16/02/25
 
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Participatory, collaborative, action-based and shared research practices have recently gained momentum in response to calls for decolonial and non-extractive approaches to knowledge production. Central to these approaches is a focus on the co-production of knowledge, an endeavour that seeks to foster inclusivity and symmetry among all actors involved in research processes—be they researchers, collaborators, research […]

24/09/25
Co-Productive Research in Contested Fields
Challenges and Chances
It is January 2022; a chilly wind blows through the forest in the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. To be frank, “forest” is an exaggeration and mischaracterization—what appears before my eyes are skeletons of former spruce plantations whose fate was determined by a bark beetle outbreak triggered by severe periods of drought in the […]

16/09/25
Rethinking Collaboration in Social Anthropology
Co-Producing Knowledge Outside Boxes
Introduction The shift from extractive to collaborative models of knowledge production is about redefining the ethics and politics thereof, especially in North–South relations, interdisciplinary research, and policy engagement. This blog post aims to critically discuss academic co-production of knowledge and how it could be understood within the process of knowledge co-production in social anthropology and […]

16/09/25
Introducing the boasblog Co-Producing Knowledge
Why Co-Producing Knowledge? Why the Blog? Participatory, collaborative, action-based, and shared research practices have gained renewed momentum in anthropology and related fields. These approaches respond to calls for decolonial and non-extractive modes of inquiry, challenging longstanding hierarchies between researchers and those traditionally cast as “researched.” Such approaches are based on ethical and political commitments and […]

25/02/25
Co-Producing Knowledge Call for Contributions
Participatory, collaborative, action-based and shared research practices have recently gained momentum in response to calls for decolonial and non-extractive approaches to knowledge production. Central to these approaches is a focus on the co-production of knowledge, an endeavour that seeks to foster inclusivity and symmetry among all actors involved in research processes—be they researchers, collaborators, research […]