Today’s article:
Klein, J.T. 2004. Interdisciplinarity and complexity: An evolving relationship. Emergence: Complexity
and Organization 6(1-2), 2-10.
In this article, Klein traces the historical path through which the notions of complexity and interdisciplinarity have become increasingly interconnected. Klein uses various examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of this union. For example, she discusses the rise of environmental studies and its integration of business, science, and social systems in the environmental discourse and research areas. Klein does not see the integration as complete and notes a lack of a step-by-step coherence; however, she argues that the development of this program constitutes a fundamental element of the development of a more formal system of interdisciplinary studies in broader culture that is itself being revolutionized by a challenging and shifting of boundaries and borders.
