ABSTRACT

In the context of a globalised interdisciplinary moment, where boundary-crossing research collaborations are valorised, this paper considers encounters between multidisciplinary researchers. Presenting empirics and reflections from an international project where social scientists and engineers sought to collaborate, communicate and address complex challenges associated with sustainable urban development, we question a series of assumptions about interdisciplinary research. Importantly, we pause to consider the practical implications of doing this work. In particular, we draw attention to the spaces of interdisciplinarity, from the field to the lab and the meeting room, the role of researchers’ reflexivity and positionality, and the importance of being aware of the embodied, emotional realities of such work. In so doing, we call for more critical, evidence-based reflection upon the lived in/congruities of interdisciplinary practices.

摘要

在全球化的跨学科领域中，跨界研究合作得到了重视，本文考虑了多学科研究人员之间的相遇。在一个国际项目中，社会科学家和工程师寻求合作，交流和应对与可持续城市发展相关的复杂挑战的经验和反思，我们对有关跨学科研究的一系列假设提出了质疑。重要的是，我们暂停考虑这样做的实际含义这项工作。特别是，我们提请注意跨领域的空间，从现场到实验室再到会议室，研究人员的反身性和位置性的作用，以及意识到此类工作体现出来的情感现实的重要性。在此过程中，我们呼吁对跨学科实践的存在/一致性进行更严格的，基于证据的反思。