Interdisciplinarity and social power
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Progress in Human Geography
- Vol. 25 (3), 365-382
- https://doi.org/10.1191/030913201680191727
Abstract
This paper takes up the problem of how to structure a productive and genuine inter- disciplinary engagement from the standpoint of geography. It examines first what makes inter- disciplinarity difficult, focusing on the production of disciplinary cultures that define the material practices, social relations and epistemological commitments characteristic of a field of study. The paper then considers why interdisciplinarity seems to be in the ascendant and why and how geography has been used in this project. It cautions against a reductionist or imperialist style of interdisciplinary work and encourages geographers to develop their own approach to a productive engagement with other fields, in part through attending to the interdisciplinarity inherent in our own.Keywords
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