Creating connections: Social research of, for, and with design

Authors

Arlene Oak, University of Alberta, Canada
Claire Nicholas, University of Oklahoma

Abstract

This editorial for the theme track 'Creating connections: Social research of, for, and with design' outlines the underpinning concepts that contributed to a call for papers that would explore social research into the activities and/or outcomes of design practice. This editorial also briefly locates each of the six papers in relation to the track’s interests in how design and the social sciences may be effectively engaged with each other. By exploring some of the empirical details and modes of analysis through which research projects into design practice are undertaken, this set of papers will usefully inform design practitioners and social scientists, especially if they are interested in considering some of the challenges, insights, and benefits that might arise through collaborative engagement.

Keywords

social research, social sciences, transdisciplinarity, ethnography

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.1052

Citation

Oak, A., and Nicholas, C. (2022) Creating connections: Social research of, for, and with design, in Lockton, D., Lenzi, S., Hekkert, P., Oak, A., Sádaba, J., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July, Bilbao, Spain. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.1052

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Conference Track

Editorial