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Doing interdisciplinarity: motivation and collaboration in research for sustainable agriculture in the UK
Article first published online: 19 NOV 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2008.00859.x
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Special Issue: Special Section: Interdisciplinarity: Framing, doing and application
Volume 41, Issue 4, pages 374–384, December 2009
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Harris, F., Lyon, F. and Clarke, S. (2009), Doing interdisciplinarity: motivation and collaboration in research for sustainable agriculture in the UK. Area, 41: 374–384. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2008.00859.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 28 OCT 2009
- Article first published online: 19 NOV 2008
- Revised manuscript received 18 August 2008
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Keywords:
- interdisciplinarity;
- case studies;
- rural;
- researchers;
- collaboration;
- trust
This paper studies knowledge production in complex, collaborative research projects that brought together academics from different disciplines, research users and agricultural businesses. It takes a comparative approach, studying the interactions within interdisciplinary research teams from ten case studies, considering the process of collaboration from initial idea through to publication. The research developed a typology of participants in these projects, and identified the motivations and challenges of each. Our results analyse the process of research teams coming together and the relationships that are built up during the research. A particular challenge identified was the building of cooperation and trust. This issue is explored alongside issues of communication, methodology, data analysis and the process of drawing and publicising conclusions.