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Trying out diverse participatory action research methods – harnessing their power for transformative governance
Time:
Tuesday, 24/Oct/2023:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location:GR 1.160
Session Conference Streams:
Inter- and Transdisciplinarity for Sustainability Transformations
Presentations
Trying out diverse participatory action research methods - harnessing their power for transformative governance
Chair(s): Linda Carton (Institute for Management Research (IMR), Radboud University), Fritz Kleinschroth (Ecosystem Management Group, ETH Zürich)
Presenter(s): Michael K. McCall (CIGA-UNAM, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico), Jon Corbett (University of British Columbia, Kelowna B.C., Canada), Mara de Pater (Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam), Igno Notermans (Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam), Marieke de Wijse-van Heeswijk (Institute for Management Research (IMR), Radboud University)
Transdisciplinary approaches are increasingly acknowledged as vital to addressing complex sustainability challenges and for the generation of transformative change (Norström et al., 2020). Despite its popularity, scholars have emphasized the fundamental differences in the generation of knowledge between academia and other actors (Blythe et al. 2017). Critical interrogation of how transdisciplinary methods link to processes of change is vital to further action research and support transformative governance (Pereira et al. 2018).
This innovative session lets participants try out three, diverse, participatory research methods and interrogate their knowledge co-production processes, their connection to transformative governance, and their blind spots. While all three methods are used to support dialogue processes, they are highly diverse: they originate from different research fields, involve transdisciplinary actors in different ways, are used in different transdisciplinary contexts, and the knowledge they generate connects to different processes of transformative change (Caniglia et al. 2021).
The three methods simulated and interrogated in this session are: 1) the X-curve framework, used to create actionable knowledge on dynamics of build-up and break down in societal transitions (Hebinck et al. 2021); 2) a serious game, designed to simulate various scenarios and interventions for change, fostering learning processes on multiple levels – a sustainability game will be demonstrated (Wijse-van Heeswijk, 2021; Bekius and Gomes, 2023) and 3) participatory GIS, used to represents local peoples spatial knowledge using maps and aerial imagery (McCall, 2003; Corbett et al. 2016).
This session is intended for researchers and practitioners who are curious about participatory methods used to generate actionable knowledge and how they may result in societal impact. The session features short simulations of all methods, practical insights in the use of these methods, and an open discussion on the opportunities and pitfalls of these methods - with specific attention to using these in diverse socio-cultural contexts.
