td-net | Network for Transdisciplinary Research
Researchers and teachers, as well as young academics, can find information on methodological approaches and the current discourse in the transdisciplinary community on this website. Research funding institutions and representatives from civil society will also find information on forms and processes of transdisciplinary research partnerships.
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Two td-net lectures as part of the CAS for One Health
In October and November, Stefan Müller and Minea Mäder from the td-net had the pleasure of delivering two one-day lectures as part of the newly launched Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in One Health at the University of Bern.
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Tour d'Horizon 2024 published
For the twentieth time, thanks to contributions from the community, td-net has compiled a list of key literature from 2024 in the field of inter- and transdisciplinary research, education and practice. 57 publications, are classified into 5 categories with short annotations from the contributors. Feedback on the use and usefulness of this product is very much appreciated - simply email to td-net@scnat.ch
All “Tour d’Horizon of Literature” issues can be found here. Many thanks to our contributors for making this years Tour d’Horizon possible!
Upcoming Events
12:15-13:15
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Methoden am Montag: Three Types of Knowledge
Dieses Instrument dient zur Überprüfung oder Neuformulierung von Forschungsfragen, so dass drei gesellschaftlich relevante Wissensarten generiert werden können: Wissen zum Status Quo, zum Ziel und wie man vom Status Quo zum Ziel gelangt.
12:15-13:15
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online
Methoden am Montag: Nomadic Concepts
Unterstützt den Austausch über verschiedene Verständnisse von Konzepten und Begriffen. Das finden einer gemeinsamen Sprache ist z.B. wichtig bei der Definition eines gemeinsamen Problemverständnisses.
12:15-13:15
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online
Methoden am Montag: Functional-dynamic Stakeholder Involvement
Dieser Ansatz hilft dabei, die funktionale (bezogen auf das Ziel des jeweiligen Projektschritts) sowie die dynamische (bezogen auf die Art der Beteiligung am jeweiligen Projektschritt) Einbindung der Beteiligten zu spezifizieren.
Current Publications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Toolkitting: an unrecognized form of expertise for overcoming fragmentation in inter and transdisciplinarity
Laursen, B, Vienni-Baptista, B, Bammer, G, Di Giulio, A, Paulsen, T, Robson-Williams, M, Studer, S (2024)
A growing number of inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) toolkits provide methods, processes, concepts, heuristics, frameworks, and other resources for designing and implementing ITD research. A brief overview of the currently fragmented toolkits landscape is provided, fleshed out through descriptions of four toolkits.
Gaia Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
Two decades of transdisciplinarity in Switzerland: Past, present, future
Paulsen, T, Küffer, C (2023)
Switzerland has been a stronghold of transdisciplinarity in the past decades, thanks in particular to saguf and td-net. td-net’s 20 years anniversary is an opportunity to recall the past and look ahead.