A case for honest and purposeful interdisciplinary dialogue in research: insights from social and natural scientists' experiences
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Arnold, T., Wall, C., & Course, Z. I. (2004). A Weaker Partner: Why the knowledge from soft sciences loses out in interdisciplinary research for Natural Resource Management. Analysis and Ways Forward.
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