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Keymessages1.Thetowardsmultidisciplinary2.PolicydrivenInteractionalcontributoryexpertiseproject: Instrumental:‘Grand Challenges’ call for multi-level solutionsscience must help solve real-world problems.complex problems demand different disciplines«Contributing effectively to the objectives of will require solutions to be developed which are interdisciplinary in nature and therefore cut across multiple specific objectives» (Proposal for Horizon 2020, EC 2011 23).Pressures for multidisciplinary knowledge Innovation agenda & knowledge economy demand multidisciplinarityHow might these be reconciled in studies of interdisciplinarity? areinstitutionalisedfields aidealtypes,generalisation,Mapping scientifictoinvestigate.definitions.Disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity Disciplines and disciplinary knowledge have been studied F‹eŽds ȋBourd‹eu 1ͻͺ4/2‐‐4Ȍ Coun‹ct‹on s›stes ȋuŠï‚§nn, St‹cŠweŠÈŒTr‹bes ȋ eertœ, BecŠer & TrowŽer 2‐‐‐ȌFrctŽÂ ptterns ȋAbbott 2‐‐1ȌEp‹ste‹c cuŽtures ȋnorr‐Cet‹n 1ͻͻ2ȌBoundr›Â orgn‹st‹ons ȋ ‹er›n 1ͻͺ3ȌTrd‹ng œones ȋ Ž‹son 1ͻͻ7ȌPrd‹gs ȋuŠn 1Í»62Ȍ Evolutionarydriven): Two approaches to inter-and multidisciplinarityNewproblemsborderbetweenresearchcannotaddressedRationale:frontierresearchmovesacrossscientificnew“objects”“problems”callfornew(e.g.research)(biochemistryetc).Mandatedtransdisciplinarydriven)Problems”challenges”thatcallforstrategicresearchknowledgeproduction,Triplepostacademic).Rationale:contributingcomplexinterdisciplinarychallenges(strategicresearch).Productionknowledgenecessaryrelevantgivenaddresschallenges(e.g.interdisciplinarity). Interdisciplining researchtopicstriggerscollaborationintegration Sedimentation(inter)epistemiccommunitiestextbooks) institutionalisation,projectorganisation,adhocraciesetc. CognitiveBiochemistryPoliticaleconomyCulturalstudies driven ‘GrandChallenges’BioeconomymaterialsFoodDemographicsHealthyageingBio,Nano, Flexibility,rapidlychanging reformsHorizon Pedersen PolicydrivenTWOTENDENCIES Interdisciplining researchtopicstriggerscollaborationintegration Sedimentation(inter)epistemiccommunitiestextbooks) institutionalisation,projectorganisation,adhocraciesetc. CognitivePoliticaleconomyLiteraryCulturalstudiesFeminism Peerdriven ‘GrandChallenges’BioeconomymaterialsFoodDemographicsHealthyageingBio,Nano, Flexibility,rapidlychanging reformGrandChallenges Krohn PolicydrivenTWOTENDENCIES Projectgroupscontinuouslyreconfiguring Newdepartments,academicassociations,conferences. terminstitutionalisationPeriodicassessmentepistemicstrategy termprojectstructureExternallycontract Researchteamsnetworks(adaptiveenvironment) complexitytoolIndustriesTechnologiesKrohn123345678expertiseSedimentationinterdisciplinesNewhybrid PrecommercialtechnicalsettingRealworldcasesAdhocraciesEpistemicconvergenceShareddefinitions multidisciplinaryscalei)Establishii)Establishparticipantsiii)Theoreticaliv)Interdisciplinarity Constantconfigurationinter disciplinarycommunities,resourceconsumption–pluseffectsinstitutionalised Interdisciplinarity and “trading zones” Collins, Evans & Gorman. Trading Zones and Interactional Expertise AutonomyHomogeneityHeterogeneityIntegration(hybrid)FragmentationInterdisciplinarityMultidisciplinarityIncitationTransdisciplinaritySubsumtion”Incentives” to cooperateCollaboration without integration(Ex natural disasters etc.)”Grand Challenges” (bioeconomy,ageing, climate models etc.)Peer review, management etc. Cognitive scienceTwo or more disciplines mergesunder one of the disciplines(Subversive interdisciplinarity) Interdisciplinaritet som “trading zones” Collins, Evans & Gorman. Trading Zones and Interactional Expertise AutonomyHomogeneityIntegration(hybrid)FragmentationIncitationSubsumtion”Incentives” to cooperateCollaboration without integration(Ex natural disasters etc.)”Grand Challenges” (bioeconomy,ageing, climate models etc.)Peer review, management etc. Cognitive scienceTwo or more disciplines mergesunder one of the disciplines(Subversive interdisciplinarity) HORIZON HeterogeneityInterdisciplinarityMultidisciplinarity reforms Transdisciplinarity i)Mapii)Mapiii)Mapiv)Map Surveyrespondents)networkCollect quantitative and qualitative data about the epistemic content, institutional context and cognitive network of the humanities in Denmark: Ask the researchers:� which methodologies and theories they use; � with whom do they cooperate;� which disciplines do they collaborate with; NetworkQuestionnaire for all tenured humanities scholars in Denmark (AU, AU-DPU-ASB, DTU, CBS, ITU, KU, Questionscouldinvolve,e.g.,researchersinternationally,thathaveinfluencedyoumost,youhavecompeted/conflictedmost.scientifichaveinfluencedyoumost,haveyoucontributed?yourcurrentresearchtransdisciplinary?haveyouobtainedacademictraining?yourresearchtheoreticalwhatextendcriteriaevaluationproceduresuniversitiesagenciesinfluenceyourwork(questions, empiricallyphilosophyscienceDevelopcurrentsthatdominatelandscape.Testhypothesis”sequentialruling”theoreticalframesmethodologicaltoolsAretherecommonepistemicradicalpluralism?AreinstitutionalarrangementsstructuringepistemicpracticeWhatpoliticalconfigurationsPedersenresearchquestions,privileged,areneglected(e.g.,negativeresearch,criticalthinking,etc.)?researchersdressepistemological“transdisciplinary”clothing,arehybridresearchcommunitiesevolving?Whatscaletransdisciplinarycollaborationrelationnatural Distribution“foundationaltensions”1. Relativism-Universalism2. National-International3. Causal-Intentional4. Idiographic-Nomothetic5. Descriptive-Normative6. Narrative-Comparative-Reflexive7. Epistemic-Political-Aesthetic8. Data-driven vs. Theory-driven9. User-driven-Science-driven10. Applied-Basic science11. Teaching-Research12. Specialist-Generalist Distribution1. Empiricism2. Structuralism3. Marxism4. Deconstruction5. Comparative method6. Experimental methods7. Critical Theory8. Phenomenology9. Semiotics10. Cognitive Science11. Naturalism12. Evolution/biologism youforattention!DavidPedersen:davidp@hum.ku.dk Web:http://mapping David Budtz Pedersen Ph.D. Humanomics Research Programmepresentation for «Academic Demarcations»University of Oslo, 13 September 2012 HUMANSponsored by Demarcations: Disciplines and Interdisciplinarity