701-0015-00L Transdisciplinary Research: Challenges of Interdisciplinarity and Stakeholder Engagement
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | M. Stauffacher, C. E. Pohl, B. Vienni Baptista |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 20. Priority is given to PhD students D-USYS. All participants will be on the waiting list at first. Enrollment is possible until 15 September 2021. The waiting list is active until 17 September. All students will be informed on 19 September, if they can participate in the lecture. The lecture takes place if a minimum of 12 students register for it.. |
| Abstract | This seminar is designed for PhD students and PostDoc researchers involved in inter- or transdisciplinary research. It addresses and discusses challenges of this kind of research using scientific literature presenting case studies, concepts, theories, methods and by testing practical tools. It concludes with a 10-step approach to make participants' research projects more societally relevant. |
| Learning objective | Participants know specific challenges of inter- and transdisciplinary research and can address them by applying practical tools. They can tackle questions like: how to integrate knowledge from different disciplines, how to engage with societal actors, how to secure broader impact of research? They learn to critically reflect their own research project in its societal context and on their role as scientists. |
| Content | The seminar covers the following topics: (1) Theories and concepts of inter- and transdisciplinary research (2) The specific challenges of inter- and transdisciplinary research (3) Collaborating between different disciplines (4) Engaging with stakeholders (5) 10 steps to make participants' research projects more societally relevant Throughout the whole course, scientific literature will be read and discussed as well as practical tools explored in class to address concrete challenges. |
| Literature | Literature will be made available to the participants. The following open access article builds a core element of the course: Pohl, C., Krütli, P., & Stauffacher, M. (2017). Ten Reflective Steps for Rendering Research Societally Relevant. GAIA 26(1), 43-51 doi: 10.14512/gaia.26.1.10 available at (open access): Link Further, this collection of tools will be used https://naturalsciences.ch/topics/co-producing_knowledge |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Participation in the course requires participants to be working on their own research project. Dates (Wednesdays, 8h15-12h00): 29 September, 27 October, 10 November, 24 November, 8 December |