Key terms Intradisciplinarity: working within a single discipline Multidisciplinarity: juxtaposition of multiple disciplinary perspectives Interdisciplinarity: interaction and integration across disciplinary perspectives BLANK SLIDE National Academies of Science (2005); Australian Council of Learned Academies (2012)
Defining interdisciplinarity ‘Interdisciplinary research (IDR) is a mode of research by teams or individuals that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialized knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or field of research practice.’ National Academies of Science (2005:26) BLANK SLIDE
Transdisciplinarity ‘A reflexive, integrative, method-driven scientific principle aiming at the solution or transition of societal problems and concurrently of related scientific problems by differentiating and integrating knowledge from various scientific and societal bodies of knowledge.’ Lang et al (2012:26-27) BLANK SLIDE
Interdisciplinary Research: Opportunities and Challenges Jonathan Pickering Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Canberra IGPA Graduate Research Forum, 30 April 2019 TITLE SLIDE
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Paris vs Kyoto: scope of comparison Independent momentum for global mitigation Alternative venues for international cooperation Circumstances of US retreat Substantive provisions of each treaty MAIN POINT
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How can hard/soft legal norms… Research question: How can hard/soft legal norms… …enhance ecological reflexivity? Overall framework Targets Review and compliance mechanisms Capacity to: Rethink values & practices Respond effectively to risks of climate change Research design:
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jonathan.pickering@canberra.edu.au @jrpickering Thank you jonathan.pickering@canberra.edu.au @jrpickering CLOSING MESSAGE / SLIDE