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Who is doing inter- and transdisciplinary research, and why? An empirical study...
Guimarães, Maria; Pohl, Christian; Bina, Olivia; Varanda, MartaWe witness a persistent tension between established ways of knowledge production through disciplines, and the urgent need to widen and change, both the production of knowledge and its organization, not least, in order to be able to understand and address the future and its challenges. Witnessing a growing call for inter- and transdisciplinarity (ITD), we set our goal to learn more about scholars who engage in t...
Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research: finding the common ground of ...
von Wehrden, Henrik; Guimarães, Maria Helena; Bina, Olivia; Varanda, Marta; Lang, Daniel; John, BeatriceInter- and transdisciplinarity are increasingly relevant concepts and research practices within academia. Although there is a consensus about the need to apply these practices, there is no agreement over definitions. Building on the outcomes of the first year of the COST Action TD1408 “Interdisciplinarity in research programming and funding cycles” (INTREPID), this paper describes the similarities and differenc...
Who is doing inter- and transdisciplinary research, and why? An empirical study...
Guimarães, Maria; Pohl, Christian; Bina, Olivia; Varanda, MartaWe witness a persistent tension between established ways of knowledge production through disciplines, and the urgent need to widen and change, both the production of knowledge and its organization, not least, in order to be able to understand and address the future and its challenges. Witnessing a growing call for inter- and transdisciplinarity (ITD), we set our goal to learn more about scholars who engage in t...
Professional Associations
Rego, Raquel; Varanda, Marta; Pita, TatianaA professional association is a body of a knowledge-based group, whose main concern is the promotion of technical standards (Torstendahl 1990). Anglo-American sociology of professions usually refers to professional associations as a sign of the maturity of a professional project (Carr-Saunders and Wilson 1933; Wilensky 1964; Larson 1979). Classic references from the sociology of professions identify the existen...
Structuring wicked problems in transdisciplinary research using the Social-Ecol...
Guimarães, Helena; Guiomar, Nuno; Godinho, Sérgio; Surova, Diana; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Sandberg, A.; Ravera, Federica; Varanda, MartaThe aspiration to understand the environment as a whole and to deal with real world problems have inspired some groundbreaking examples of transdisciplinarity (TD). The core idea of TD is that different academic disciplines work jointly with practitioners to solve a real-world problem. The first step of TD implies an intimate and iterative association with the context that implies dealing with an issue complexi...
Who is doing inter- and transdisciplinary research, and why? An empirical study...
Guimarães, Maria Helena; Pohl, Christian; Bina, Olivia; Varanda, MartaWe witness a persistent tension between established ways of knowledge production through disciplines, and the urgent need to widen and change, both the production of knowledge and its organization, not least, in order to be able to understand and address the future and its challenges. Witnessing a growing call for inter- and transdisciplinarity (ITD), we set our goal to learn more about scholars who engage in t...
8th INTREPID Report: The future of university as if sustainability mattered: A ...
Guevara, Marite; Ferrer, Didac; Chaparro, Isabel Cristina; Sessa, Carlo; Bina, Olivia; Varanda, MartaThis year the INTREPID Training School programme centred on the question of how can universities be a positive force for transformation and change towards a more sustainable future. The programme invited participants to explore the specific challenges of Inter and transdisciplinary knowledge and co-creation; and reflect on the skills and dispositions required by researchers and practitioners to cross boundaries...
2nd INTREPID Report: Interdisciplinarity, the Social Sciences and the Humanitie...
Bina, Olivia; Varanda, Marta; Sessa, Carlo; Guimarães, Helena; Alexander, DorisThe initial scope of this world café session on interdisciplinarity (ID), social sciences and humanities (SSH) and responsible R&I in EU funding, was based on the preliminary findings of a short term scientific mission (STSM, 3-‐9 April 2016) held at DG Research and Innovation in Brussels, to explore different aspects of how ID was being understood and integrated in programming and funding policies (Bina 2016)...
Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research: Finding the common ground of ...
Wehrden, Henrik von; Guimarães, Maria Helena; Bina, Olivia; Varanda, Marta; Lang, Daniel J.; John, Beatrice; Gralla, Fabienne; Alexander, DorisInter- and transdisciplinarity are increasingly relevant concepts and practices within academia. While various definitions exist, a clear distinction between inter- and transdisciplinarity remains difficult. Although there is a wide consensus about the need to define and apply these approaches, there is no agreement over definitions. Building on data collected during the first year of the COST Action TD1408 “In...
INTREPID Futures Initiative: Universities and Knowledge for Sustainable Urban F...
Bina, Olivia; Verdini, Giulio; Inch, Andy; Varanda, Marta; Guevara, Marite; Chiles, PrueIntroduction Background to this Workshop This Workshop is organised as part of an EU-funded Network (COST Action)1: INTREPID – whose objective is to inspire change in how we understand knowledge and build leadership for interdisciplinarity http://www.intrepid-cost.eu/. INTREPID addresses 3 challenges: • Challenge 1 – Understand Change: Reflecting and Learning • Challenge 2 – Critical Mass: Building Networks and...