Mijalche and Sik-L{\´a}nyi, Cec{\´i}lia and Sippel, Maike and Steiner, Gerald and Skorek-Osikowska, Anna and Slavov, Anton and Świsłowski, Paweł and Tlili, Ali and Trenevska-Blagoeva, Kalina and Tschalakov, Ivan and Vlček, Tom{\´a}š and Wacławek, Stanisław and Zlatanović, Ivan and Miš{\´i}k, Mat{\´u}š and Brink, Hendrik and Lee, Tzong-Ru},
  title     = {The phosphorus negotiation game (P-Game): first evaluation of a serious game to support science-policy decision making played in more than 20 countries worldwide},
  journal   = {Discover Sustainability},
  volume    = {6},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {2662-9984},
  doi       = {10.1007/s43621-024-00693-6},
  pages     = {16},
  year      = {2025},
  abstract  = {Environmental negotiations are complex, and conveying the interaction between science and policy in traditional teaching methods is challenging. To address this issue, innovative educational approaches like serious gaming and role-playing games have emerged. These methods allow students to actively explore the roles of different stakeholders in environmental decision-making and weigh for instance between sometimes conflicting UN Sustainable Development Goals or other dilemmas. In this work the phosphorus negotiation game (P-Game) is for the first time introduced. We present the initial quantitative and qualitative findings derived from engaging 788 students at various academic levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Postdoc) across three continents and spanning 22 different countries. Quantitative results indicate that female participants and MSc students benefitted the most significantly from the P-Game, with their self-reported knowledge about phosphorus science and negotiation science/practice increasing by 71-93\% (overall), 86-100\% (females), and 73-106\% (MSc students in general). Qualitative findings reveal that the P-Game can be smoothly conducted with students from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds. Moreover, students highly value their participation in the P-Game, which can be completed in just 2-3 h. This game not only encourages active engagement among participants but also provides valuable insights into the complex environmental issues associated with global phosphorus production. We strongly believe that the underlying methodology described here could also be used for other topics.},
  language  = {en}
}