Codes of Conduct for Collaboration as Social Rule Systems for Transdisciplinary Processes

Roland W. Scholz () and Ortwin Renn
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Roland W. Scholz: Danube University of Continuing Education Krems
Ortwin Renn: Research Institute for Sustainability, Helmholtz Center Potsdam (RIFS)

Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2024, vol. 37, issue 1, No 6, 101 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper addresses the need for effective and fair codes of conduct for public-good-oriented transdisciplinary processes. These processes are characterized by the production of socially robust orientations (SoROs) through mutual learning and developing better action strategies by merging knowledge from practice and science. We argue that transdisciplinary processes should be governed by an appropriate social rule system that comprises codes of conduct for collaboration (CCC) in transdisciplinary discourses. In our view, participants in a transdisciplinary process must (1) follow rules of mutuality between science and practice (accepting the otherness of the other) and (2) enable the use and integration of knowledge from science and practice (e.g., through responsibility and/or co-leadership at all levels of a project). This requires (3) a protected discourse arena similar to an expanded Chatham House Rule that facilitates the generation of groundbreaking, novel ideas for sustainable transition. In transdisciplinary processes, CCC are based on these three perspectives and can be explicitly introduced yet require cultural and situational adaptations. Many aspects of transdisciplinary processes, such as legal status (e.g., who owns the data generated, whether it is a group or formal organization), are often unclear and need further investigation.

Keywords: Social Rule Systems; Transdisciplinarity; Action Research; Codes of Conduct for Collaboration; Equal Footing; Knowledge Integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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