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Ethics and the Role of Humanities in Transdisciplinary Research? A Short Reflection on the KNOTS Project
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Abstract In this paper, we reflect upon our role as researchers embedded in humanities in the KNOTS project. In the course of the project, we noticed various misapprehensions among both staff and students stemming, among others, form different cultural, political, and educational backgrounds. While a diversi... view more
In this paper, we reflect upon our role as researchers embedded in humanities in the KNOTS project. In the course of the project, we noticed various misapprehensions among both staff and students stemming, among others, form different cultural, political, and educational backgrounds. While a diversity of inputs and perspectives is considered an advantage for transdisciplinary projects, cooperation among actors with various backgrounds can also be challenging. Based on our observations and previous experience living and working in Vietnam, we created a session focusing on ethics for the last summer school in Ho Chi Minh City. We decided to bring participants’ attention to research ethics and issues of cross-cultural communication, and suggested reflection and discussion as a coping strategy. In the course of a three years long mutual learning process, we realized that striving to create a common understanding of research ethics and cross-cultural awareness is an indispensable element of teaching and doing transdisciplinary research in a multicultural environment.... view less
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
Cross-Cultural Awareness; Ethics; Humanities; Reflection; Transdisciplinarity
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 261-266
Journal
ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 13 (2020) 2
Issue topic
Negotiating Transdisciplinarity
ISSN
1999-253X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0