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CLARIS LPB as Etnographic Field
Laura Rey 1 – Federico Robledo 2 – Valeria Hernández 3
1
FFyL- UBA /
2
DCAO – FCEN – UBA /
3 IRD
Proposal
Carry out an etnography of the network
CLARIS LPB
The proposal to consider the CLARIS LPB collaborative project itself as a field of
ethnographic research was presented by Dr. Valeria Hernández in the Kick Off Meeting
that took place during the month of October 2008 in Buenos Aires. At that time the network
members validated the proposal and agreed to "play the game" collaborating with the
anthropologists of CLARIS LPB.
Methods
Objectives
 Contribute to the WP2 overall objective of foster and coordinate dissemination activities of the CLARIS LPB
initiatives and results at scientific, public, and stakeholder levels, in order to gain public support for
national/regional efforts to address climate change, improve collective responses and promote the development
of national climate change action plans.
 Achieving a better understanding of the pluridisciplinary dynamic work of this research network.
 Contribute to strengthening the multiregional and transectorial cooperation characteristics of CLARIS LPB
project.
 Stimulating the epistemological reflexivity about the structure "collaborative network" as knowledgeproduction device.
 Qualitative Research. Ethnographic Method. Using the techniques of participant observation and formal and
informal interviews conducted during fieldwork, this methodology allows access to a deep understanding of the
field under study.
 Social Network Analysis (SNA). This methodological tool supposes a relational approach that allows to
combine qualitative data, quantitative and graphical displays. The analytical capacity of this tool is based on its
mathematical fundamentals of Graph Theory.
 Other analytical tools: surveys, work with the website, workshops, use of photographic materials, analysis of
written documents.
Development
 We have defined three areas of analysis to be addressed through qualitative and quantitative methods described in the correspondent section.
 Cognitive axis: analysis of the logic of scientific knowledge production used in the pluridisciplinary field of climate change in general and
in CLARIS LPB in particular.
 Relational axis: study of the mode of relationship of disciplinary communities that comprise the consortium, both locally and globally.
 Institutional axis: linked to the history and dynamics of institutions that comprise the network, focusing on how this dynamic works on
into the structure "collaborative network" of CLARIS LPB.
Challenges
 Achieving a good relationship between qualitative research and quantitative research.
 Implement a multisituated perspective that allows look at the overall network performance. Explore the tools available as: skype for conducting
interviews, surveys designed specifically for WP Meetings, visits to each laboratory, ethnographers ad hoc, and so on.
 Transcend the regional level in order to observe how pluridisciplinary, multiregionality and transectoriality are put into practice globally.
 Gain greater access to knowledge sharing activities. Extend the methods and techniques for remote event log.
Preliminary Results
CLARIS-LPB
Young Scientists
 Etnography of the network:
One of the explicit objectives of CLARIS LPB Project is to
strengthen and promote the actions of young researchers in order to
contribute to the formation of future generations of scientists, so was
formed in relation to this end the Young Scientists group (YS).
In 2009 it began the fieldwork of CLARIS LPB network, in particular by interviewing
participants with working basis in Argentina (biographical interviews, of professional trajectory, of institutional history, of
discipline history, etc. It was conducted participant observation work in various events such as meetings organized by the
Young Scientist (Mr. Federico Robledo) in Argentina (see box), the XIII Latin American and Iberian Congress of Meteorology
(Climet XIII), the X Argentinian Congress de Meteorology (CONGREMET X) and the II Conference of the Interdisciplinary
Program at the University of Buenos Aires on Climate Change (PIUBACC).
In late 2008 was created the forum and the maillist of YS in order
to facilitate the circulation of information (conferences, courses, job
positions...) and open different topics of interest and debate. Since its
forming, the YS developed two reflective documents that circulating
among CLARIS LPB members by e-mail.
 SNA: first maps
Design level network – relationship between WPs by researchers in common
Pluridisciplinary Spaces
The network represents the relations between WPs at project design level in terms
of researchers shared between the different WPs.
Throughout 2009 the Young Scientist, Federico
Robledo, has coordinated four pluridisciplinary
meetings of CLARIS LPB carried out in Argentina. Its
aim consist of open a space for integrating and
exchanging knowledge on the many topics addressed
by the project CLARIS LPB.
The size of ties corresponds to the number of researchers in common.
Preliminary Analysis
It is a network of a single component with a density of 91.6%, ie that are present the
91.6% of all possible ties between the nodes.
In relation to the centrality degree of the nodes, it varies from 100% to 75% in cases
of lesser degree. So, the WP with fewer connections is linked with 6 of the 8 WPs
possible.
Density (matrix average) = 0.9167
We designed surveys about operation and
participant´s perception of the space and conducted
ethnographic work of participant observation.
Whereupon the analysis of network density and the nodal centrality degree allows
us to conclude that this is a highly connected network, with an homogeneus
connection in terms of centrality degree, since there is no node related to less than
75% of the network.
 Surveys: some results…
It is recalled that in this case is an analysis of a formal network concerning design
and organization characteristics project and not of a network of the dynamic real
work.
Age Ranges
NS/NC
13%
Age
Valid Cases
28
NS/NC
Co-authorship Network - Posters WP8 and 9 Meeting - Curitiba 09
The network represents the relations of co-authorship of the posters presented
at the M1b of the WP8 and 9.
The size of ties corresponds to the number of posters in common, which varies
from 1 to 3 in this case.
Preliminary Analysis
References:
* First author
o Female
 Male
Colours: Partners
 External
 UFPR – Brazil
 UBA - Argentine (FCEN)
 UBA - Argentine (FAUBA)
 IRD – France
Component Nodes Proportion
--------------------- ----------1
7
0.292
2
13
0.542
3
4
0.167
Components with 3 or more members:
1: 1 12 13 17 18 22 24
2: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 20 21
3: 14 15 16 23
Fragmentation: 0.620 (prop. of nodes
that cannot reach each other)
It is a network composed of 3 unrelated components. There is a correlation
between the conformation of the components and institutional affiliation of the
authors. Except to the component 2 there is no ties between authors from
different institutions. The component 3 shows a relationship between authors of
the same partner but different faculties.
The percentage of fragmentation of the graph is 62%.
The linkage between authors of different gender is highly balanced and also
their involvement as first author.
4
Total
32
Minimum
23
Maximum
60
Mean
34,14
Std. Deviation
9,808
The nodes were identified by color and shape according to attributes of gender
and institutional membership.
+ de 51
6%
20-30
46%
31-40
19%
Female Surveyed
21
Male Surveyed
8
NS/NC
3
NS/NC
5
2
0
0
10
2
15
31-40
0
1
3
5
41-50
0
0
5
5
+ de 51
0
0
2
2
Total
2
11
12
27
Hernandez /
Fossa Riglos
WP6
WP3
0
WP4
WP5
4
5
2
33%
41%
16%
*
WP6
WP7
9
WP8
0
WP9
0
2
75%
16%
The presentation of the current day is related directly with your
work subject?
Totally
1
Enough
0
Tencer /
Penalba
Phd
Meeting WP6 - In wich WPs do you participate?
No restates/modify my
perspective of w ork and no
adds relevant information.
10
Bachelor
2
No restates/modify my
perspective of w ork but adds
relevant information.
11
Total
20-30
WP 1
0
32
Age Ranges
19
1
People Surveyed
Studient
15
5
39
Last Degree
41-50
16%
Impact
level of shared information
Impact level of shared information
20
Total Surveys
Something
Nothing
Discipline *
References
A C D
A
D
B
A
B
C
A
Discipline
Tencer
2 - 1
4
-
3
6
-
1
1
A
Climatology - Meteorology
- Atmospheric Scs Oceanography
Penalba
4 -
-
5
1
2
4
2
1
-
B
Biology - Ecology Geography
Hernandez /
Fossa Riglos
Anthropology - Politics
Science
- 1
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
C
D
Programming
9 -
-
2
-
-
1
-
-
-
Cod
WP6