A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development
Motivation The concept of co-production has gained currency in development policy as an approach for collaboration and/or stakeholder participation to improve development outcomes. Co-production implies bringing together different knowledges to create something new, acknowledging that knowledge is b...
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| author | Nehring, Ryan Galeana, Fernando Faxon, Hilary |
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The concept of co-production has gained currency in development policy as an approach for collaboration and/or stakeholder participation to improve development outcomes. Co-production implies bringing together different knowledges to create something new, acknowledging that knowledge is both plural and partial; there are multiple ways of knowing and no one way represents truth. Yet existing literature on co-production tends to focus mostly on strategies for engagement rather than reckoning with structural forces and practical problems to realizing co-production.
Purpose
This article asks how the implementation of the co-production concept can account for relations of power. It develops a conceptual framework and practical guidance for co-producing knowledge for development.
Approach and Methods
The study provides an overview of the theory and practice of co-production and assesses its use in existing development policy. It draws on insights from political ecology literature to construct a conceptual framework and set of practical strategies for implementing co-production.
Findings
This article advances an approach to the co-production of knowledge that integrates political economy, reflexivity, and participatory methodologies to guide collaboration. This approach accounts for historical marginalization and unequal power relations to guide development interventions and/or policy.
Policy Implications
The article warns against uncritical adoption of co-production and highlights practical measures to examine power relations in order to understand challenges and enact equitable sustainable development in diverse settings. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1760662025-08-20T15:16:22Z A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development Nehring, Ryan Galeana, Fernando Faxon, Hilary development frameworks gender political ecology sustainable development Motivation The concept of co-production has gained currency in development policy as an approach for collaboration and/or stakeholder participation to improve development outcomes. Co-production implies bringing together different knowledges to create something new, acknowledging that knowledge is both plural and partial; there are multiple ways of knowing and no one way represents truth. Yet existing literature on co-production tends to focus mostly on strategies for engagement rather than reckoning with structural forces and practical problems to realizing co-production. Purpose This article asks how the implementation of the co-production concept can account for relations of power. It develops a conceptual framework and practical guidance for co-producing knowledge for development. Approach and Methods The study provides an overview of the theory and practice of co-production and assesses its use in existing development policy. It draws on insights from political ecology literature to construct a conceptual framework and set of practical strategies for implementing co-production. Findings This article advances an approach to the co-production of knowledge that integrates political economy, reflexivity, and participatory methodologies to guide collaboration. This approach accounts for historical marginalization and unequal power relations to guide development interventions and/or policy. Policy Implications The article warns against uncritical adoption of co-production and highlights practical measures to examine power relations in order to understand challenges and enact equitable sustainable development in diverse settings. 2025-09 2025-08-11T20:12:18Z 2025-08-11T20:12:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176066 en Open Access Wiley Nehring, Ryan; Galeana, Fernando; and Faxon, Hilary. 2025. A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development. Development Policy Review 43(5): e70025. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70025 |
| spellingShingle | development frameworks gender political ecology sustainable development Nehring, Ryan Galeana, Fernando Faxon, Hilary A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development |
| title | A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development |
| title_full | A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development |
| title_fullStr | A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development |
| title_short | A critical approach to co-producing knowledge for development |
| title_sort | critical approach to co producing knowledge for development |
| topic | development frameworks gender political ecology sustainable development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176066 |
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