Theory and Practice across Disciplines Frickel, Scott edt Albert, Mathieu edt Albert, Mathieu oth Frickel, Scott oth Prainsack, Barbara edt Prainsack, Barbara oth text xx New Brunswick (NJ) Rutgers University Press 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (256 p.) Interdisciplinarity has become a buzzword in academia, as research universities funnel their financial resources toward collaborations between faculty in different disciplines. In theory, interdisciplinary collaboration breaks down artificial divisions between different departments, allowing more innovative and sophisticated research to flourish. But does it actually work this way in practice? Investigating Interdisciplinary Collaboration puts the common beliefs about such research to the test, using empirical data gathered by scholars from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. The book's contributors critically interrogate the assumptions underlying the fervor for interdisciplinarity. Their attentive scholarship reveals how, for all its potential benefits, interdisciplinary collaboration is neither immune to academia's status hierarchies, nor a simple antidote to the alleged shortcomings of disciplinary study. Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects interdisciplinarity; collaboration 9780813585895 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70852 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70852 Free-to-read All rights reserved oapen 210618 20260305123942.0 doab70852