Collaborative Research: EAGER: International Type II: Assessing the Role of Social Innovation for Resilience in Global Collaborative Research

第一部分：鉴于COVID-19大流行危机的时间不确定性和对国际研究的永久影响，最重要的科学挑战是从COVID-19大流行危机中吸取教训。即使在不大可能发生的大流行被消灭的情况下，新的工作模式也可能取代大流行前的国际合作规范和做法。虽然技术解决办法对于促进适应这一流行病很重要，但个人和团队层面的社会创新对于在长期危机期间在科学团队中产生复原力同样重要或更为重要。国际合作的未来可以从理解科学家如何在这段时间内表现出团队弹性，加强团队和有意义地转移知识中受益。在日益全球化的科学环境中，重大的政策问题是如何在满足当地需求的同时使科学团队国际化。我们的目标是在考虑当地环境、机会和制度因素的基础上，对疫情期间国际合作中不同形式的社会创新进行表征。第二部分：本项目通过考察国际合作团队社会动力学的三个相互交织的特征，探讨在新冠肺炎疫情下全球科学能力的社会创新：社会创新，适应和恢复力，学习和可转移性。社会创新是指在团队科学的背景下，改变个人和群体行为的新的和不同的方法。研究设计建立在团队背景下的个人行为和群体动力学的跨学科知识。该项目涉及一系列案例研究，重点是奥地利、拉脱维亚、西班牙和美国四个国家不同的国际合作团队。数据来自文献计量学数据源，半结构化访谈，焦点小组和研究人员的调查。团队包括新出现的合作，建立大流行期间的互动规范，或适应性合作，适应大流行的障碍和限制。一种新的方法来确定团队的案例研究采用先进的计算技术，在一个新的和强大的文献计量数据集，辅以其他雪球抽样技术。该项目将以一个国际研讨会结束，以分享和传播促进国际合作的发现。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

Part 1.A paramount scientific challenge is to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis given the uncertainty of the timing and permanent effects on international research. Even in the unlikely event of pandemic eradication, new work patterns may replace pre-pandemic norms and practices of international collaboration. While technological solutions matter for facilitating adaptation to the pandemic, social innovations at the individual and team levels are equally or more important for generating resilience within scientific teams during the protracted crisis. The future of international collaborative work can benefit from an understanding of how scientists have shown team resilience during this time, strengthening teams, and meaningfully transferring knowledge. In an increasingly globalized scientific landscape the grand policy question is how to internationalize scientific teams while, at the same time, responding to local demands. Our goal is to characterize different forms of social innovation in international collaborative work during the pandemic, while taking into account local contexts, opportunities, and institutional factors.Part 2.This project addresses the topic of global social innovation in science capacity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining three intertwining features of the social dynamics of international collaborative teams: Social innovation, Adaptation and Resilience, and Learning and Transferability. Social innovation refers to new and different ways of modifying individual and group behavior within the context of team science. The research design builds on interdisciplinary knowledge about individual conduct and group dynamics within the context of teams. The project involves a series of case studies focused around distinct internationally collaborative teams across four countries: Austria, Latvia, Spain and the United States. Data are drawn from bibliometric data sources, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and a survey of researchers. Teams include new emergent collaborations that establish norms for interaction during the pandemic, or adaptive collaborations that adjust to the barriers and constraints of the pandemic. A novel methodological approach to identifying teams for case study is employed by implementing advanced computing techniques in a new and robust bibliometric dataset, complemented by other snowball sampling techniques. The project will conclude with an international workshop to share and disseminate findings that further international collaboration.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.