Although the role and management of interdisciplinary research in knowledge development
has received plenty of attention in recent years ambiguity remains, often hindering …

This paper contributes to the debate on the dynamics of the development of practices and
their relation to the emergence of collaborative communities of practitioners. Our research is …

While interdisciplinarity has become a major topic in discussions of knowledge production
and research funding, criteria for its evaluation remain poorly understood. Analyses of the …

This book provides case studies of the performance of interdisciplinary research. It is hoped
that these case studies will prove instructive both to students and other scholars as they …

At the frontier of knowledge production, boundary-crossing takes place at a variety of
disciplinary crossroads. This paper reports the results of an empirical study of work carried …

Both funding agencies and scholars in science studies have become increasingly
concerned with how to define and identify interdisciplinarity in research. The task is tricky …

There is a lack of understanding regarding the optimal conditions for interdisciplinary
research. This study investigates what characteristics of researchers are associated with …

The aim of this paper is to describe actions designed to foster interdisciplinary research
efforts at a major university in the UK. The study employed a descriptive mixed method case …

Abstract In 2004, the International Evaluation Panel of the Academy of Finland indicated that
the Academy should develop its research policies, evaluation systems, and organization to …

Academic disciplines provide a framework for the transfer of knowledge from one generation
to the next. Not only do they shape our education and understanding, they structure our …