Why should urbanists care about co-production?

In this lecture Professor Beth Perry will reflect on the ‘co-productive shift’ over the past 20 years, with particular attention to the theoretical, methodological and practical implications of co-production for urban studies.

Why should urbanists care about co-production

Beth will reflect on her initial motivations and subsequent reflections from a 10-year programme of work (2010-2020) to learn-through-doing about the strengths and limitations of co-production in realising more just cities. In the process, Beth will ask whether co-production is a good concept, whose interests it serves and how to marry co-production with critique from the positions of privilege we occupy in the university. The lecture will argue that co-production is one response to the need for new epistemologies of the urban, but needs to be positioned within a wider field of urban epistemics if it is to be more than a fleeting participatory fad.

The lecture will be chaired by Professor Vanesa Castán Broto and will be followed by a drinks reception for those attending in person.

Readings:

  • (2022) Beth Perry, 2022, Methodological Innovations, Sage.

  • (2022) with Catherine Durose and Liz Richardson, Futures.

  • (2022) Beth Perry with Warren Smit, Regional Studies

  • (2021) with Victoria Habermehl, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

  • (2018) with Tim May, Routledge.

The 91Ö±²¥ Urbanism Lecture Series

‘Why should urbanists care about co-production?’ is the first in the 2022 91Ö±²¥ Urbanism Lecture series, an initiative of the Urban Institute to stimulate dialogue, discussion and understanding of processes of urbanization and urban life. It is intended as a space to reimagine both the conceptualizations and narratives of urban studies. The 2022 lecture series, ‘Co-production and the Future of Urban Epistemics’, will build from the UI’s theme on ‘Co-producing Urbanisms’, with lectures from Professor Beth Perry (University of 91Ö±²¥), Professor  (University of British Colombia) and responses from Professor  (Polytechnic University of Turin), Dr Linda Westman (University of 91Ö±²¥) and Aïcha Diallo (University of 91Ö±²¥).

Co-production and the Future of Urban Epistemics comprises two lectures and one agenda-setting workshop. You can sign up for the other events in the series here .

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