Lessons for Research Policy and Practice: The Case of Co-enquiry Research With Rural Communities

Journal of Research Practice

Christian R. Vogl¹  Sara Oliveros Lopez²  Carlos del Campo García³  José Augusto Laranjeiras Sampaio³  Luciana Porter-Bolland⁴  Esther Conde⁴  Susana Arrázola⁵  Thiago Mota Cardoso⁵  Emily Caruso⁵  Tomás Huanca⁵  Olga Ruiz Betancourt⁶  Fábio Pedro Bandeira⁷  Diana Calvo Boyero⁸  Albert Chan-Dzul⁸  Isabel Ruiz Mallén⁹  Claudia Camacho Benavides^1,10  Esteve Corbera^1,10  Gary Martin^1,11  Christoph Schunko^1,11 

[1] Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain;Asociação Nacional de Ação Indigenista;Centro Boliviano de Investigación y Desarrollo Socio-Integral;Consejo Regional Indígena y Popular de Xpujil;Global Diversity Foundation;Instituto de Ecología, A.C.;Universidad Mayor San Simón;Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana;Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain;Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona;University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna;

关键词: European Commission;    civil society organisations;    co-enquiry;    Latin America;    participatory research;    research funding;    research partnership;    research policy;    Seventh Framework Programme;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This article explores the relationship between institutional funding for research and community-based or co-enquiry research practice. It examines the implementation of co-enquiry research in the COMBIOSERVE project, which was funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme for research and innovation, between the years 2012 and 2015. Research partnerships between Latin American and European civil society organisations, research institutions, and Latin American rural communities are analysed. Challenges for effective collaboration in co-enquiry and lessons learned for research policy and practice are outlined. Based on our case study we suggest that: (1) the established values and practices of academia seem largely unfavourable towards alternative forms of research, such as co-enquiry; (2) the policies and administrative practices of this European Commission funding are unsuitable for adopting participatory forms of enquiry; and (3) the approach to research funding supports short engagements with communities whereas long-term collaborations are more desirable. Based on our case study, we propose more flexible funding models that support face-to-face meetings between researchers and communities from the time of proposal drafting, adaptation of research processes to local dynamics, adaptation of administrative processes to the capacities of all participants, and potential for long-term collaborations. Large-scale funding bodies such as European Commission research programmes are leaders in the evolution of research policy and practice. They have the power and the opportunity to publicly acknowledge the value of partnerships with civil society organisations and communities, actively support co-enquiry, and foment interest in innovative forms of research.

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