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Engaged pedagogic research: Transforming societies through co-learning and social action

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posted on 2023-02-09, 15:00 authored by Katherine V. Gough, Irene Velez-Torres, Krisna Ruette-Orihuela, Javier Fayad, Bladimir Bueno, German Corredor, Carolina Escobar-Tello, Diana Hurtado, James Larrea, Giulia PiccolinoGiulia Piccolino, Kevin O Reyes, Jorges Rubiano, Angela Suarez, Sjoerd van Grootheest

This paper proposes a novel political pedagogic approach to conducting engaged research. Drawing critically on elements of Participatory Action Research and popular education, this approach - Engaged Pedagogic Research (EPR) - generates processes of collective co-learning and empowerment for local communities and activist researchers. Central to conducting EPR are five processes: generating situated learning practices, recognizing alternative knowledges, engaging in inter-cultural and inter-ethnic dialogue, deconstructing power relations, and promoting empowerment and social action. The experiences of engaging in EPR through developing and running a Diploma in Territorial Planning to support peacebuilding in Colombia are discussed. Different social groups living in conflict areas gained new knowledge and built social relationships that strengthen collaborative action, while activist academics achieved a deeper understanding of how members of these cultural groups manage their territories, relate to each other, and develop visions for collaborative futures in the context of peacebuilding. By developing participatory, decolonized and transformative bridges to connect and engage universities with communities, EPR facilitates learning that is collectively created and has the potential to contribute to more just and egalitarian societies.

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Territorial planning for peace and statebuilding in the Alto Cauca region of Colombia

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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  • Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Design and Creative Arts

Department

  • Geography and Environment
  • International Relations, Politics and History
  • Design

Published in

Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

Volume

41

Issue

1

Pages

109 - 129

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

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© The Author(s)

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This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).

Acceptance date

2022-07-07

Publication date

2022-07-19

Copyright date

2022

ISSN

2399-6544

eISSN

2399-6552

Language

  • en

Depositor

Dr Giulia Piccolino. Deposit date: 25 July 2022

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