After my first participatory video session with Insight Share, I couldn’t understand how it was possible that after years of attending college, reading books and participating in workshops on storytelling I had never even come close to the term participatory video (PV). I used to think that finding an interesting angle and making sure my…
DSA2023 – Panel 073 – Experiences in decolonial research and practice: in search of connection and agency | Wednesday, June 28, 2023 What? The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030 provides new opportunities for strengthening the inclusion, visibility and agency of older people, amplifying their voices, centring their meaningful engagement and emphasizing co-created solutions and…
“Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity, and an environment that allows the world to thrive” (then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Center for Global Development event on “Delivering Sustainable Energy for All; Rio 20 April,2012) It was certainly a sharp contrast heading from Swansea on a cold November…
As researchers, we never expected the outcomes of our research on participatory video with young people in central Scotland. We initially wanted to find out from them what they thought about their local greenspaces using their own voices. And, yes, we did indeed learn about their views and experiences of greenspaces, which were unfortunately largely…
