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<p>This article critically reflects on the limitations and challenges of using Cards on the Table (COTT), a participatory research method used to evaluate experiences of participation in art projects. The focus of this article is on the application of COTT as part of our evaluation of BE PART, a four-year Creative Europe Program of the European Union that ran from 2019 to 2023. The COTT method is informed by community research and participation action research, but here we highlight the ambiguous and messy nature of researching with such a broad and varied network of communities. We illustrate the tension between our desire to research in a co-productive, community-led, and action-oriented way and the realities of conducting research with a vast network of participants and limited time and budget.</p>
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This article critically reflects on the limitations and challenges of using Cards on the Table (COTT), a participatory research method used to evaluate experiences of participation in art projects. The focus of this article is on the application of COTT as part of our evaluation of BE PART, a four-year Creative Europe Program of the European Union that ran from 2019 to 2023. The COTT method is informed by community research and participation action research, but here we highlight the ambiguous and messy nature of researching with such a broad and varied network of communities. We illustrate the tension between our desire to research in a co-productive, community-led, and action-oriented way and the realities of conducting research with a vast network of participants and limited time and budget.

Cards on the Table: Critical reflections on a participatory research method

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This article critically reflects on the limitations and challenges of using Cards on the Table (COTT), a participatory research method used to evaluate...

Cards on the Table: Critical reflections on a participatory research method

Published Online: Apr 04, 2024

Page range: 1 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tjcp-2024-0008

Keywords
participation, evaluation, games, community research, convivial research, action research, participatory research, performance

© 2024 Sophie Hope et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Public License.

Cards on the Table: Critical reflections on a participatory research method

Published Online: Apr 04, 2024

Page range: 1 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tjcp-2024-0008

Keywordsparticipation, evaluation, games, community research, convivial research, action research, participatory research, performance

© 2024 Sophie Hope et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Public License.

Keywords
participation, evaluation, games, community research, convivial research, action research, participatory research, performance