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Open Access Transdisciplinary research: towards an integrative perspective

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Since the emergence of transdisciplinary research, context dependencies, innovative formats and methods, societal effects, and scientific effects are key aspects that have been discussed at length. However, what is still missing is an integrative perspective on these four aspects, and the guidance on how to apply such an integrative perspective in order to realize the full transformative potential of transdisciplinary research. We provide an overview of each aspect and highlight relevant research questions that need to be answered to advance transdisciplinary research.

Keywords: context; impact; method; sustainability; transdisciplinarity; transformation

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Leuphana University Lüneburg | Faculty of Sustainability | Institute for Sustainable Development and Learning | Universitätsallee 1 | 21335 Lüneburg | Germany 2: Technische Universität Berlin | Center for Technology and Society | Berlin | Germany 3: ISOE - Institute for Social-Ecological Research | Frankfurt am Main | Germany 4: Institute for Applied Ecology (Öko-Institut e.V.) | Nuclear Engineering and Facility Safety | Freiburg Darmstadt | Germany

Publication date: December 16, 2021

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