Policy Mobilities and Interdisciplinary Engagement. (13th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cook, Ian R.
• Is Part Of: International journal of urban and regional research. Volume 39:Number 4(2015)
• Page Start: 835
• Page End: 837
• Publication Date: 2015-09-13
• Subjects: City planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Periodicals; 307.1205
• DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12256
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-1317

Abstract

Abstract: This essay explores the nature and potential of interdisciplinarity in the expanding body of research on the circulation of policies between places. It focuses on the policy mobilities literature, highlighting its geographical underpinnings as well as its links to, and divergences from, literature beyond geography, in particular the political science‐led work on policy transfer. Acknowledging the potential downfalls of interdisciplinarity, it calls for increased conversations and co‐working between geographers, political scientists and other social scientists to explore the topic further.