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The Disciplinary Landscape

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This chapter focuses on the disciplines because these are the foundations of all interdisciplinary work. It provides a historical context for understanding some of the forces that influence the development of interdisciplinarity, working towards a conclusion that makes the case for the importance of interactional relationships in interdisciplinary communities. The chapter includes three cases that illustrate the complex relationship between disciplines and interdisciplines, and the different ways in which new interdisciplines emerge.

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Choi, S., Richards, K. (2017). The Disciplinary Landscape. In: Interdisciplinary Discourse. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-47040-9_2

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