Week 2 Article

Question 1

What theoretical framework does the article “Ecologies of Boundaries: Modes of Boundary Work in Professional Proto-Jurisdictions” by Anders Blok et al. (2019) build on?

Answer 1

linked ecologies framework

Question 2

What is a “proto-jurisdiction”?

Answer 2

An emerging, loosely defined professional task area where multiple professions compete or collaborate over control and legitimacy

Question 3

What are the three modes of professional boundary work identified in the study?

Answer 3

pragmatic reshuffling

tactical renegotiation

cross-ecological alliance seeking

Question 4

What is “pragmatic reshuffling” in professional boundary work?

Answer 4

working together across different jobs or roles in everyday situations, especially when things are new or unclear

includes both teamwork and small disagreements

example: store experiencing drop in sales and having to work around it

Question 5

What is “tactical renegotiation”?

Answer 5

when workers try to change the rules or power at work to benefit themselves, usually without going through official management

Question 6

What does “cross-ecological alliance seeking” involve?

Answer 6

Professionals forming partnerships across organizational, university, and political domains to support or legitimize their jurisdiction

Question 7

In which proto-jurisdiction do nurses tactically renegotiate boundaries?

Answer 7

In lifestyle disease prevention

by asserting middle-management roles and coordinating health-promotion tasks