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Knowledge co-production and researcher roles in transdisciplinary environmental management projects

Vinke-de Kruijf, Joanne ; Verbrugge, Laura ; Schröter, Barbara LU ; den Haan, Robert-Jan ; Cortes Arevalo, Juliette ; Fliervoet, Jan ; Henze, Jennifer and Albert, Christian (2022) In Sustainable Development 30(2). p.393-405
Abstract
Calls for transformative change and participatory modes of knowledge production demand researchers to assume new roles. This paper synthesizes the literature on knowledge co-production and researcher roles to explore challenges for researchers involved in transdisciplinary environmental management projects. Our research methods combine a scoping review and reflections on personal experiences with three transdisciplinary projects. To conceptualize researcher roles in transdisciplinary knowledge co-production, we distinguish between three spaces: knowledge, formal policy, and stakeholder. Knowledge co-production requires collaboration between actors from different spaces and integration of diverse knowledge sources and types. Depending on... (More)
Calls for transformative change and participatory modes of knowledge production demand researchers to assume new roles. This paper synthesizes the literature on knowledge co-production and researcher roles to explore challenges for researchers involved in transdisciplinary environmental management projects. Our research methods combine a scoping review and reflections on personal experiences with three transdisciplinary projects. To conceptualize researcher roles in transdisciplinary knowledge co-production, we distinguish between three spaces: knowledge, formal policy, and stakeholder. Knowledge co-production requires collaboration between actors from different spaces and integration of diverse knowledge sources and types. Depending on whether researchers adopt knowledge-oriented, change-oriented or intermediating roles, they will experience different challenges. When researchers
combine knowledge development with change-oriented and/or intermediating roles, they encounter new challenges, such as, maintaining independence or objectivity. To assist researchers in transdisciplinary projects, we conclude with a checklist of four elements to reflect upon: orientation, norms and values, expectations and resources. (Less)
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environmental management, knowledge co-production, knowledge integration, researcher role, river management, transdisciplinary research
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Sustainable Development
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30
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2
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393 - 405
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1099-1719
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10.1002/sd.2281
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English
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