A key vision of the Institute for Social Justice is to centre co-productive research to produce social impact and positive change.
Co-production describes approaches whereby individuals or groups who are most affected by an issue are directly involved in processes of research, policy development or service design. At its most developed, co-production engages stakeholders with all aspects of the research process, from commissioning and design, through to delivery, analysis, dissemination and publication. Co-productive research has unique abilities to develop insightful, ethical and impactful socially engaged research and is particularly appropriate in contexts where research engages with communities who have been subject to marginalisation and exclusion.
In order to support and share best practice in co-productive research, we’ve commissioned researchers at York St John University to write blog posts sharing their thoughts and insights.
Click here to see all the posts on the theme of co-production: