This text brings together academics, artists, practitioners and 'community activists' to explore the possibilities for and tensions of social justice work under the contemporary drive for community-oriented 'impact' in the academy. It explores the possibilities and tensions for social justice work that emerge from the collision of long-established community oriented research practices, an increased institutional emphasis on community co-production in the academy, and the ongoing critique of the key terms of these practices.
Table of Contents:
Introduction, Aksel Ersoy
Chapter 1. Enabling Conditions for Communities and Universities to Work Together: a Journey of University Public Engagement, Marina Chang and Gemma Moore
Chapter 2. Understanding Impact and Its Enabling Conditions: Learning From People Engaged in Collaborative Research, Alex Haynes
Chapter 3. Emphasising Mutual Benefit: Rethinking the Impact Agenda through the Lens of Share Academy, Judy Willcocks
Chapter 4. From Poverty to Life Chances: Framing Co-produced Research in the Productive Margins Programme, Sue Cohen, Allan Herbert, Nathan Evans and Tove Samzelius
Chapter 5. Methodologically Sound? Participatory Research at a Community Radio Station, Catherine Wilkinson
Chapter 6. The Regulatory Aesthetics of Co-production, Penny Evans and Angela Piccini
Chapter 7. Participatory Mapping and Engagement with Urban Water Communities, Özlem Edizel and Graeme Evans
Chapter 8. Hacking into the Science Museum: Young Trans People Disrupt the Power Balance of Gender ‘Norms’ in the Museums ‘Who Am I?’ Gallery, Kayte McSweeney and Jay Stewart
Chapter 9. Mapping In, On, Towards Aboriginal Space: Trading Routes and an Ethics of Artistic Inquiry, Glen Lowry and Mimi Gellman
Chapter 10. Adapting to the Future: Vulnerable Bodies, Resilient Practices, Deirdre Heddon and Sue Porter
Conclusion: Reflections on Contemporary Debates in Coproduction Studies, Aksel Ersoy
About the Author :
Dr Aksel Ersoy is a social scientist based at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, where he is Assistant Professor of Urban Development Management. His research interests include smart cities, economic development, urban planning and policy.
Review :
"This book provides a unique and provocative examination of community engagement practice through the lens of distributive and social justice." Ted Alter, Professor of Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Economics, Pennsylvania State University, US
