Guiding Principles for Co-learning - Framework

This practical framework introduces five principles for co-learning within international transdisciplinary (TD) research for sustainable development in cities: (i) Mutual learning (ii) Context-based learning (local knowledge) (iii) Citizen involvement/ownership (iv) Gender equality (v) Openness and inclusiveness. The framework, based on co-production and decolonization of knowledge, also includes a self-assessment set of guiding questions for each principle to identify gaps and aspects that are omitted (e.g. epistemologies; groups) and tackle power dynamics within collaborative learning processes. The purpose of this framework is to facilitate knowledge exchange for co-learning in transdisciplinary research and shed light on the balance power distribution between marginalized cultures/stakeholders and dominant ones.