The politics of co-production and inclusive deliberation in participatory research

F. Melis Cin, Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Craig Walker, Lorna Truter, Necmettin Doğan, Ashley Gunter, M. Melih Cin

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Abstract

This research engages in a methodological analysis of a participatory art project employing PhotoVoice with refugee and local community youths across two distinct sites: Istanbul and Johannesburg. The project aimed to facilitate inclusive deliberations among the youth, thereby promoting capacity building, reconciliation, and peacebuilding initiatives. Our focus is grounded in the concept of co-production as a practice and principle of inclusive deliberation within the research design, addressing a spectrum of issues from participant-driven research agenda setting, to the design and execution of the research, the selection and creation of photographs, and their dissemination. By offering a critical examination of how inclusive deliberation manifests in co-production research, we highlight the potentials, complexities, and tensions it generates. We argue that while co-produced action research embodies transversal politics, it does not necessarily disrupt the entrenched power dynamics and politically driven hierarchies within the public sphere.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Social Research Methodology
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Co-production
  • inclusive deliberation
  • participatory arts
  • PhotoVoice
  • refugees
  • youth

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