Over the past decade or so, concern has grown in economic geography over whether the discipline has become too pluralised, characterised by the proliferation of conceptual schemas, theoretical approaches and local narratives, between which there is often little communication or coherence, thereby militating against the identification of a clear and generally agreed disciplinary identity and ‘core’ research agenda. In response, some economic geographers have argued that what is now needed is an ‘integrative turn’, in order to arrest and reverse this process of pluralisation. This article explores the complex issue of pluralism and argues there are convincing arguments in support of pluralism, on pragmatic grounds, as a purposive–strategic endeavour, and on normative–melioristic grounds. At the same time, the article explores in some detail the ideas of ‘integrative pluralism’ and ‘boundary objects’ as ways of achieving communication between different perspectives while preserving the advantages of pluralism.

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提出多元化经济地理的理由

在过去十年左右的时间里，经济地理学越来越关注该学科是否变得过于多元化，其特点是概念图式、理论方法和地方叙述的扩散，它们之间往往缺乏交流或连贯性，从而阻碍了经济地理学的发展。确定明确且普遍认可的学科身份和“核心”研究议程。作为回应，一些经济地理学家认为，现在需要的是“整合转向”，以阻止和扭转这一多元化进程。本文探讨了多元主义的复杂问题，并认为有令人信服的论据支持多元主义，基于务实的理由，作为一种有目的的战略努力，以及基于规范的改良主义的理由。同时，