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The "Inter" Within Interdisciplinary Research: Strategies for Building Integration Across Fields.
Rebecca E Morss1, Heather Lazrus1, Julie L Demuth1
1National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA.
Risk Analysis : an Official Publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
|December 15, 2018
Summary
This study offers strategies for successful interdisciplinary research integration, emphasizing full intellectual participation and multiway partnerships across fields to address complex questions and foster innovation.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Research Methodology
Background:
- Growing emphasis on interdisciplinary and convergent research necessitates effective integration strategies.
- Institutions and researchers require guidance on building and sustaining integration across diverse fields.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify signs of successful interdisciplinary research.
- To propose actionable strategies for creating and sustaining integration across disciplines.
Main Methods:
- Drawing on authors' experiences and hazards research examples.
- Reviewing existing literature on interdisciplinarity.
Main Results:
- Successful interdisciplinary research involves full intellectual participation and multiway partnerships.
- It leads to new research questions, novel approaches, and innovative insights.
- It addresses complex, intersectional questions beyond the scope of individual disciplines.
Conclusions:
- Strategies for integration include interweaving perspectives, regular interaction, and interconnecting knowledge.
- Leadership that empowers interdisciplinary synthesis is crucial.
- Researcher commitment, curiosity, risk-taking, flexibility, patience, and persistence are vital for success.
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