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.
