Knowledge Ecologies in International Affairs: A New Paradigm for Dialog and Collaboration

TL;DR

This paper introduces the concept of knowledge ecologies as a new paradigm for fostering dialogue and collaboration across disciplines in international affairs to address complex global challenges.

Contribution

It proposes a novel framework for integrating interdisciplinary knowledge through knowledge ecologies to improve decision-making in international affairs.

Findings

Knowledge ecologies facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration.

Effective knowledge blending enhances problem-solving.

The paradigm supports better international policy outcomes.

Abstract

To have command over increasingly complicated social, political, economic and environmental challenges, fragmentary knowledge, or rather the simple accumulation of basic research is inadequate (Kim). International affairs professionals operating in government, academia and the private sector are progressively more aware that access to, and the blending of, interdisciplinary policy-related knowledge is critical to effective problem solving and decision-making. But how can one do so effectively?