Technology Assessment processes can be taken as a paradigm for
interdisciplinary research. It is expected that interdisciplinary
Technology Assessment is able to find solutions for actual
sociopolitical problems that go beyond those expected from one
individual scientific discipline alone. The common notion, that for
tasks like this different disciplinary perspectives should be brought
together, confronts the fact that there is no common notion on how
interdisciplinary research should be done. In the present volume
European experts of Technology Assessment present their perspectives on
interdisciplinary research. Many focus on methodology, policy
consulting, and participation of stakeholders, non-experts and citizens.
Others present concrete case studies concerning climate change and
health care. Each contribution is commented by an other scientist. The
result is a discussion-like examination of the connection between
interdisciplinarity and the main subjects of Technology Assesment.