Moving Beyond Co-Construction of Knowledge to Enable Self‑Determination
It is increasingly recognised that co-construction of knowledge which brings together researcher-derived understanding, with local, practitioner or non-researcher understanding is necessary to address current global challenges. Emerging empirical evidence suggests challenges remain in bridging acros...
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ftidsbrighton:oai:opendocs.ids.ac.uk:20.500.12413/12746 2023-07-30T04:06:49+02:00 Moving Beyond Co-Construction of Knowledge to Enable Self‑Determination Marina Apgar, J. Mustonen, Tero Lovera, Simone Lovera, Miguel 2016-12-22 https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/12746 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12413/12746 https://doi.org/10.19088/1968-2016.199 en eng Institute of Development Studies IDS Bulletin;47.6 https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/12746 Directorate and Development Office doi:10.19088/1968-2016.199 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 UK: England & Wales http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ Institute of Development Studies Development Policy Series paper (IDS) 2016 ftidsbrighton https://doi.org/20.500.12413/1274610.19088/1968-2016.199 2023-07-15T18:34:00Z It is increasingly recognised that co-construction of knowledge which brings together researcher-derived understanding, with local, practitioner or non-researcher understanding is necessary to address current global challenges. Emerging empirical evidence suggests challenges remain in bridging across scales and ensuring inclusion of the marginalised. It is unclear whether espoused approaches are in practice enhancing the wellbeing of those currently on the front lines of ecological, social and political crises, or, whether they are inadvertently increasing inequality. In this article, we explore co-construction from our experience as embedded researcher–practitioners through two case studies: the ecological restoration of fisheries by the Skolt Sámi in Finland, and the conservation of agro-ecological and forest management practices by peasant communities in Paraguay. We challenge the idea that co-construction of knowledge is sufficient to engage with regressive institutional and political dynamics that continue to marginalise, arguing for a focus on self-determination to be the foundation for co-construction. Other/Unknown Material Skolt Sámi Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton: OpenDocs IDS Bulletin 47 6 |
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It is increasingly recognised that co-construction of knowledge which brings together researcher-derived understanding, with local, practitioner or non-researcher understanding is necessary to address current global challenges. Emerging empirical evidence suggests challenges remain in bridging across scales and ensuring inclusion of the marginalised. It is unclear whether espoused approaches are in practice enhancing the wellbeing of those currently on the front lines of ecological, social and political crises, or, whether they are inadvertently increasing inequality. In this article, we explore co-construction from our experience as embedded researcher–practitioners through two case studies: the ecological restoration of fisheries by the Skolt Sámi in Finland, and the conservation of agro-ecological and forest management practices by peasant communities in Paraguay. We challenge the idea that co-construction of knowledge is sufficient to engage with regressive institutional and political dynamics that continue to marginalise, arguing for a focus on self-determination to be the foundation for co-construction. |
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Moving Beyond Co-Construction of Knowledge to Enable Self‑Determination |
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 UK: England & Wales http://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ Institute of Development Studies |
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