TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kirsten Jæger
AU  - Karina Smed
AU  - Ana María Macías García
PY  - 2026
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783631946008
TI  - Working with Interdisciplinarity in Knowledge Communities
DO  - 10.3726/b23414
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1618580
N2  - This anthology pinpoints how interdisciplinarity can strengthen democratic knowledge communities. The authors show that interdisciplinarity is not only a methodological choice but also a political and cultural stance. It challenges entrenched hierarchies of expertise, creates space for alternative voices and fosters co-production of knowledge responsive to complex societal problems. The urgency of making interdisciplinary practices the norm rather than the exception is emphasised, and the book warns of what is at stake if these debates are ignored. Without deliberate efforts to integrate diverse perspectives, knowledge risks becoming either narrowly technocratic or so fragmented that it loses the capacity to inform collective decision-making. Both scenarios threaten the democratic promise of knowledge as a shared resource for society, and it is argued that legitimacy, access, and responsiveness are not optional add-ons but prerequisites for meaningful knowledge communities.
KW  - Interdisciplinarity, higher education, research, democracy, PBL, learning, knowledge communities, Ana María Macías García, Kirsten Jaeger, Karina M. Smed
LA  - English
ER  -