Knowledge production in a capacity-building network
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Knowledge production in a capacity-building network
B u ild in g C a pac it y f or W a ter R e so urc es M an ag em ent in S ou th ern A frica
A stra teg ic program m e of the SADC Water Sector
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Southern Africa
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Modes of knowledge productionGibbons, Limoges, NowotnyBawa, Jansen, KraakMode 1: disciplinary, small
teams, peer-review, hierarchical
Mode 2: transdisciplinary, transinstitutional, contextual, democratic
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Research arises in the context of application
We deal with development challenges
Research problem is justified by a science gap in the impact pathway to development
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Transdisciplinary
Research team is varied in composition across disciplines and the knowledge produced is part of an evolving framework
Capacity building network is a complex system of many different fields
Teams to address emergent problems
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Transinstitutional
Partnerships - MCCResearchers are in several
institutions, of diverse typesUniversities core of networkResearch institutesTeams include govt & NGOTeams work directly with
communities eg FFBAREnd users
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Embedding end users
Conventional research requires outreach or transfer of results
Mode 2 KP embeds the end user in the research process so that results are also their product
Mzingwane Catchment CouncilFarmersNGOs
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Dissemination
Research findings are communicated to the participants in the project, and via networks, but are not necessarily reported in the manner of Mode 1 disciplinary journals
Findings are available in the community, not just in journals
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Multiple sources of fundingNot a single grant to fund a
projectEveryone brings something to
the tableCo-financingIndirect financing
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Democratic organisation
Collaborative team not my research team
Knowledge is produced under negotiation, when the needs of a variety of actors is included
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