Schedule 9th International Degrowth Conference

A collaborative research project for social inclusion is in itself a social inclusion micro-process, a dynamic interface between academics and communities. In our paper, we explore the transformative power of citizen social science research on our own academic attitudes and values and also challenge the phenonemon of „inclusion”.
Hard of hearing (HH) young people are facing several challenges and inequalities in many areas in Hungary. We have been working with HH youths since 2021 autumn in Szeged (Hungary) in a social citizen science project. We aim 1) to explore and articulate how these youths evaluate their own subjective well-being; 2) to connect urban social actors and the youth in fostering collaborations and increasing social participation in the city.
In 2021-2022 we built up our „Common Signs” Research Group (CSRG) consisting HH and hearing members. CSRG members shared personal stories on inclusion, together planned and implemented a qualitative inquiry through semi-structured interviews with HH youths. We also use the Spotteron application in order to explore the spatiality of inclusion in Szeged.
During the process, the three senior hearing academics (the authors) regularly organized self-reflective exercises and conducted research diaries and field notes. Through reflection, we identified significant aspects where our academic attitudes, values and functions were called into question and led to inner transformations. These points were: heightened body awareness through communication processes; the need for a trauma-informed research attitude; the role of time in power dynamics; the role of technology in communication and data collection and „slow science”.

Info

Day: 2023-08-30
Start time: 16:45
Duration: 00:15
Room: ZV-8-10
Type: Paper Presentation
Theme: Technology and science for degrowth

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