Transdisciplinarity
In: School of International Service Research Paper No. 2017-3
In: School of International Service Research Paper No. 2017-3
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Working paper
In: Sustainability Ethics and Sustainability Research, S. 117-122
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 515
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Futures, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 515-526
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 397-406
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Sustainable farmland management: transdisciplinary approaches, S. 249-252
The aim of the paper is to discuss and to reflect on the experiences and challenges encountered during the North-South capacity building project on transdisciplinarity, KNOTS (Fostering Multi-Lateral Knowledge Networks of Transdisciplinary Studies to Tackle Global Challenges), which was financed by the EU through the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education program. Despite the large body of literature on transdisciplinary approaches and projects, not many studies exist that discuss both the political and the power dimensions within transdisciplinary endeavors, especially not from a social science perspective. Based on the experiences, challenges, and progress over the course of the project, I will analyze how power relations influenced and structured KNOTS. I argue that the success of transdisciplinary North-South collaborations depends very much on awareness of power hierarchies, reflexivity, and positionality as well as different understandings of knowledge. Although differences will be highlighted regarding, for example, the aims of transdisciplinarity or the role of different understandings of science and knowledge, the paper does not aim to increase skepticism regarding transdisciplinarity. Instead, the intent of the reflections is to increase awareness of the influences of power structures and relations in transdisciplinarity projects, especially North-South collaboration projects.
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In: International journal on world peace, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 69-76
ISSN: 0742-3640
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 103-115
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 103
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Futures, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 103-115
The paper intends to contribute to an international understanding of transdiciplinarity (TD) from the perspective of Latin America. The basic argument is that TD is a research practice that can foster knowledge democracy within the framework of decoloniality as a social and academic praxis. The first part of the paper highlights some historical and contemporary practices that are important to shape a decolonizing approach to transdisciplinarity. The second section discusses issues involved in the development of transdisciplinary political, contextual and institutional conditions, besides the researcher's personal and professional commitment and preparedness.
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This report describes the transdisciplinary framework for the UNISECO project and provides 'structures' to facilitate meaningful interactions for shared learning, synthesis, integration and co-construction of innovative, actionable knowledge for practical outcomes. Material has been drawn from resources of academia and practice, including the personal experience of the UNISECO consortium partners. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 773901.
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