Evaluating Epistemic Commitments and Science Communication Practice in Transdisciplinary Research

Authors

Brianne Suldovsky, Portland State UniversityFollow
Bridie McGreavy, University of Maine
Laura Lindenfeld, Stony Brook University

Published In

Science Communication

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

8-18-2018

Abstract

Transdisciplinary research is a central commitment in efforts to advance sustainability. Transdisciplinarity requires integrating knowledge from a variety of groups, including scientists, policymakers, and regulators. Success in integrating multiple ways of knowing is influenced by the relative authority that science, as an epistemology, holds within a collaborative effort. This study draws from the literature on epistemic authority and science communication to explore epistemic authority and engagement within a sustainability science collaboration. Our results highlight persistent contradictions in commitments to epistemic diversity and the privileging of science, demonstrating tensions between conceptual commitments to participatory approaches within sustainability science and practices of engagement.

Rights

© The Author(s) 2018.

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547018786566

DOI

10.1177/1075547018786566

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/27052

Citation Details

Suldovsky, B., McGreavy, B., & Lindenfeld, L. (2018). Evaluating Epistemic Commitments and Science Communication Practice in Transdisciplinary Research. Science Communication, 40(4), 499-523.