Distinguishing collaboration from contribution in environmental research

Kenneth Shockley (), Whitney G. Lash-Marshall, Kathryn Bryk Friedman and Paul D. Hirsch
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Kenneth Shockley: University at Buffalo
Whitney G. Lash-Marshall: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Kathryn Bryk Friedman: State University of New York
Paul D. Hirsch: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2017, vol. 7, issue 2, No 16, 336-345

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we distinguish contributory from collaborative approaches to interdisciplinary environmental research. A characteristic feature of the collaborative approach is that emphasis is placed on the process of collaborative problem formulation. Rather than responding to a pre-described problem by supplementing disciplinary perspectives and methodologies as needed, a collaborative research process entails attending to the characterization of the problem itself as a necessary object of interdisciplinary research. We suggest that clearly distinguishing collaborative from contributory models of interdisciplinary environmental research, and explicitly practicing collaborative research, will help foster a culture of robust interdisciplinary engagement well suited to addressing many of today’s complex environmental problems.

Keywords: Collaboration; Contribution; Interdisciplinary research; Research culture; Complex environmental problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s13412-016-0400-y

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