Conducting Research in a Post-normal Paradigm: Practical Guidance for Applying Co-production of Knowledge

Meaningful engagement between scientists and stakeholders has been extensively promoted as a tool for increasing public participation in science, well the relevance impact of scientific research. Yet, co-production knowledge entails practical challenges, since participants with diverse worldviews, expertise interests are expected to collaborate. These obstacles have not received enough attention, current debate focused more on merits principles this approach. We address gap by reflecting upon our experiences both methodological challenges stemming from research projects based knowledge, thereby exposing what we see common but under-discussed obstacles, guidance tackling them. highlight role social process merely facilitators also agents that promote critical reflection safeguard salience, credibility, legitimacy its outputs.