Interdisciplinarity in German Universities

The project “Interdisciplinarity in German Universities” aimed to understand the antecedents of the rise of interdisciplinarity in and its effect on German universities. By drawing on the neo-institutional theory, the study examined how policies and funding arrangements at multiple levels (supra-national, federal and state) and managerial pressures drive structural changes in universities to implement interdisciplinarity. The project used a mixed method approach and carried out case studies of German universities. The study provided policy recommendations for German universities which identified the structures and policies that could further promote interdisciplinary collaboration within and between these universities.

4/2017–3/2018

Principal investigator
Prof. Dr. Liudvika Leišytė

Project staff
Nadine Zeeman (Research Assistant)

This project is funded by the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR).