Confronting the Complexities of "Co-Production" in Participatory Health Research: A Critical, Reflexive Approach to Power Dynamics in a Collaborative Project on Parkinson's Dance.
Qual Health Res
; 31(7): 1290-1305, 2021 06.
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ABSTRACT
The literature on participatory health research describes various ways of overcoming obstacles to the co-production of knowledge by redressing power imbalances. In this article, we propose an approach to understanding and analyzing co-production which conceptualizes power, not as an obstacle but as an intrinsic, productive force in bringing "co-production" into being. In the approach, "co-production" is understood and analyzed as a tensional, complex, unstable entity that emerges in power-imbued negotiations of meanings throughout the research process. Focusing on a participatory project on Parkinson's dance, our purpose is to illustrate how the approach can generate knowledge about the complexities of "co-production." We also demonstrate how the approach can provide a foundation for a relational ethics that confronts the complexities head-on. In conclusion, we discuss the insights gained into the possibilities and challenges of co-production and the value of the approach as a foundation for relational ethics.
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Doença de Parkinson
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2021
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