Researchers' roles in knowledge co-production: experience from sustainability research in Kenya, Switzerland, Bolivia and Nepal

Pohl, Christian; Rist, Stephan; Zimmermann, Anne; Fry, Patricia; Gurung, Ghana S.; Schneider, Flurina; Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika; Kiteme, Boniface; Boillat, Sébastien; Serrano, Elvira; Hadorn, Gertrude Hirsch; Wiesmann, Urs

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“…Our paper adds to the current literature by studying interorganisational, transdisciplinary projects that aim to govern knowledge diversity in climate adaptation projects. Another contribution of this paper lies in the fact that transdisciplinary projects have been studied conceptually, whereas empirical investigations are rare (Pohl, 2010;Hegger et al, 2012b).…”

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Balancing divergence and convergence in transdisciplinary research teams

Boon

Chappin

Perenboom³

2014

Environmental Science & Policy

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Jaap Perenboom conducted his Master thesis in the field of organisation studies at TilburgUniversity. balancing of divergence and convergence should be taken into account during the design stage of these projects. In the context of knowledge co-production for environmental challenges, project management should proactively consider project structure, required level of partner diversity and project size. Acknowledgements

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Balancing divergence and convergence in transdisciplinary research teams

Boon

Chappin

Perenboom³

2014

Environmental Science & Policy

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“…Responsibilities for transdisciplinary research remain in academic institutions, while 'external partners', 'non-scientific actors' or 'stakeholders' are invited to participate. These approaches often remain sciencecentric and are putting scientists into privileged positions in the research process, e.g., as facilitators or decision-makers [45], [46]. Often, the way language is used mirrors a mono-centric research topography by distinguishing between an active (the scientists) and a passive part (the others).…”

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Research In-between: The Constitutive Role of Cultural Differences in Transdisciplinarity

Vilsmaier

Brandner

Engbers

2017

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T ransdisciplinary research can be considered an integrative practice that is grounded in difference. It emerges as in-between space established among societal domains, different ways of knowing, acting and being, and constitutes a new topos in the landscape of societal institutions. We argue that it is through difference that transdisciplinary research spaces are created and elaborate on the characteristics of these in-between spaces. We provide insights into theoretical considerations of the constitution of transdisciplinary research spaces and show how cultural differences, determined by existing power relations and hegemonies, can be brought into fruition. Our aim is to contribute to theoretical considerations of a concept of research that is not reduced to academic research only but considered a cultural practice of people at stake to better understand and transform situations or phenomena of shared interest.

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“…This process rests on a shared willingness among researchers, practitioners and stakeholders to be open to the validity of each other's perceptions in order to stimulate mutual learning for developing sustainable options for management problems (Hoffmann et al, 2012;WaltnerToews et al, 2003;. It also places a responsibility on researchers to ensure that results and newfound knowledge are ready to be translated into materials that support implementation (Lauber et al, 2011;McNiff & Whitehead, 2006;Pohl et al, 2010).…”

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“…This required the researchers to take on different roles also described by Pohl and colleagues (2010) as 'the reflective scientist', 'the intermediary' and 'the facilitator' of a joint learning process (Pohl et al, 2010). Like Coombes and colleagues (2014) suggest, those in the roles of researchers were also invited and challenged to engage across boundaries of difference in new ways.…”

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Mixing Waters: A Cross Cultural Approach to Developing Guidelines for Fishers and Boaters in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area, Australia

Verschuuren¹,

Zylstra²,

Yunupingu³

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Historically, contemporary conservation approaches were less concerned with and informed about indigenous management and governance practices. In particular, the intangible cultural, spiritual and sacred values that are an integral part of indigenous ontologies were poorly www.iucn.org/parks www.iucn.org/parks ABSTRACT This article demonstrates the importance of indigenous ontologies in cross-cultural or 'both ways' coastal conservation management of the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area in north east Arnhem Land, Australia. In this action research, selected Yolŋu individuals identified concerns regarding recreational fishing and boating practices of non-Yolŋu. Yolŋu engaged in a discussion of the issues and the subsequent formulation of indigenous management responses. This led to the development of locally relevant guidelines for fishers and boaters with potentially broader applications in other Indigenous Protected Areas and beyond. We explore the 'both ways' approach adopted by the Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation that guides collaboration between Yolŋu and non-Yolŋu. We illustrate how the approach facilitates indigenous ontologies to co-create conservation approaches together with contemporary conservation efforts informed by Western science. We further explore the disjunctures and synergies between the two and argue that these mix and can be compatible as part of the 'both ways' approach. In learning from this action research, we reflect on the process of cross-cultural learning and the role of researchers in the cross-cultural coproduction of knowledge and the formulation of guidelines for fishers and boaters.

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Researchers' roles in knowledge co-production: experience from sustainability research in Kenya, Switzerland, Bolivia and Nepal

Cited by 442 publications

References 52 publications

Balancing divergence and convergence in transdisciplinary research teams

Balancing divergence and convergence in transdisciplinary research teams

Research In-between: The Constitutive Role of Cultural Differences in Transdisciplinarity

Mixing Waters: A Cross Cultural Approach to Developing Guidelines for Fishers and Boaters in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area, Australia

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