Name: MARUTHI N & Swamy H
Country: India

Year: 2026
Volume: Volume-11, (Special Issue: March 2026)
Page Number: 299-304
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19675639

ABSTRACT
Multidisciplinary research in social sciences plays a pivotal role in addressing complex societal and environmental challenges by integrating diverse perspectives, methodologies, and knowledge systems. Social science disciplines, such as philosophy, history, and cultural studies, provide critical insights into human behaviour, culture, and values, which are essential for understanding and solving issues like health, climate change, migration, and technology. By contributing interpretive and participatory
methods, social sciences foster nuanced approaches to resilience research, emphasizing humanenvironment interdependence and social-ecological dynamics. However, challenges such as resistance to social science research, philosophical divides, and underutilization of qualitative methods hinder effective multidisciplinary collaboration. Strategies like fostering shared understanding, promoting mutual respect, and addressing disciplinary tensions are crucial for overcoming these barriers. Social
sciences also play a disruptive and innovative role in resilience research, offering frameworks to analyse power dynamics, social diversity, and inequities, while advocating for socially just and equitable sustainability transitions. Ethical considerations remain central to social science research, requiring careful navigation of cultural norms and universal principles. To strengthen contributions,
social scientists must be treated as equal partners in multidisciplinary projects, with funding and training programs designed to support their leadership and integration. By embracing diversity, reflexivity, and transformative approaches, multidisciplinary research can advance sustainable and equitable futures.

KEYWORDS: Multidisciplinary Research, Social Sciences, Resilience, Sustainability Transitions Multidisciplinary Collaboration.