Year: 2016
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Transdisciplinary research is a bundle of interwoven social practices taking different forms in different contexts.There is no single such practice; instead, there are many different transdisciplinarities.Each has its own particular meanings, materials and skills, in addition to shared elements.In this chapter, I use social practice theory as a lens to guide personal reflection on my role in establishing a new community of transdisciplinary research practice at Wintec in New Zealand.In sharing my particular practice with the Wintec community, I played the role of a catalyst or seed for a new community of practice.The emerging practice at Wintec resembles my own, but departs from it in ways that respond to the local context.In this dynamic engagement with the Wintec practitioners, my own practice changed and deepened.I conclude that there is a critical need for diverse transdisciplinary communities of practice to prioritise mutual engagement.
Author: Chris Riedy
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2940918568