Breaking monologues in collaborative research: bridging knowledge systems through a listening-based dialogue of wisdom approach

Cely, Adriana Moreno; Cuajera-Nahui, Dario; Escobar-Vasquez, Cesar Gabriel; Vanwing, Tom; Tapia-Ponce, Nelson

doi:10.1007/s11625-021-00937-8

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“…And what is the role of DS in this transformation? As explained earlier in this article, the DS can be used as a tool to develop (awake) historical and collective consciousness to connect diverse knowledge systems and break with the HE monologues (Moreno-Cely et al, 2021). It opens the avenues to imagine alternative futures of a decolonised education that put in dialogue scientific theories developed by diverse knowledge systems and consider equally ILK and wisdom, including their social, cultural, environmental, and spiritual aspects.…”

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“…Crucial for decolonising HE and knowledge production. It goes beyond a strategy of inclusion and participation using methodological tools such as the pedagogy of solidarity (Gaztambide-Fern andez, 2012) and the listening dialogue of wisdom (Moreno-Cely et al, 2021), among others. DS is a social practice that intertwines the real, the symbolic, and the imaginary in the act of thinking, feeling, and building a diverse world (Leff, 2004).…”

Section: Linking Agroecology and Decolonial Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sultana (2019) recommends practising deep listening, humility, reflexivity, solidarity, cultivating a decolonial attitude, and consciousness. Moreno-Cely et al (2021) urge to break with the monologues in collaborative spaces, adopting a listening dialogue of wisdom. Todd's (2016) and Tuck and Wayne Yang (2019) urge to embrace Indigenous methodologies to promote selfdetermination and sovereignty.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Transforming higher education in Bolivia by linking two contra-hegemonic movements: agroecology and the Decolonial turn

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Cuajera-Nahui

Escobar-Vasquez

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

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Agroecology is recognised as a socio-political and agricultural praxis and as a scientific domain. However, the dominant anthropocentric narrative that views nature as an exploitable resource is still present in agriculture faculties. In this contribution, we use three avenues to advance the possibilities of linking two counter-hegemonic forces to transform agriculture higher education. Firstly, the article examines the connection between decolonisation as a theoretical concept and the practices of decoloniality unfolding in agroecology. Secondly, we explore the di alogo de saberes, the Latin American approach of knowledge dialogue, as a bridge to connect diverse knowledge systems. The third path correlates literature findings with a Bolivian higher education program that has been around for three decades. Our experience shows that the dyad of agroecology and decolonial turn plays a significant role in transforming agricultural education by opening new paths to engage in a collaborative process between multiple knowledge systems.

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Transforming higher education in Bolivia by linking two contra-hegemonic movements: agroecology and the Decolonial turn

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“…When using participatory research methods, it is important to keep a reflective attitude, being aware of group and power dynamics and the influence of your position as academic researcher [ 133 ]. Therefore, each photovoice, walk-along or group model building session with participants and stakeholders, as well as the stakeholder meetings, will be evaluated through a short questionnaire.…”

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The CIVISANO protocol: a mixed-method study about the role of objective and perceived environmental factors on physical activity and eating behavior among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults

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Background Overweight and obesity have a strong socioeconomic profile. Unhealthy behaviors like insufficient physical activity and an unbalanced diet, which are causal factors of overweight and obesity, tend to be more pronounced in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups in high income countries. The CIVISANO project aims to identify objective and perceived environmental factors among different socioeconomic population groups that impede or facilitate physical activity and healthy eating behavior in the local context of two peri-urban Flemish municipalities in Belgium. We also aim to identify and discuss possible local interventions and evaluate the participatory processes of the project. Methods This study (2020–2023) will use community-based participatory tools, involving collaborative partnerships with civic and stakeholder members of the community and regular exchanges among all partners to bridge knowledge development and health promotion for socioeconomically disadvantaged citizens. Furthermore, a mixed-methods approach will be used. A population survey and geographic analysis will explore potential associations between the physical activity and eating behaviors of socioeconomically disadvantaged adults (25–65 years old) and both their perceived and objective physical, food and social environments. Profound perceptive context information will be gathered from socioeconomically disadvantaged adults by using participatory methods like photovoice, walk-along, individual map creation and group model building. An evaluation of the participatory process will be conducted simultaneously. Discussion The CIVISANO project will identify factors in the local environment that might provoke inequities in adopting a healthy lifestyle. The combination of perceived and objective measures using validated strategies will provide a robust assessment of the municipality environment. Through this analysis, the project will investigate to what extent community engagement can be a useful strategy to reduce health inequities. The strong knowledge exchange and capacity-building in a local setting is expected to contribute to our understanding of how to maximize research impact in this field and generate evidence about potential linkages between a health enhancing lifestyle among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and their physical, food and social environments.

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“…SARAS role was that of "infrastructuring" (Hillgren et al, 2011;Karasti, 2014), which meant creating and facilitating a series of relationships and tools for advancing capacities and agency across scales and sectors with the particular input of participatory design creative approaches (see Björgvinsson et al, 2010). Allowing a genuine diálogo de saberes (i.e., a dialogue of knowledges or wisdom) was key for achieving novel ways for doing action-research and promoting transformative practices (Delgado, 2016;Moreno-Cely et al, 2021). However, the configuration of the Organizing Group and its modes of working still meant that there was a bias toward academic knowledge (with low representation of other knowledge systems) mainly from the natural and social sciences with lower integration of the arts and humanities.…”

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Food systems transformations in South America: Insights from a transdisciplinary process rooted in Uruguay

Juri

Norberg²,

Clark³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The wicked nature of sustainability challenges facing food systems demands intentional and synergistic actions at multiple scales and sectors. The Southern Cone of Latin America, with its historical legacy of “feeding the world,” presents interesting opportunities for generating insights into potential trajectories and processes for food system transformation. To foster such changes would require the development of collective understanding and agency to effectively realize purposeful and well-informed action toward desirable and sustainable food futures. This in turn demands the transdisciplinary engagement of academia, the private sector, government/policy-makers, community groups, and other institutions, as well as the broader society as food consumers. While the need for contextualized knowledge, priorities and definitions of what sustainable food systems change means is recognized, there is limited literature reporting these differences and critically reflecting on the role of knowledge brokers in knowledge co-production processes. The political nature of these issues requires arenas for dialogue and learning that are cross-sectoral and transcend knowledge generation. This paper presents a case study developed by SARAS Institute, a bridging organization based in Uruguay. This international community of practice co-designed a 3-year multi-stakeholder transdisciplinary process entitled “Knowledges on the Table.” We describe how the process was designed, structured, and facilitated around three phases, two analytical levels and through principles of knowledge co-production. The case study and its insights offer a model that could be useful to inform similar processes led by transdisciplinary communities of practice or bridging institutions in the early stages of transformative work. In itself, it also represents a unique approach to generate a language of collaboration, dialogue, and imagination informed by design skills and methods. While this is part of a longer-term process toward capitalizing on still-unfolding insights and coalitions, we hope that this example helps inspire similar initiatives to imagine, support, and realize contextualized sustainable food system transformations.

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Breaking monologues in collaborative research: bridging knowledge systems through a listening-based dialogue of wisdom approach

Cited by 24 publications

References 36 publications

Transforming higher education in Bolivia by linking two contra-hegemonic movements: agroecology and the Decolonial turn

Transforming higher education in Bolivia by linking two contra-hegemonic movements: agroecology and the Decolonial turn

The CIVISANO protocol: a mixed-method study about the role of objective and perceived environmental factors on physical activity and eating behavior among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults

Food systems transformations in South America: Insights from a transdisciplinary process rooted in Uruguay

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