Nils Ferrand
email: nils.ferrand@inrae.fr

Wanda Aqua-Gaudi

C Wanda

Aka Emeline Hassenforder

Patrice Garin

Géraldine Abrami

Bruno Bonté

Raphaele Ducrot

Sylvie Morardet

Benjamin Noury

Julie Latune

Eva Perrier

Sarah Loudin

Patrice Robin

Laura Seguin

Julien Burte

Rémi Lombard-Latune

Caroline Lejars

Olivier Barreteau

Mélaine Aucante

Exploring the design of participatory and transformative research, and research on participatory transformation Workshop

○ New knowledge about an existing system engaging the participants ○ New knowledge about a process induced by the researcher her-him-self ■ Target an impact and evaluate its reaching

• What is the perceived goal of the process by the participants? ○ Satisfy the (scientific) needs of the researchers, and of "The Science" ○ Explore alternative social and technical settings as possible solutions ○ Obtain a personal or collective or social benefit (incl. socialization)

• How is it monitored and evaluated?

⇒ Evaluative / reflexive steering of the process

Agenda•

  Introduction Lorenn / Ned (5 mins) • Framing questions & sharing them (15 mins) • Key issues / pathways & ENCORE evaluative framework (10 mins) • Self-assessment on ENCORE targets (10 mins) • PrePar protocol on developing a transformative research for your case studies (1h10) • Mutual feedback of small groups and mutual evaluation discussion with ENCORE (15 mins) • Final discussion and open time afterwards for going further Initial questions + sharing answers (15 mins) a. How does / can citizens' participation contribute to your research ? What would you expect from it ? b. How does / can your research contribute to citizens' engagement in decision, action, transformation in favor of better futures ? c. Quote 2 or 3 (max) strong challenges or issues to be addressed for participation & research. d. Do you have a specific application case study you'd like to see discussed ? Background & design context • French public research unit (Montpellier), multi-disciplinary, specialized in water management & governance, working internationally (20 years + AU ties!) ○ Focus on engineering participatory methods • Supporting public action with governments, NGOs, CBOs, agencies • A 25y action-research on complex systems management (origin in A.I. 90s' multi-agent models) with / by / for their stakeholders, incl. citizens, through participatory modeling • A focus on autonomous adaptation and reflexive steering • Combining physical and digital methods • An ethical perspective on tools & intervention Rationales → Supporting all stakeholders, from communities' members (smallholders) to the "top" policy makers in discussing and engaging together into change strategies → Improving sustainability of the change pathway (decision and action) by reducing external interventions and incentives, and fostering self-conduct, social norming and local institutionalization → Autonomy → Developing a science, engineering capacity and a toolkit for "recoupling" levels, stakes, sectors, actors, methods → Monitoring and evaluating processes and socio-political impacts http://cp.Watagame.info nils.ferrand@inrae.fr Critical design of participatory research vs. research on participatory transition methods Both are designed and steered by researchers, but… • Who / what initiates the research? • What is the expected outcome or impact by the researchers?

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 1 Simulate new actions and normsAgriculture intensification and soil degradation in uncertain land tenure context Proposal and validation of INRM plan in context of overexploitation of land and resources Source: E. Hassenforder, 2015 nils.ferrand@inrae.fr Multi-stakeholders process, coupling levels, tools (Uganda) Source: E. Hassenforder 2015 nils.ferrand@inrae.fr COOPLAN: confronting heterogenous actions and strategies at all levels nils.ferrand@inrae.fr nils.ferrand@inrae.fr nils.ferrand@inrae.fr E.N.C.O.R.E. : coupled dimensions of change for a target group (Ferrand, le Bars, 2004) • External: external (to the group) change in sustainability • Environmental / Political / Economical • Normative: changing participants' values and preferences • Cognitive: changing participants' representations and beliefs • Operational: changing participants' practices and actions, within and outside the group and process • Relational: changing participants' social relationships • Equity: changing the social justice' regime (distribution of resources, equity) among participants and outside 🡪 A generic framework to observe and describe multi-dimensional nils.ferrand@inrae.fr Q An overall approach of M&E (Hassenforder, 2015) Based on Ferrand & Daniell, 2006; Beierle & Cayford, 2002; Midgley et al., 2013; Ostrom, 2005; Sabatier, 1988) @inrae.frSelf-Assessment with ENCORE frameworkFor your preferred case study / research situation with participation:• What are the anticipated / possible changes throughout the process ?○ in External / Normative / Cognitive / Operational / Relational / Equity terms ■ Please include also "negative" changes / risks• Among them, which ones are expected vs. feared, by:○ the researcher(s) (you & others)? ○ the participants?• Can you qualify these changes as research topic, goal or side effect ? nils.ferrand@inrae.fr CoOPLAaGE decision steps & tools 20 justice nils.ferrand@inrae.fr Pre-Participation Let-them decide their own participation' program and rules • Participation / decision procedures are usually decided « from the top » and imposed (tentatively) to participants → A deliberation on decision process, roles and rules PrePar phase 2: co-designing participation plan Deciding and organizing participatory activities to get a final engagement plan, with all roles and actions

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Q 1 A global M&E approach

Deciding roles and methods for participatory transition processes

Pre-requirement : addressing decision steps

Conclusion / discussion

Please discuss your analysis with another group and comment your analysis.

1. How would you now define participation in research and research on participation and transformation ? 2. What are the new questions emerging for you ? And welcome for any other discussion.

Thank you !