A critical realist inquiry in conducting interdisciplinary research: an analysis of LUCID examples

• Published in: Ecology and society Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 41
• Main Authors: Nastar, Maryam, Boda, Chad S., Olsson, Lennart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Resilience Alliance 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Annan samhällsvetenskap; anti-reductionism; antireductionism; Complexity; Criteria; Critical Realism; Hegemony; Integration; Interdisciplinary research; interdisciplinary research centers; Interdisciplinary studies; Interdisciplinary subjects; Knowledge management; methodological pluralism; Other Social Sciences; Production; Realism; Reductionism; retroduction; Samhällsvetenskap; Social Sciences; Sustainability; sustainability science; Sustainable development

In recent years, a strong natural science hegemony has predominantly framed our understanding of sustainability challenges and, as a result, the production of solution strategies. In countering this, some academic centers have sought to promote interdisciplinary research, starting from the recogniti...