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Sociology of Interdisciplinarity : The Dynamics of Energy Research.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silvast, Antti.
Other Authors: Foulds, Chris.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Introducing the Background Context
  • 1.1.1 Interdisciplinary Research as a Mainstream Research Endeavour
  • 1.1.2 What Science and Technology Studies' Sociotechnical Underpinnings Have to Offer
  • 1.2 Introducing This Book
  • 1.2.1 A Position Statement on Notions of Interdisciplinarity
  • 1.2.1.1 Position #1: Definitions of Disciplines Should Account for the Interconnectedness, Porosity, and Inevitable Subjectivity of Their Knowledges and Knowledge-Making Communities
  • 1.2.1.2 Position #2: We Focus Primarily on Interdisciplinary Problem-Focused Research and Not on Interdisciplinary General Education
  • 1.2.1.3 Position #3: The Full Spectrum of Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity Should Be Part of a Broad Definition of Interdisciplinarity That Covers the Range of Crossdisciplinary Research Practice
  • 1.2.1.4 Position #4: Interdisciplinarity Does Not Only Occur in the Space Between More Technical/Natural and More Social Scientific Disciplines
  • 1.2.1.5 Position #5: Interdisciplinarity Can Include, But Does Not Necessitate, the Involvement of External Stakeholders
  • 1.2.2 Headline Contributions: Aim and Scope of This Book
  • 1.2.3 Structure and Journey of This Book
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Whole Systems Thinking and Modelling in the UK
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Reviewing Past Experiences: Interdisciplinary Working Practices in Whole Systems Energy Research
  • 2.3 A New Whole Systems Approach and Energy Integration Issues
  • 2.3.1 Modelling Within the National Centre for Energy Systems Integration Project
  • 2.3.2 The Diversity of Interdisciplinary Models and the Case of Energy Demand
  • 2.3.3 The Challenges of Prediction and the Consequences of Doing Interdisciplinarity.
  • 2.3.4 Interdisciplinary Planning Under Infrastructural Conditions
  • 2.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Environment-Friendly Energy Research in Norway
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 What Is Environment-Friendly Energy Research and Innovation in Norway?
  • 3.3 The Role of Social Sciences and Humanities in Norwegian Environment-Friendly Energy Research and Innovation
  • 3.3.1 Centres for Environment-Friendly Energy Research in the Literature
  • 3.3.2 Interdisciplinary Knowledge Production
  • 3.3.3 Academic Disciplines Involved from Social Sciences and Humanities
  • 3.3.4 The Interpretations of Innovation
  • 3.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Calculating the 'Price' of Infrastructure Reliability in Finland
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 What Is Market Regulation and How Does It Address Public Interest?
  • 4.3 Long Blackouts and Their Regulatory Impacts in Finland
  • 4.4 Pricing Reliability in the Regulatory Model
  • 4.4.1 Connecting the Original Research Study to the Themes of This Book
  • 4.4.2 How Did the Regulator Use the Cost Estimates?
  • 4.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 5: A Sociology of Interdisciplinarity
  • 5.1 Introducing a Sociology of Interdisciplinarity
  • 5.2 The Impacts of Funding
  • 5.3 Epistemic Cultures
  • 5.4 Boundary Objects
  • 5.5 Appropriating Other Disciplines
  • 5.6 Interpretative Flexibility
  • 5.7 The Importance of Disciplines
  • References
  • Index.

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