Sociology of Interdisciplinarity : : The Dynamics of Energy Research.

• Author: Silvast, Antti.
• TeilnehmendeR: Foulds, Chris.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (139 pages)

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.