The staccato rhythms of experiential time remain obscured in much the literature on participatory research, where is treated as a reassuring constant – backdrop for human activity. This article addresses discordances between lived temporalities and existing theorisations methodologies. It takes research with lone child migrants particularly rich case to think with, given proliferation contradic...

As wider social and societal changes have led to moves towards equality as a response better understanding of inequalities, ethical considerations in research are now more consciously focussed on power dynamics. consequence, participatory methods gained traction. Simultaneously, artistic creative used within such projects an extent that arts-based, has become equated with research. In this arti...

The call for community-based participatory research approaches to address cancer health disparities is increasing as concern grows for the limited effectiveness of existing public health practice and research in communities that experience a disparate burden of disease. A national study of participatory research projects, Research for Improved Health, funded by the National Institutes of Health...

In light of growing concerns regarding the ongoing drug war in Thailand and a lack of support for people who inject drugs in this setting, in 2008, we undertook a community-based participatory research project involving a community of active drug users at a peer-run drop-in center in Bangkok. This case study describes a unique research partnership developed between academic and active drug user...

Ongoing advances in mobile technologies have the potential to improve independence and quality of life of older adults by supporting the delivery of personalised and ubiquitous healthcare solutions. The authors are actively engaged in participatory, user-focused research to create a mobile assistive healthcare-related intervention for persons with age-related macular degeneration (AMD): the aut...