Network for Transdisciplinary Research td-net
In Memoriam: Julie Thompson Klein
Julie’s unwavering enthusiasm and energy proved infectious throughout the two decades we had the privilege of working with her. She was always ready to take on new challenges and explore new horizons.
by Bianca Vienni-Baptista, Bin Bin Pearce, Theres Paulsen, Michael Stauffacher, Christian Pohl, Pius Krütli, Tobias Buser
Julie’s unwavering enthusiasm and energy proved infectious throughout the two decades we had the privilege of working with her. She was always ready to take on new challenges and explore new horizons. One of Julie’s most outstanding qualities was her pioneering spirit. We collaborated in research projects, held classes together, wrote papers, co organized conferences, connected and consolidated networks, and shared and sharpened ideas and contrasting perspectives on inter and transdisciplinarity. Julie would always answer emails, happily visit us in Switzerland, with an endless energy and avid curiosity to learn. In this tribute, we highlight how her work impacted many sectors and domains, showing how versatile Julie was, by changing at the pace of the times and integrating new knowledge and perspectives into her scholarship. Nevertheless, we acknowledge that our tribute only scratches the surface of the profound impact Julie had on us as a caring mentor and friend
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Toolkitting: an unrecognized form of expertise for overcoming fragmentation in inter and transdisciplinarity
Laursen, B, Vienni-Baptista, B, Bammer, G, Di Giulio, A, Paulsen, T, Robson-Williams, M, Studer, S (2024)
A growing number of inter- and transdisciplinary (ITD) toolkits provide methods, processes, concepts, heuristics, frameworks, and other resources for designing and implementing ITD research. A brief overview of the currently fragmented toolkits landscape is provided, fleshed out through descriptions of four toolkits.
Gaia Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
Two decades of transdisciplinarity in Switzerland: Past, present, future
Paulsen, T, Küffer, C (2023)
Switzerland has been a stronghold of transdisciplinarity in the past decades, thanks in particular to saguf and td-net. td-net’s 20 years anniversary is an opportunity to recall the past and look ahead.