As more and more social scientists are turning to creative and participatory methods, this timely book explores how these approaches can democratise research. Bridging theory and practice through rich case studies and critical insights, this is an essential guide for researchers seeking to produce inclusive, impactful and ethically grounded work.
Contributions by:
Agata Wezyk (Bournemouth University),
Audrey Tuaillon-Demésy (University of Franche-Comté),
Catherine Talbot (Bournemouth University),
Amina Razak (Newcastle University),
Amy Pomerand Petzoldt (Goldsmiths,
University of London)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447372943
ISBN 10: 1447372948
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 23 May 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
,
Undergraduate
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction – Linzi Ladlow and Laura Way Section 1: Co-creation 2. Co-creating Research and Social Interventions with Young Fathers in a Qualitative Longitudinal Study – Anna Tarrant 3. An Online Carousel of Creative Methdos: Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Creativity and Care – James Duggan 4. The Role of Co-Creation, Organising and Student Voice in Narrowing the Degree Awarding Gap – Amina Razak 5. Social Co-Creations of Joy as a Methodological Foci – Amy Petzolt Pomerand Section 2: Visual and Arts-Based Approaches 6. The Potential and Possibilities of Visual and Arts-Based Methods for Children and young People’s Inclusion in Research – Helen Lomax 7. “I Can Draw Better Than This”: Reflecting on the Use of Participatory ‘Draw-and-Talk’ Activities with Children – Usta Mukherjee 8. From Zines with Older Punk Women to Zines with young Dads: DIY Methodologies and (Non-)DIY Cultures – Laura Way 9. Through Their Eyes: Reflections From a Photo-Production Study of Work-Life Balance – Agata Wezyk and Catherine V. Talbot Section 3: Community, Place and Space 10. Site-Specific Work with Communities: Encounters with the Field – Kate Pahl and Steven Pool 11. Militant Ethnography in Grassroots Communities: Aligning Theory and Praxis as an Activist-Researcher – Elise Imray Papineau 12. Doing Creative and Participatory Methods: The Hauntings of Participation – Balwant Kaur 13. Dialectogram as Creative Methodology: Participatory Research With/in Punk Spaces in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Val d’Ajol, France – Jim Donaghey and Audrey Tuaillon Demésy Section 4: Digital and Remote Methods 14. Explosion Time: Co-producing a Project with Young Disabled and LGBTQ+ People at the Intersections of Queer and Disability Studies – Edmund Coleman-Fountain, Harvey Humphrey, Alex Toft and David Abbott 15. The Living Journals Method: A Digital Participatory Research Approach for Studying Participants’ Daily Lives – Sabina Savadova 16. Conclusion – Linzi Ladlow and Laura Way
Linzi Ladlow is Senior Research Fellow and a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Award holder at the University of Lincoln. Laura Way is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Roehampton.
Reviews for Insights Into Creative and Participatory Research: Key Issues and Innovative Developments
“This edited collection is a much-needed contribution to the creative research methods literature that showcases innovative uses of creative and participatory methods, such as participatory approaches to zines, digital methods and dialectograms. The book benefits from a range of contributors in terms of disciplines and career stage which allows us to think generously about the wide-ranging potential reach of these methods and ways to build more inclusive research.” Sophie Woodward, University of Manchester
