For that purpose, she introduces the concept of disciplines’ societal territories, which refer to bounded societal spaces that are shaped by the knowledge of a discipline, premised on the linkages between the discipline and its audience. A key observation is that the establishment of societal territories is co-determined by the structures of research use among its audience. A key observation is that the establishment of societal territories is co-determined by the structures of research use among its audience.
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