Our projects aim to refine the conceptualisation of Integration and Implementation Sciences and to develop effective theory and methods that can be applied by I2S specialists. 

Most of our current and completed projects are grouped by the three main domains of I2S: 1) synthesising disciplinary and stakeholder knowledge, 2) understanding and managing diverse unknowns and 3) providing integrated research support for policy and practice change. There is also a small group of cross-cutting projects. The theoretical development of I2S is not described below, but relevant papers can be found in publications. In addition, to find out what individual team members are working on see Team.

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Dialogue Methods project - currently being analysed

We are seeking to develop a comprehensive collection of dialogue methods for synthesising disciplinary and stakeholder knowledge in research contexts.  The aim is to involve people with relevant expertise from around the world, so if you are undertaking research using dialogue to improve understanding and action on social and environmental problems, we would like to hear from you! This project was originally open from January to December 2010, but we have now extended it to December 2011. In November 2010 we hired Lyn Stephens as a dedicated worker on the project to see if the contributions can be increased. See also contributing to the dialogue methods forum.

The process of developing this compilation is a trial to determine how effectively international experts can be engaged and to determine whether the process is applicable for future collections. This project was originally funded by the Drug Policy Modelling Program and is now supported by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security.
 

Synthesising disciplinary and stakeholder knowledge

Publications arising from completed projects

McDonald, D., Bammer, G., Deane P. 2009. Research Integration Using Dialogue Methods, ANU E-Press. This book is available free online. Its development was funded by Land & Water Australia and the Drug Policy Modelling Program.

Moore D., Dray A., Green R., Hudson S.L., Jenkinson R., Siokou C., Perez P., Bammer G., Maher L., Dietze, P. 2009. ‘Extending drug ethno-epidemiology using agent-based modelling’, Addiction, 104, 1991-1997. This collaborative project was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). 
 

Understanding and managing diverse unknowns

Publications arising from completed projects

Bammer, G. (ed). 2010.Dealing with Uncertainties in Policing Serious Crime, ANU E-Press. This book is available free on-line. This project was funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security.

Bammer, G. and M. Smithson (eds). 2008. Uncertainty and Risk: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, London: Earthscan. This project was funded by Drug Policy Modelling Program.
 

Providing integrated research support for policy and practice change

Publications arising from completed projects

Bammer, G., with Michaux, A., and A. Sanson (eds). (2010). Bridging the ‘Know-Do’ Gap: Knowledge brokering to improve child wellbeing. ANU E-Press. This book is available free on-line. This book arose from a collaboration with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth and the Benevolent Society.

Bammer, G.; Strazdins, L.; McDonald, D.; Berry, H.; Ritter, A.; Deane, P.; van Kerkhoff, L. (2010). ‘Expanding the deliberations about the research-policy gap: useful lessons from the literature’ In Bammer, G., with Michaux, A., and A. Sanson (eds) Bridging the ‘Know-Do’ Gap: Knowledge brokering to improve child wellbeing. ANU E-Press, 135- 155; (available on-line).

Ritter, A. and Bammer, G. (2010). 'Models of policy making and their relevance for drug research'. Drug and Alcohol Review, 29: 352-357. This project was funded by Drug Policy Modelling Program.

Bammer, G.; Ritter, A.; Deane, P.; Strazdins, L.; McDonald, D.; Berry, H.; van Kerkhoff, L. (2007). Improving research support for environmental policy making: lessons from the literature and issues for debate (PDF 112 KB). Unpublished report prepared for the Global Environmental Change and Food Systems (GECAFS) project.
 

Cross-cutting projects

Unified Systems Concepts and Toolboxes

Systems thinking is fundamental to I2S. At the 2006 'Fuschl conversation' of the International Federation of Systems Research, resources for developing unified systems concepts and toolboxes for systems thinking and practice were identified.  We welcome comments and additions.