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Working to Make Interdisciplinarity Work: Investing in Communication and Interpersonal Relationships

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  • Mariella Marzano
  • David N. Carss
  • Sandra Bell

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In this paper, we apply qualitative methodologies to explore the practice of interdisciplinary research. The UK's Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) Programme aims to advance understanding of the challenges faced by rural areas through funding interdisciplinary research to inform future policy and practice on management choices for the countryside and rural economies. Addressing the challenges faced by rural areas often requires a combination of different perspectives, involving research to address subjects that may lie beyond the skills of individual researchers. An interdisciplinary approach requires the integration of both data/information and the experiences and perspectives of different people (natural/social scientists, local people and policy‐makers). We focus here on the processes involved in making interdisciplinarity work, documenting the experiences, perceptions, ideas and concerns of researchers working in interdisciplinary projects (specifically two EU‐funded projects but also the first wave of RELU projects). A key finding from this research is that interdisciplinarity requires conscious effort, time and resources for the development of interpersonal relationships to enhance effective communication and thus successful collaboration.

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  • Mariella Marzano & David N. Carss & Sandra Bell, 2006. "Working to Make Interdisciplinarity Work: Investing in Communication and Interpersonal Relationships," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 57(2), pages 185-197, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jageco:v:57:y:2006:i:2:p:185-197
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00046.x
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    1. Justin Greaves & Wyn Grant, 2010. "Crossing the Interdisciplinary Divide: Political Science and Biological Science," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 58(2), pages 320-339, March.
    2. C. Hinrichs, 2008. "Interdisciplinarity and boundary work: challenges and opportunities for agrifood studies," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 25(2), pages 209-213, June.
    3. Alan MacLeod & Glyn Jones & Helen Anderson & Rick Mumford, 2016. "Plant health and food security, linking science, economics, policy and industry," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 8(1), pages 17-25, February.
    4. Alan MacLeod & Glyn D. Jones & Helen M. Anderson & Rick A. Mumford, 2016. "Plant health and food security, linking science, economics, policy and industry," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 8(1), pages 17-25, February.
    5. Adriana Consorte-McCrea & Helen Newing, 2015. "Creating spaces for interdisciplinary exchange in higher education: A case study," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 30(3), pages 265-279, May.
    6. Shannon M. Donovan & Michael O’Rourke & Chris Looney, 2015. "Your Hypothesis or Mine? Terminological and Conceptual Variation Across Disciplines," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(2), pages 21582440155, May.
    7. Jane Wardani & Joannette J. (Annette) Bos & Diego Ramirez‐Lovering & Anthony G. Capon, 2022. "Enabling transdisciplinary research collaboration for planetary health: Insights from practice at the environment‐health‐development nexus," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(2), pages 375-392, April.
    8. Philip Lowe & Jeremy Phillipson, 2009. "Barriers to Research Collaboration across Disciplines: Scientific Paradigms and Institutional Practices," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 41(5), pages 1171-1184, May.

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