Mikael Klintman
Professor
Unboxing knowledge in collaboration between academia and society : A story about conceptions and epistemic uncertainty
Author
Summary, in English
Policymakers increasingly emphasize knowledge collaboration between academia and society as important means to generate innovations and solve complex issues. However, while recent literature on such collaboration suggests that knowledge needs to be integrated and generated across disciplines and sectors, there are surprisingly few studies that define what is meant by ‘knowledge’ or focus on the process of generating knowledge. Subsequently, the aim of this paper is to unbox ‘knowledge’ in knowledge collaboration by focusing specifically on how knowledge is understood by heterogenous actors during the process of generating knowledge. We build on insights from an in-depth case study and contribute to the literature on knowledge collaboration by bringing in theory on boundary work that specifically addresses the knowledge generation process. We argue that to better meet the expectations of collaboration, there is a need for more discussions and focus on the participating stakeholders’ heterogenous epistemological as well as ontological understanding.
Department/s
- Organizational Studies
- Department of Sociology
- Sociology
Publishing year
2022-03-08
Language
English
Pages
583-597
Publication/Series
Science and Public Policy
Volume
49
Issue
4
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic
- Business Administration
Status
Published
Project
- Beyond the market stalls and ivory towers: A study on integrated science for sustainable provision of knowledge
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1471-5430