Reflexive use of methods
A framework for navigating different types of knowledge and power in transformative research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12949876 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Minna Kaljonen (0000-0001-8067-2402, Finnish Environment Institute, corresponding author), J Jacobi (0000-0003-3432-4938, ETH Zurich), Kaisa Korhonen‐Kurki (0000-0002-1006-8266, Finnish Environment Institute), Jani P Lukkarinen (0000-0001-6362-2470, Finnish Environment Institute), Anna Ott (0000-0001-5221-5992, Finnish Environment Institute), Juha Peltomaa (0000-0002-7703-9822, Finnish Environment Institute), Flurina Schneider (0000-0001-5368-8169, Goethe University Frankfurt), Theresa Tribaldos (0000-0002-9050-8451, University of Bern), Julie G Zaehringer (0000-0002-3253-5128, University of Bern) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 507-521 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainability Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1862-4057 • E-ISSN: 1862-4065 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11625-023-01431-z |
| OpenAlex | W4390011941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 43 |
In transformative sustainability science, reflexivity is considered critical for ethically sound and socially relevant research. In practice, many transdisciplinary knowledge co-production processes have faced problems in mitigating power hierarchies among the participating actors and the different types of knowledge. In this paper, we develop and test a reflexive framework that enables transdisciplinary researchers to convey more explicitly how their methodological choices play a role in im/balancing power relations in knowledge co-production. The reflexive framework allows researchers to distinguish the different types of knowledge co-produced by the methods, as well as tracking the movements between them. We utilize the framework to reflect upon the methodological choices made through the application of three different transformative methods, namely the Transition Arena, Theory of Change, and Participatory Food Sustainability Assessment and Transformation Framework in different contexts. The results illuminate how the agility between the knowledge types is critical for navigating tensions in power imbalances, as well as producing transformative knowledge. Moreover, the results call further attention to the co-production of critical knowledge in sustainability science
Citizen journalism · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Knowledge production · Pedagogy · Reflexivity · Social science · Social sustainability · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainability science · Transformative learning · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Sustainability in Higher Education · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
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| Citations per year | 10 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |