Better Together? The Values, Obstacles, Opportunities, and Prospects for Collaborative Research in Environmental History
Better Together? The Values, Obstacles, Opportunities, and Prospects for Collaborative Research in Environmental History
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DOI：
10.1086/723784
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发表时间：
2023-04-01
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0.7
通讯作者：
Howkins，Adrian
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作者：
Alagona，Peter;Carey，Mark;Howkins，Adrian
环境历史学家长期以来一直主张合作研究的价值，许多人呼吁开展更多的合作研究，一些人已经试验了新形式的团队合作。然而，从《环境史》、《环境与历史》和《历史地理学杂志》这三个著名期刊收集的数据显示，从2006年到2020年的15年间，发表研究的合作仍然非常罕见，没有随着时间的推移而出现明显的趋势。为什么环境历史学家仍然很少就已发表的研究进行合作？这种合作失败的原因和后果是什么？我们如何才能更好地实现我们这个领域对更具协作性的研究文化的长期呼吁？这篇文章回答了这些问题，并提供了在环境历史中培养更多合作文化的实际补救措施。
Environmental historians have long argued for the value of collaborative research, many have called for more of it, and some have experimented with new forms of teamwork. Yet data gathered from three prominent journals—Environmental History,Environment and History, and theJournal of Historical Geography—show that, over the fifteen-year period from 2006 through 2020, coauthorship on published research remained remarkably rare, with no discernible trend over time. Why do environmental historians still collaborate so infrequently on published research? What are the causes and consequences of this failure to work together? And how can we help better fulfill long-standing calls in our field for a more collaborative research culture? This essay answers these questions, and it offers practical remedies for fostering a culture of greater collaboration in environmental history.