Global Alliance for
Inter- and Transdisciplinarity
The purpose of the Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD Alliance) is to strengthen and to promote the global capacity and the calibre of collaborative modes of boundary-crossing research and practice.
Our Mission
The ITD Alliance exists to serve a diverse, distributed network of institutions and individuals cutting across disciplinary, institutional, cultural, sectorial, and geographical boundaries. The shared goal of Alliance members is to address complex problems and societal needs common to inter- and transdisciplinary communities around the world. We contribute to theory and practice by providing specialized knowledge, tools, and techniques that support, guide, and drive global cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaborations. We adopt a context-driven approach, while acknowledging a plurality of paradigms, experiences, ways of knowing, acting and being, values and methods. By focusing on boundary-crossing and boundary-spanning research, the ITD Alliance aims to advance capacity for collaborative research, interrelate or integrate diverse perspectives, and foster innovation, while building an international community to address significant societal needs. The members of the ITD Alliance value the principles of academic freedom, scientific integrity and open science when carrying out activities under the ITD Alliance.
Governance
The ITD-Alliance is organised as an association (Verein), according to Swiss law. Its main governance entities are:
Members (composed of institutions and individuals)
General Assembly (composed of all members)
Leadership Board (decision-making body, elected by the General Assembly)
President (decision-making body, elected by the General Assembly)
Executive Committee (an Executive Secretary, a Treasurer, and 1-2 additional members of the Leadership Board)
Secretariat
Leadership Board
In alphabetical order as of November 2024
Board members representing an institutional member:
Alexandra Lux – ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Germany Link – Languages spoken: German, English
Jason Prior – Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Link – Languages spoken: English, French
Mª Helena Guimarães – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, University of Evora, Portugal Link – Languages spoken: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
María Perevochtchikova – El Colegio de México A.C. (COLMEX), México Link – Languages spoken: Spanish, Russian, English
Mariana Pereyra – Interdisciplinary Space, University of the Republic, Uruguay Link – Languages spoken: Spanish, English, Portuguese
Ria Lambino – Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan Link – Languages spoken: English, Filipino (Ilonggo, Tagalog, Pangasinan), Japanese
Stephen Fiore – International Network for the Science of Team Science (INSciTS), International/USA Link – Languages spoken: English
Theres Paulsen – Network for Transdisciplinary Research (td-net), Switzerland Link – Languages spoken: German, French, English
Board members who are individual members:
Basirat Oyalowo – Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, Nigeria Link – Languages spoken: English
Diaa Ahmedien – Helwan University, Egypt Link – Languages spoken: Arabic, English
Rashad Hegazy – Kafr El Sheikh University, Egypt; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH GIZ-Egypt Link – Languages spoken: Arabic, English
Seema Purushothaman – Azim Premji University, India Link – Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada
Ulli Vilsmaier, Responsive Research Collective, Switzerland Link – Languages spoken: German, Spanish, English, French, Italian
Umar Ibrahim – Federal University Dutse, Nigeria Link – Languages spoken: English, Hausa
President
Gabriele Bammer, Integration and Implementation Sciences (i2S), The Australian National University Link – Languages spoken: English, German
Executive Committee
President: Gabriele Bammer
Executive Secretary: Caryn Anderson, contact
Treasurer: Theres Paulsen
Ledership Board representative: Mª Helena Guimarães
Secretariat
Executive Secretary: Caryn Anderson, contact – Languages spoken: English
Former Leadership Board Members
Dena Fam – Greater Cities Commission, Australia
Kara Hall – International Network for the Science of Team Science
Hein Mallee – Kyoto Prefectural University
Michael O’Rourke – Michigan State University, Center for Interdisciplinarity (C4I)
Christian Pohl – TdLab, ETH Zürich
Jan Freihardt – Wissenschaf(f)t Zukünfte e. V. Germany
Julie Thompson Klein – Wayne State University
Ana M. Corbacho – Espacio Interdisciplinario – Universidad de la República (UDELAR) Uruguay
Machiel Keestra –Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), International/Netherlands
Juliana Merçon – Universidad Veracruzana and Grupo de Investigación Socio-Ecológica
Former Secretariat Members
Former Executive Secretary: Tobias Buser – koforges
Former Student Assistant: Catarina Isidoro (sponsored by MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development)
Former Student Assistant: Hanna Hilbert (sponsored by Institute for Social-Ecological Research ISOE)