Researching the tension between privacy and inclusion in organisations: promises and pitfalls of a transdisciplinary approach

Abstract

In the current essay, we discuss promises and pitfalls of conducting inter- and transdisciplinary research by describing our experiences with the establishment of the Privacy and Inclusion Consortium (P.INC). In this consortium, social scientists, legal scholars, and humanities scholars collaborate with each other and with stakeholders from industry and civil society with the aim to contribute to solving the apparent discordance between the requirement for privacy and the need for inclusion in organisations. By discussing the establishment of this consortium, we hope to both inspire others to undertake similar collaborations and to share our reflections on what is needed to successfully bridge the gap between academia and practice.