Reflections on Co-Production as a Mode of Knowledge Production; Comment on “Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact”

Estabrooks, Carole A.

doi:10.34172/ijhpm.8909

Reflections on Co-Production as a Mode of Knowledge Production; Comment on “Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact”

Document Type : Commentary

Author

Carole A. Estabrooks

Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

10.34172/ijhpm.8909

Abstract

Rycroft-Malone et al.’s editorial on research co-production highlights the potential of a coproduction mode of research to narrow the gap between knowledge production and use. This commentary critiques implicit assumptions within the argument and challenges the view that traditional (Mode 1) science bears the primary responsibility for delayed implementation and questions the inherent superiority of co-production. It also highlights the importance of political and policy considerations in considering research uptake. ‘Mode 3’ knowledge production (integrating Modes 1 and 2 discovery) offers a potentially more advanced framework that recognizes systems and organizational perspectives. A deeper, multi-layered exploration of the influence of socio-political and policy contexts is needed to understand the full potential of co-production on knowledge utilization.

Keywords

Co-Production

Implementation Science

Integrated Knowledge Translation

Systems and Policy