title: Collaborative research, knowledge and emergence.
abstract: We use the notion of emergence to consider the sorts of knowledge that can be produced in a collaborative research project. The notion invites us to see collaborative work as a developmental dynamic system in which various changes constantly occur. Among these we examine two sorts of knowledge that can be produced: scientific knowledge, and collaborative knowledge. We argue that collaborative knowledge can enable researchers to reflectively monitor their collaborative project, so as to encourage its most productive changes. On the basis of examples taken from this special issue, we highlight four modes of producing collaborative knowledge and discuss the possible uses of such knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Institut de psychologie et éducation, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. tania.zittoun@unine.ch
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zittoun
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baucal
authors.forename: Flora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cornish
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D011593:Psychology, Social / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*