Participants United: bridging the gulf between community knowledge and academic research

参与者联合将学术和社区研究伙伴聚集在一起，研究在建立参与性项目时如何解决知识、权力和声音问题。创建一个论坛，公开支持平衡的思想交流；质疑“知情同意”的概念；考虑如何最好地分享集体形成的想法和意见的荣誉；确保参与研究的参与者获得真正的价值和利益，并反思学者作为研究人员和参与者的作用，构成了参与者联合峰会以及随后的在线和离线讨论的基础。

Participants United brought together academic and community research partners to look at how issues of knowledge, power and voice are tackled when setting up participative projects. Creating a forum where a balanced exchange of ideas is openly supported; questioning notions of 'informed-consent'; considering how best to share credit for ideas and opinions formed collectively; ensuring there is genuine value and benefit for participants taking part in research and reflecting on the role of the academic as researcher and participant formed the basis of the Participants United summit and the discussion that followed online and offline.