{"id":64764,"date":"2023-04-25T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?post_type=publications&#038;p=64764"},"modified":"2024-11-16T21:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T21:49:03","slug":"future-transdisciplinary-research","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/publications\/future-transdisciplinary-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking at the future of transdisciplinary research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Science systems are ever-changing, even more rapidly in today\u2019s world. There is an increased need to bring scientists from the natural sciences and social sciences closer to non-academic actors and stakeholders who bring their knowledge to the complex task at hand. The inclusion and integration of these different knowledge system constitutes a transdisciplinary research approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\u201cTransdisciplinarity is an approach that enables science and other knowledge systems to interact in a constructive way. Its strength is, firstly, its inclusion of stakeholders from the beginning to help define the question and, secondly, the avoidance of hubris as to which knowledge systems count.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This discussion paper was commissioned by the ISC to provoke discussion and reflection. As such, it should be seen as the opinions of the authors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is science? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the relationship between science and action? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are inter- and transdisciplinarity? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do science and transdisciplinarity relate to other knowledge systems? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can we improve the science\u2013society and science-for-policy interfaces?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2023-04-26Futureoftransdisciplinaryresearch.pdf\" data-content=\"Download\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--latest\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>Related 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