Eva Wascher

Eva Wascher

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 March 2023 in Sustainability
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RHRick Hölsgens
Rick Hölsgens
EWEva Wascher
Eva Wascher
CBCarolin Bauer
Carolin Bauer
JBJudith Boll
Judith Boll
SBStephanie Bund
Stephanie Bund
RTRobert Tenambergen
Robert Tenambergen
Transformative research requires transdisciplinary collaboration, forcing researchers out of their disciplinary comfort zones. In transdisciplinary research projects, the role of (social) scientists changes, and non-scientific actors become part of research projects. Transdisciplinary research is particularly suited to not only generate scientific knowledge, but also invent real-world solutions and to innovative. This, however, does not come without challenges. Implementing a transdisciplinary project is time-consuming and requires the alignment of both the research and impact ambitions of all project partners. In this paper we build upon experiences gained in four transdisciplinary research projects and ask: (1) What is the transdisciplinary approach followed by the project? (2) Which opportunities and challenges can be identified for successful transdisciplinary collaborations? (3) What is the rationale for engaging in transdisciplinary research from the perspective of social scientists? Building upon the logics of interdisciplinary, a fourth logic, called the logic of empowerment, is identified as a driver for transdisciplinary research. Transdisciplinary collaboration empowers researchers to not only ‘discover’ innovations, i.e., to invent, but also to implement, i.e., to innovate.

14 May 2022
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EWEva Wascher
Eva Wascher
Zusammenfassung: Die Städte Dortmund und Wuppertal haben in einem dreijährigen Projektkommunale Labore sozialer Innovationals Orte und Prozesse zur Förderung neuer Praktiken in der Stadtgesellschaft aufgebaut. Der Beitrag ordnet diese Form von Innovationslabor im Bereich von Politik- und Verwaltungsinnovation sowie nachhaltigkeitsbezogener Innovationspolitik ein und beschreibt sie damit als Instrument einertransformativen urbanen Governance.Es wird darüber hinaus gezeigt, welche Elemente bei der Entwicklungkommunaler Labore sozialer Innovationbedeutsam sind, und anhand der Städtebeispiele veranschaulicht, wie mit dem Instrument in beiden Kommunen Nachhaltigkeitsinnovationen koproduktiv auf den Weg gebracht wurden.