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Crossing Borders, Creating Together: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Transdisciplinary Knowledge Production.
Grenzen überschreiten, gemeinsam gestalten: Ein interdisziplinärer Dialog zur transdisziplinären Wissensproduktion
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Abstract Due to the Corona pandemic, it was necessary to cancel the conference "Positionality Reloaded: Dimensions of Reflexivity in the Relationship of Science and Society" at short notice. At the time, in May 2020, it was quite uncertain how far-reaching the consequences of the pandemic would be. This also... view more
Due to the Corona pandemic, it was necessary to cancel the conference "Positionality Reloaded: Dimensions of Reflexivity in the Relationship of Science and Society" at short notice. At the time, in May 2020, it was quite uncertain how far-reaching the consequences of the pandemic would be. This also affected the panel discussion that we had planned in order to collect practical and application-oriented perspectives on transdisciplinarity in academics. As restrictions of traveling and gatherings on social events across the globe intensified, digital conferences gradually developed into an effective format for academic exchange. In this respect, we were thrilled when we were able to save the two-hour panel discussion "Crossing Borders, Creating Together: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Transdisciplinary Knowledge Production" on 15 June 2020 using a live video broadcast. The main questions from the conference served as a guide: To what extent do academic publications and knowledge production rely on reflexivity and self-reflection? What consequences does this have for the self-positioning of researchers in the tense relationship between academia and society? The question of how meaningful academic activities are in society and for society correlates directly with the question of the relevance of transdisciplinary research, that is occasionally addressed as a possibility, a demand, a request, or even a necessity. While the other contributions in this collection primarily discuss these questions from a theoretical standpoint, the panel discussion was conceived as an "empirical counterpart." The objective was to explore and discuss the opportunities and challenges that arise in transdisciplinary research practice from different functional perspectives: such as political and mobility research, medicine, or architecture and urban planning. For this purpose, we invited four participants, whom we will introduce below.... view less
Keywords
knowledge production; transdisciplinary; reflexivity; methodology
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
Patient and stakeholder engagement (PSE); evidence-based medicine; clinical trials; meta research; positionality
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 287-312
Journal
Historical Social Research, 46 (2021) 2
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed