Addressing Wicked Problems through Transdisciplinary Research

Robert Frodeman; Christian Pohl; Bernhard Truffer; Gertrude Hirsch-Hadorn

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198733522.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780198733522-e-26

Addressing Wicked Problems through Transdisciplinary Research

Robert Frodeman, Christian Pohl, Bernhard Truffer, Gertrude Hirsch-Hadorn

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Abstract

In a number of European countries a particular understanding of transdisciplinarity has evolved over the last decades, initiated by research on environmental problems. The focus of this type of transdisciplinary research is on helping society solve wicked problems. A specific feature is that, in addition to researchers of different disciplines, representatives of civil society and the private and public sectors are involved in the research process. “Addressing Wicked Problems through Transdisciplinary Research” describes this type of transdisciplinary research, its roots, and the challenges to be dealt with when addressing wicked societal problems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity (2 ed.)
Editors	R. Frodeman
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780198733522
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198733522.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780198733522-e-26
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

problem-oriented research
wicked problem
system
knowledge
target
transformation
coproduction
tool
sustainability foresight

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