Research
We explore unexpected connections, to reveal invisible opportunities and provide new perspectives to activate transformations aligned with purpose and needs.
Participatory Action Research (IAP).
Participatory Action Research (RAP) is a research methodology that integrates community people as active contributors in the design, development and implementation of research. This approach allows communities to identify, investigate and act on problems affecting them, promoting social, environmental and economic change from a systematic and regenerative approach.
Co-creation of knowledge and regenerative solutions: We provide spaces where communities and experts collaborate in the generation of solutions adapted to the local context. Through the combination of local knowledge with scientific frameworks, we create innovative solutions that respond to the social, ecological and economic challenges facing each community.
Facilitation of systemic observatories and bioregional learning: We apply frames such as those of Donella Meadows to help communities identify patterns and flows within their system by using systemic observatories. This analysis allows future dynamics to be anticipated and to promote solutions based on ecological and community regeneration.
Co-creation and active participation processes: We work with communities to develop participatory processes that make them active agents in research and action, identifying areas of improvement, and contributing directly to the creation of actions for change.
Applied research.
Applied research seeks to transform theoretical knowledge into tangible practices that benefit communities. In Resilience.Earth, our applied research interconnects endogenous and indigenous rural territories through transrural dialogue, which combine ancestral knowledge and modern knowledge to create practical solutions. Through this research, cultural and ecological sovereignty is encouraged, promoting social justice and the regeneration of natural and human systems.
Transrural dialogues and exchange of knowledge: We will facilitate dialogue spaces between endogenous rural communities in Europe and indigenous communities around the world to share experiences and knowledge about social and ecological regeneration. This exchange serves as a source of inspiration and innovation to create solutions that are applicable to local territories, such as Catalan, Occitan, Balearic and Valencian rural areas.
Decolonization of research and respect for local knowledge: We base our research on Vanessa Andreotti's Hospicing Modernity to ensure that local knowledge and practices are recognized and integrated as a fundamental part of our methodology. This view allows recognition and appreciation of the diversity of knowledge, thus creating practices that respect local culture and context.
Cultural and ecological sovereignty: We accompany communities to develop models of cultural and ecological sovereignty, inspired by thinkers such as "Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Tyson Yunkaporta" and the work done by "José Zaraté" in indigenous communities everywhere, to ensure that their practices and economic models are authentic, respectful and regenerative.
