Centering relationships to place for more meaningful research and engagement

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dc.contributor.authorBeaty, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez-Sánchez, Pablo Santiago
dc.contributor.authorNalven, Katy
dc.contributor.authorPalacios-Abrantes, Juliano
dc.contributor.authorOken, Kiva
dc.contributor.authorBan, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorNickols, Kerry
dc.contributor.authorJuanes, Francis
dc.contributor.authorOkey, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSpalding, Ana K.
dc.contributor.authorMorzaria-Luna, Hem Nalini
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Lekelia
dc.contributor.authorTulloch, Vivitskaia
dc.contributor.authorMcKechnie, Iain
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-13T22:35:24Z
dc.date.available2024-06-13T22:35:24Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-03
dc.description.abstractResearch has the potential to simultaneously generate new knowledge and contribute meaningful social–ecological benefits; however, research processes and outcomes can also perpetuate extractive patterns that have manifested the climate, biodiversity, and social justice crises. One approach to enhance the societal value of research processes is to strengthen relationships with places of study and the peoples of those places. Deepening relational engagement with the social–ecological context and history of a place can lead to more accurate results and improved public trust in the scientific process and is particularly important for natural scientists who work at the interface of nature and society. We provide three actionable pathways that range from individual to systemic change to enhance place-based relationships within research systems: 1) deepen reflection and communication about relationships with places and peoples; 2) strengthen collaboration among research teams and partners; and 3) transform systems of knowledge creation to foster place-based roots. Action on any of these proposed pathways, but especially action taken across all three, can build empathy and connections to place and people, strengthening the meaningful impact of research both locally and globally.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipCompass Leaders for Sea Change program
dc.identifier.citationBeaty, F., Domínguez-Sánchez, P. S., Nalven, K. B., Palacios-Abrantes, J., Oken, K. L., Ban, N. C., Nickols, K. J., Juanes, F., Okey, T. A., Spalding, A. K., Morzaria-Luna, H. N., Jenkins, L. D., Tulloch, V., & McKechnie, I. (2024). Centering relationships to place for more meaningful research and engagement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(25), e2306991121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306991121
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306991121
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16604
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjecttransformation
dc.subjectmeaningful research outcomes
dc.subjectplace-based relationships
dc.subjectrelational research
dc.subjectdecolonize research
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Environmental Studies
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Anthropology
dc.titleCentering relationships to place for more meaningful research and engagement
dc.typeArticle

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