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Record Nr.

UNINA9910566455403321

Autore

Wilson Alan

Titolo

Being Interdisciplinary : Adventures in urban science and beyond / / Alan Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, United Kingdom : , : UCL Press, , 2022

ISBN

1-80008-212-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 148 pages)

Disciplina

001.4

Soggetti

Cities and towns - Research - Methodology

Interdisciplinary research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I, Interdisciplinary Research: A systems Approach. 1. Interdisciplinary research ; 2. Being interdisciplinary Part II, Doing Interdisciplinary Research. 3. How to start ; 4. Establishing a research base-1: system models ; 5. Establishing a research base-2: data ; 6. Doing the research: different kinds of problem solving Part III, Tricks of the trade. 7. Adding to the toolkit: explorations ; 8. Adding to the toolkit-2: more on superconcepts Part IV, Managing and Organising Research. 9. Managing research, managing ourselves ; 10. Organising research.

Sommario/riassunto

In Being Interdisciplinary, Alan Wilson draws on five decades as a leading figure in urban science to set out a systems approach to interdisciplinarity for those conducting research in this and other fields. He argues that most research is interdisciplinary at base, and that a systems perspective is particularly appropriate for collaboration because it fosters an outlook that sees beyond disciplines. There is a more subtle thread, too. A systems approach enables researchers to identify the game-changers of the past as a basis for thinking outside convention, for learning how to do something new and how to be ambitious, in a nutshell how to be creative. Ultimately, the ideas presented address how to do research.Building on this systems focus, the book first establishes the basics of interdisciplinarity. Then, by drawing on the author's experience of doing interdisciplinary research, and working from his personal toolkit, it offers general principles and a



framework from which researchers can build their own interdisciplinary toolkit, with elements ranging from explorations of game-changers in research to superconcepts. In the last section, the book tackles questions of managing and organising research from individual to institutional scales.Alan Wilson deploys his wide experience - researcher in urban science, university professor and vice-chancellor, civil servant and institute director - to build the narrative. While his experience in urban science provides the illustrations, the principles apply across many research fields.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910286410103321

Autore

Bourdin Juliette

Titolo

Entre porte ouverte et « porte fermée » : La politique chinoise des États-Unis du XIXe au XXIe siècle / / Juliette Bourdin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2018

Paris : , : Presses Sorbonne nouvelle, , [2013]

ISBN

2-87854-872-8

Descrizione fisica

272 pages ; ; 24 cm

Soggetti

History

International Relations

relations sino-américaines

19e-21e s

United States Relations China

China Relations United States

United States Foreign relations China

China Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

En ce début de 21e siècle, les relations sino-américaines sont devenues un pivot majeur des relations internationales. Jouissant du statut



d'unique superpuissance mondiale à la fin de la guerre froide, les États-Unis ont observé, non sans une certaine appréhension, la remarquable montée en puissance de la Chine, désormais perçue par de nombreux observateurs comme la seule nation capable de détrôner l'Amérique. Le passé lourd et complexe qui pèse sur les relations entre Pékin et Washington permet d'éclairer cette nouvelle donne, notamment son caractère inédit et potentiellement dangereux si les deux pays entrent en compétition directe pour la place de première puissance mondiale.  Cet ouvrage propose d'analyser la politique chinoise des États- Unis depuis le 19e siècle et de mettre en lumière l'alternance de cycles d'ouverture et de fermeture dans les relations avec la Chine. L'objectif de cette synthèse est d'offrir une perspective historique permettant de mieux comprendre les enjeux contemporains, mais aussi pourquoi le face-à-face est si inconfortable entre les deux géants.