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Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

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  • Albert V. Norström

    (Stockholm University)

  • Christopher Cvitanovic

    (Australian National University
    University of Tasmania)

  • Marie F. Löf

    (Stockholm University)

  • Simon West

    (Stockholm University
    Australian National University
    Charles Darwin University)

  • Carina Wyborn

    (IUCN Conservation Centre
    W.E. Frankie College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana)

  • Patricia Balvanera

    (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

  • Angela T. Bednarek

    (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

  • Elena M. Bennett

    (McGill University)

  • Reinette Biggs

    (Stockholm University
    Stellenbosch University)

  • Ariane Bremond

    (University of Bern
    University of Maryland)

  • Bruce M. Campbell

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Josep G. Canadell

    (CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere)

  • Stephen R. Carpenter

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Carl Folke

    (Stockholm University
    Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)

  • Elizabeth A. Fulton

    (University of Tasmania
    CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere)

  • Owen Gaffney

    (Stockholm University
    Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

  • Stefan Gelcich

    (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

  • Jean-Baptiste Jouffray

    (Stockholm University
    Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)

  • Melissa Leach

    (University of Sussex)

  • Martin Le Tissier

    (University College Cork)

  • Berta Martín-López

    (Leuphana University of Lüneburg)

  • Elena Louder

    (University of Arizona)

  • Marie-France Loutre

    (PAGES International Project Office)

  • Alison M. Meadow

    (University of Arizona)

  • Harini Nagendra

    (Azim Premji University)

  • Davnah Payne

    (University of Bern)

  • Garry D. Peterson

    (Stockholm University)

  • Belinda Reyers

    (Stockholm University
    Stellenbosch University)

  • Robert Scholes

    (University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Chinwe Ifejika Speranza

    (University of Bern)

  • Marja Spierenburg

    (Radboud University Nijmegen
    Stellenbosch University)

  • Mark Stafford-Smith

    (CSIRO Land and Water)

  • Maria Tengö

    (Stockholm University)

  • Sandra van der Hel

    (Utrecht University)

  • Ingrid van Putten

    (University of Tasmania
    CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere)

  • Henrik Österblom

    (Stockholm University)

Abstract

Research practice, funding agencies and global science organizations suggest that research aimed at addressing sustainability challenges is most effective when ‘co-produced’ by academics and non-academics. Co-production promises to address the complex nature of contemporary sustainability challenges better than more traditional scientific approaches. But definitions of knowledge co-production are diverse and often contradictory. We propose a set of four general principles that underlie high-quality knowledge co-production for sustainability research. Using these principles, we offer practical guidance on how to engage in meaningful co-productive practices, and how to evaluate their quality and success.

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  • Albert V. Norström & Christopher Cvitanovic & Marie F. Löf & Simon West & Carina Wyborn & Patricia Balvanera & Angela T. Bednarek & Elena M. Bennett & Reinette Biggs & Ariane Bremond & Bruce M. Campbe, 2020. "Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 3(3), pages 182-190, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:3:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1038_s41893-019-0448-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0448-2
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