Researchers as knowledge brokers: translating knowledge or co-producing legitimacy? An urban infill case from Finland

Helena Leino, Minna Santaoja and Markus Laine

International Planning Studies, 2018, vol. 23, issue 2, 119-129

Abstract: Knowledge brokering is on the rise in various spheres of knowledge societies. The aim has been to improve the interaction between knowledge production and use. This paper analyses knowledge-brokering activities in the context of urban densification. In an institutionally ambiguous situation we organized a new kind of participatory event for enabling the public discussion on densification to grow. We interpret the event as a boundary interaction, wherein we acted as knowledge brokers. However, the question remains as to what were we actually co-producing: brokered knowledge, novel collaborative partnerships or political legitimacy for a vague planning process?

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/13563475.2017.1345301

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