Transdisciplinary Research Seminar

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

This UC comprises sessions (3) devoted to the introduction and problematization of transdisciplinary research, followed by sessions (11) devoted to the presentation of transdisciplinary research projects on Political Economy, recent or ongoing at the research centres associated with the PhD program. These sessions rely on the contribution of the Principal Investigators of those projects.

Learning Outcomes

1.Familiarize the PhD students with current societal issues and challenges at the international, European or Portuguese levels (namely on the domains of the environment, sustainability, financialisation, work, inequalities and social inclusion, digital era, regulation and governance…), and based on current research programmes (e.g. H2020) and recent and ongoing research projects within the research centres associated with the PhD program.
2.Highlight, specifically, the relevance of transdisciplinarity for an improved understanding on the issues and challenges mentioned in 1.
3.Familiarize the PhD students with research methods and practices adequate for addressing issues and challenges mentioned in 1.
4.Provide PhD students the opportunity for debating transdisciplinary research with practising researchers.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. What is scientific transdisciplinary research?
1.1. Multidisciplinarity, transdiciplinarity, interdisciplinarity.
1.2. Trans- and interdisciplinary research opportunities and challenges.
2. Challenges of research in Social and Human Sciences (SHS) in a changing society.
2.1. Research themes and topics in domains where Political Economy interacts with other SHS (sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, law, political science).
2.2. Research programs and projects and other transdisciplinary scientific initiatives at DINÂMIA’CET, CES, CSG and UECE. 

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 20.0%
Report of a seminar or field trip: 80.0%

Bibliography

A bibliografia de apoio a esta UC será fundamentalmente a que vier a ser indicada pelos Investigadores Responsáveis pela apresentação dos projetos dos Centros de Investigação.

Sobre a temática da Transdiscplinaridade:
- Bernstein, J. H. (2015), Review: Transdisciplinarity: A Review of Its Origins, Development, and Current Issues, Journal of Research Practice, 11 (1), http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/article/view/510/412.
- Nicolescu, B. (ed.) (2008), Transdisciplinarity: Theory and Practice, New York, Hampton Press.
- Stock, P., R. J.F. Burton (2011), “Defining Terms for Integrated (Multi-Inter-Trans-Disciplinary) Sustainability Research Sustainability”, 3, 1090-1113; doi:10.3390/su3081090.