Creating knowledge for action: the case for participatory communication in research

Format:Journal
Publication year: 
2009

This article makes a case for using participatory communication in research. It introduces participatory communication as a citizen-led approach to both creating and expressing knowledge: within research this means that researchers are not simply responsible for generating information and communicating about it, neither are they acting alone. From this perspective the emphasis of participatory communication is on communicating rather than extracting or delivering information. Participatory methods can communicate research findings in new ways and add depth and meaning to articulations of knowledge. This knowledge can easily get ‘lost in translation’ when findings are synthesised or communicated through conventional research outputs alone.

Source publication information
Journal Title: 
Development in Practice
Volume: 
19:4-5
Pages: 
pp 665-677
Publisher
Routledge
www.routledge.com

How to find this resource

ISSN
0961 4524
Shelfmark in IDS Resource Centre
A: Participatory Approaches: Participatory Research 5818