Science without Boundaries Interdisciplinarity in Research, Society and Politics By Willy Ostreng_ Willy Ystreng_ Willy Ostreng
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Science without Boundaries: Interdisciplinarity in Research, Society and Politics by Willy Østreng explores the structural, philosophical, and political dynamics of breaking past traditional academic disciplines to solve complex global issues. The book analyzes how the scientific community adapts to societal changes and the friction between political necessity and scientific purity. [1, 2]
The book is structured across several key core themes and topics:
1. The Interaction of Complex Systems
  • Global Challenges: How interdisciplinary teams address systemic global crises like climate change, international governance, poverty, and peace-making.
  • Systemic Interconnectedness: Analyzing how separate parts interact within complex global frameworks.
  • The Spheres of Reality: Investigating boundaries and interfaces between the Biosphere, Technosphere, Sociosphere, and Noosphere. [1, 2]
2. Politics, Society, and Academic Infrastructure
  • Government Intervention: The extent to which politicians influence or steer research agendas to fulfill national goals.
  • Societal Responsiveness: Measuring how quickly and effectively the scientific community adapts to shifting public needs.
  • Mission-Oriented Research: Balancing targeted, state-funded goals with autonomous academic exploration.
  • Polar Research Case Study: A deep dive into how politics and polar science intermingle to safeguard national interests during periods of international change. [1, 2]
3. Scientific Standards, Status, and Academic Culture
  • The Disciplinary Status Quo: How interdisciplinary work fits (or clashes) with the historically rigid, monodisciplinary organization of universities. [1, 2]
  • Scientific Quality and Esteem: Addressing peer doubts regarding whether interdisciplinary research meets the rigorous standards of traditional disciplines. [1, 2]
  • The "Science War": Exploring the historical conflict between positivism and post-positivism, the thesis of the unity of science, and bridging the "two cultures" barrier. [1]
4. Methodologies of Integration
  • Concepts of Synthesis: Practical framework analysis covering cross-disciplinarity, synergetic competence, and synthetic theories.
  • Holistic Problem-Orientation: Shifting the focus from preserving departmental silos to solving the problem at hand.
  • Identity and Community: Building a unique, shared professional identity and institutional support for cross-boundary researchers. [1]

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"Science War": Exploring the historical conflict between positivism and post-positivism Biosphere Technosphere Sociosphere and Noosphere cross-disciplinarity synergetic competence and synthetic theories. global crises like climate change How interdisciplinary work fits (or clashes) with the historically rigid how politics and polar science intermingle to safeguard national interests how quickly and effectively the scientific community adapts to shifting public needs interdisciplinary research meets the rigorous standards of traditional disciplines. international governance monodisciplinary organization of universities. politicians influence or steer research agendas to fulfill national goals poverty and peace-making. professional identity and institutional support for cross-boundary researchers targeted state-funded goals with autonomous academic exploration.
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