Evolutions in knowledge production policy and practice in Japan: a case study of an interdisciplinary research institute for disaster science
Evolutions in knowledge production policy and practice in Japan: a case study of an interdisciplinary research institute for disaster science
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日本知识生产政策和实践的演变：灾害科学研究所的案例研究
DOI：
10.1080/1360080x.2019.1701850
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Miwako Kitamura & Fumi Kitagawa
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文献类型：
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作者：
Akiyoshi Yonezawa;Christopher D. Hammond;Thomas Brotherhood;Miwako Kitamura & Fumi Kitagawa
本文通过对一家领先的跨学科研究机构的案例研究，探讨了日本研究型大学知识生产政策议程的转变--从以学科为基础的学术传统向跨学科形式的知识生产的转变。我们通过七所“指定国立大学”之一的东北大学及其旗舰国际灾害科学研究所的案例来研究这种转变。文献分析显示，重新强调跨学科，明显的重组走向“混合混合”模式，以调和不同的研究传统的不同机构的逻辑之间的工作人员。与主要利益攸关方的访谈揭示了这一进程的内部动态、障碍和机会。我们的结论与日本高等教育的影响，认为转向“混合混合”的机构形式是必要的，但不足以维持成功的跨学科研究机构。成功取决于同时致力于与各种外部利益攸关方建立可持续的国际联系和关系。
This paper examines shifts in the knowledge production policy agenda at Japanese research universities – a transition from discipline-based academic tradition towards interdisciplinary forms of knowledge production – through a case study of a leading interdisciplinary research institute. We examine this transition through the case of Tohoku University, one of seven ‘Designated National Universities’, and its flagship International Research Institute of Disaster Science. Documentary analysis revealed a renewed emphasis on interdisciplinarity, evident in restructuring towards a ‘blended hybrid’ model to reconcile the different institutional logics of diverse research traditions among its staff. Interviews with key stakeholders uncovered the internal dynamics of this process, its barriers and opportunities. We conclude with implications for Japanese higher education, arguing that a shift to ‘blended hybrid’ institutional forms is necessary but insufficient to maintain successful interdisciplinary research institutes. Success is contingent on simultaneous commitment to sustainable international connections and relationships with diverse external stakeholders.