Authors: | Hölsgens, Rick Wascher, Eva Bauer, Carolin Boll, Judith Bund, Stephanie Dankwart-Kammoun, Saskia Heese, Irina Schrot, Katharina Schultze, Jürgen Tenambergen, Robert |
Title: | Transdisciplinary research along the logic of empowerment: perspectives from four urban and regional transformation projects |
Language (ISO): | en |
Abstract: | Transformative research requires transdisciplinary collaboration, forcing researchers out of their disciplinary comfort zones. In transdisciplinary research projects, the role of (social) scientists changes, and non-scientific actors become part of research projects. Transdisciplinary research is particularly suited to not only generate scientific knowledge, but also invent real-world solutions and to innovative. This, however, does not come without challenges. Implementing a transdisciplinary project is time-consuming and requires the alignment of both the research and impact ambitions of all project partners. In this paper we build upon experiences gained in four transdisciplinary research projects and ask: (1) What is the transdisciplinary approach followed by the project? (2) Which opportunities and challenges can be identified for successful transdisciplinary collaborations? (3) What is the rationale for engaging in transdisciplinary research from the perspective of social scientists? Building upon the logics of interdisciplinary, a fourth logic, called the logic of empowerment, is identified as a driver for transdisciplinary research. Transdisciplinary collaboration empowers researchers to not only ‘discover’ innovations, i.e., to invent, but also to implement, i.e., to innovate. |
Subject Headings: | Transdisciplinary Transformation Empowerment Living labs Knowledge production Climate change adaptation Resilience |
Subject Headings (RSWK): | Interdisziplinäre Forschung Transformation Empowerment Forschungsprojekt Klimaänderung Resilienz |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/41300 http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-23143 |
Issue Date: | 2023-03-04 |
Rights link: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Appears in Collections: | Sozialforschungsstelle |
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