Thisbooksetsouttoexplainhowscientificresearchisconducted.EditorsMauroMaldonatoandRicardoPietrobonandcontributorsfocusontheemerginginter/transdisciplinarydimensionsofresearch.Theyuseanapproachgroundedinthesciencesofcomplexitytocounteractthedisciplinaryfragmentationanddecontextualisationcreatedbyareductionistapproach.Theunderlyingthemethroughoutallthechaptersisapracticalfocusonimprovingthewaypractitionersconductandeducateforscientificresearch.Byrejectingthereductionisticapproachtoscience,theauthorsproposeresearchplatformsthatofferabroaderperspectiveonthenatureandpracticeofresearch,andtheimplicationsthereofformorecomplexandproductiveresearchenvironments.Thisvolumecombinesleading-edgeessaysthatfocusontheinter/transdisciplinarystudyofresearchsystems,fromagroupofinternationalresearchersfromItaly,theUKandtheUnitedStates.Whilethebookisessentialreadingforallthoseinvolvedinplanningscientificresearchprojects,theargumentsputforwardfortheconductofresearchhavebroaderimplicationsandapplicationsforthesocialsciencesandeducation.
