Leadership and the Hidden Politics of Co-Produced Research: A Q-Methodology Study
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| Title: | Leadership and the Hidden Politics of Co-Produced Research: A Q-Methodology Study |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Durose, Catherine, Perry, Beth, Richardson, Liz, Dean, Rikki |
| Source: | International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 2023 26(1):1-21. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Participatory Research, Q Methodology, Research Projects, Politics, Leadership, Power Structure |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13645579.2021.1960738 |
| ISSN: | 1364-5579 1464-5300 |
| Abstract: | There has been encouragement from funders, universities and academics to co-produce research. Co-production of research can be considered a methodology in its own right, or an underpinning set of principles for other methods. Co-production aims to reshape relations between the researched and the researcher. Yet, co-producing research rarely starts with a blank sheet, and is informed by antecedent power as well as prior experiences and expectations. Attention has been paid to practical barriers to co-production, such as time and resources, and there has been critical analysis of the claims made. The 'hidden politics' of co-production as a research approach have also been identified. This paper contributes to debates about such hidden politics of the co-production methodology in research. How leadership in research takes place matters, as it is a way of handling contestation over different aspects of methods, including the purpose and practices of research, and power differentials in co-production. This study was motivated by the experiences of the authors of a co-produced research project on participatory urban governance. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1374795 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | There has been encouragement from funders, universities and academics to co-produce research. Co-production of research can be considered a methodology in its own right, or an underpinning set of principles for other methods. Co-production aims to reshape relations between the researched and the researcher. Yet, co-producing research rarely starts with a blank sheet, and is informed by antecedent power as well as prior experiences and expectations. Attention has been paid to practical barriers to co-production, such as time and resources, and there has been critical analysis of the claims made. The 'hidden politics' of co-production as a research approach have also been identified. This paper contributes to debates about such hidden politics of the co-production methodology in research. How leadership in research takes place matters, as it is a way of handling contestation over different aspects of methods, including the purpose and practices of research, and power differentials in co-production. This study was motivated by the experiences of the authors of a co-produced research project on participatory urban governance. |
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| ISSN: | 1364-5579 1464-5300 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13645579.2021.1960738 |
