Coproducing Research in Practice: Experiences from the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon project

Published on The Open University’s Societal Challenges webpages, this blog by Dr. Manik Deepak-Gopinath, Dr. Mahera Ruby, Professor Sheila Peace, and Dr. Caroline Holland, members of the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon research team, highlights the central role of coproduction in their work. Funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust, this research focuses on urban ageing within Bangladeshi communities in East London.

Drawing on participatory and collaborative forms of research, coproduction is increasingly being adopted in academia. This approach brings possibilities for democratising knowledge production and pluralising the knowledge base for social change.

The Amar Bari, Amar Jibon (My Home, My Life research team are currently coproducing housing research concerning urban ageing and spatial justice with non-academic project partners and members of Bangladeshi communities in East London. In this blog, the OU team, as academic partner on the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon project, reflect on their experiences of practising coproduction.

The Housing LIN is proud to be a research partner in this important project.