Call for Panelists: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG) 2014, April 8-12, Tampa.
Yet collaboration in participatory processes also raises contentious issues. Even with the best of intentions, researchers are cognisant of the fact that no relationship is without its power dynamics. There is a need for more evaluation of associated practices such as critical reflection. And questions remain as to the conditions under which participatory methods should not be used. Online technologies in particular bring new possibilities for participatory research but also their own set of challenges in terms of ethical practice, confidentiality and anonymity. These challenges become sharpest when publicly articulated outputs are a feature of the research.
The aim of this panel session is to bring together a range of research perspectives, to discuss and debate the ethical challenges, effective practice and lessons learnt from going public with participatory methods.
We are seeking contributions from researchers with experience of using participatory methods with young people, particularly, but not exclusively, those who have used visual and online methods, and/or those applied in policy and planning contexts.
If you are interested in joining the panel discussion please contact us by 01 November, 2013:
Melissa Butcher ([log in to unmask]) and Luke Dickens ([log in to unmask]).
This panel is linked with the paper session 'Young people and city space: revisiting urban redevelopment in theory and practice'.
Dr Melissa Butcher
Department of Geography
The Open University
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Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
UK
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Current Research:
Creating Hackney as Home (ESRC): www.open.ac.uk/researchcentres/osrc/research/projects/creating-hackney-as-home
Recent publications:
(2012), Tyszczuk, R., Smith, J., Clark, N. & Butcher, M. (2012), ATLAS: Geography, Architecture and Change in an Interdependent World, UK: Blackdog Publishing.