Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

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. Campbell, Josep G. Canadell, Stephen R. Carpenter, Carl Folke, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Owen Gaffney, Stefan Gelcich, Jean-Baptiste Jouffray, Melissa Leach, Martin Le Tissier, Berta Martín-López, Elena Louder, Marie-France Loutre, Alison M. Meadow, Harini Nagendra, Davnah Payne, Garry D. Peterson, Belinda Reyers, Robert Scholes, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Marja Spierenburg, Mark Stafford-Smith, Maria Tengö, Sandra van der Hel, Ingrid van Putten and Henrik Österblom
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Albert V. Norström: Stockholm University
Christopher Cvitanovic: Australian National University
Marie F. Löf: Stockholm University
Simon West: Stockholm University
Carina Wyborn: IUCN Conservation Centre
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
Ariane Bremond: University of Bern
Bruce M. Campbell: University of Copenhagen
Josep G. Canadell: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Stephen R. Carpenter: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carl Folke: Stockholm University
Elizabeth A. Fulton: University of Tasmania
Owen Gaffney: Stockholm University
Stefan Gelcich: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Jean-Baptiste Jouffray: Stockholm University
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
Robert Scholes: University of the Witwatersrand
Chinwe Ifejika Speranza: University of Bern
Marja Spierenburg: Radboud University Nijmegen
Mark Stafford-Smith: CSIRO Land and Water
Maria Tengö: Stockholm University
Sandra van der Hel: Utrecht University
Ingrid van Putten: University of Tasmania
Henrik Österblom: Stockholm University

Nature Sustainability, 2020, vol. 3, issue 3, 182-190

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2020
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