Six modes of co-production for sustainability

Josie Chambers; Jonathan Michael Halsey Green; Carina Wyburn; Melanie E. Ryan; Robin  S. Reid; Maraja Riechers; Anca Serban; Nathan  J. Bennett; Christopher Cvitnaovic; Maria E. Fernandez-Gimenez; Kathleen A. Galvin; Bruce E. Goldstein; Nicole L. Klenk; Maria  Tengo; Ruth Brennan; Jessica J. Cockburn; Rosemary Hill; Claudia Munera; Jeanne L. Nel; Henrick Osterblom; Angela  T. Bednarek; Elena  M. Bennett; Amos Brandeis; Lakshmi Charli-Joseph; Paul  Chatterton; K.  Curran; Pongchai  Dumrongrojwatthana; America Paz Duran; Salamatu J. Fada; Jean-David  Gerber; Alan M. Guerrero; Tobias Haller; Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu Beria Leimona; Jasper  Montana; Renee Rondeau; Marja Spierenburg; Patrick Steyaert; Julie G. Zaehringer; Rbecca Gruby; Jon Hutton; Tomas  Pickering

doi:10.1038/s41893-021-00755-x

Six modes of co-production for sustainability

Josie Chambers, Jonathan Michael Halsey Green, Carina Wyburn, Melanie E. Ryan, Robin S. Reid, Maraja Riechers, Anca Serban, Nathan J. Bennett, Christopher Cvitnaovic, Maria E. Fernandez-Gimenez, Kathleen A. Galvin, Bruce E. Goldstein, Nicole L. Klenk, Maria Tengo, Ruth Brennan, Jessica J. Cockburn, Rosemary Hill, Claudia Munera, Jeanne L. Nel, Henrick OsterblomAngela T. Bednarek, Elena M. Bennett, Amos Brandeis, Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, Paul Chatterton, K. Curran, Pongchai Dumrongrojwatthana, America Paz Duran, Salamatu J. Fada, Jean-David Gerber, Alan M. Guerrero, Tobias Haller, Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu Beria Leimona, Jasper Montana, Renee Rondeau, Marja Spierenburg, Patrick Steyaert, Julie G. Zaehringer, Rbecca Gruby, Jon Hutton, Tomas Pickering

Stockholm Environment Institute at York

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Abstract

The promise of co-production to address complex sustainability challenges is compelling. Yet, co-production, the collaborative
weaving of research and practice, encompasses diverse aims, terminologies and practices, with poor clarity over their implications. To explore this diversity, we systematically mapped differences in how 32 initiatives from 6 continents co-produce diverse outcomes for the sustainable development of ecosystems at local to global scales. We found variation in their purpose for utilizing co-production, understanding of power, approach to politics and pathways to impact. A cluster analysis identified six modes of co-production: (1) researching solutions; (2) empowering voices; (3) brokering power; (4) reframing power; (5) navigating differences and (6) reframing agency. No mode is ideal; each holds unique potential to achieve particular outcomes, but also poses unique challenges and risks. Our analysis provides a heuristic tool for researchers and societal actors to critically explore this diversity and effectively navigate trade-offs when co-producing sustainability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	983-996
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	4
Issue number	11
Early online date	5 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00755-x
Publication status	Published - Nov 2021

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Chambers, J., Green, J. M. H., Wyburn, C., E. Ryan, M., S. Reid, R., Riechers, M., Serban, A., J. Bennett, N., Cvitnaovic, C., E. Fernandez-Gimenez, M., A. Galvin, K., E. Goldstein, B., L. Klenk, N., Tengo, M., Brennan, R., J. Cockburn, J., Hill, R., Munera, C., L. Nel, J., ... Pickering, T. (2021). Six modes of co-production for sustainability. Nature Sustainability, 4(11), 983-996. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00755-x

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