PROYECTO CReA VLIR-UOS
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Item Symmetrical interactions, shared experiences and dialogical communication(Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 2023) Peres-Cajías, GuadalupeThis Dissertation set out to understand the role of interpersonal organisational communication processes in making sense of transdisciplinarity in inter-university cooperation programs for development. The study focused on a Bolivian university - Universidad Católica Boliviana- implementing an academic cooperation program (IUC for short) with the Flemish University Cooperation for development (VLIR-UOS) from Belgium. This program encouraged the co-creation of "Transdisciplinary Learning Communities" (TLC for short) to produce knowledge and practices among academic and non-academic stakeholders to answer to local development complex issues. However, the novelty and the challenging nature of this approach to existing structures and ways of functioning within a university context triggered considerable ambiguity that prompted endless discussions about the definition and roll-out of the TLC. Therefore, a sensemaking analysis was conducted to reveal (1) the role of interpersonal organisational communication in co-creating Transdisciplinary Learning Communities that challenge existing structures and ways of functioning within a university context; (2) the role of interpersonal organisational communication in connecting frames of academic and nonacademic stakeholders in order to co-create transdisciplinary answers to complex issues of local development. The research was conducted between 2017 and 2022 through the case study of the Bolivian IUC. It combined first-person action research with an ethnographic approach and applied an abductive strategy of data collection and analysis. Different methods (group discussions, individual semi-structured interviews, participative observation and document analysis) contributed to triangulating the data analysed through the coding and categorizing process. The study was developed in three main stages in different locations in Bolivia followed by a self-reflective analysis. Grounded in this research, interpersonal organisational communication was revealed to be a cornerstone in making sense of transdisciplinarity in inter-university cooperation for development, because of the continuity and the quality of interactions (symmetrical/asymmetrical); the shared experiences conducted by the actors, which not only enhanced the symmetrical interactions but also the sense of becoming more collaborative and trans-passing boundaries; and the dialogical communication, where the diversity of actors and perspectives could be respected and encouraged in order to build shared understandings and collaborative initiatives. Against this backdrop, this work expects to contribute to the reflection and practice of communication to successfully appropriate and co-create a transdisciplinary initiative in future university cooperation programs for development.Item Operationalizing transdisciplinary agroecology of the co-creation of food sovereignty(Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo"- IUC VLIR-UOS., 2023-04-24) Gruberg Cazón, Helgathe general objective of this dissertation is to understand how in future research designs transdisciplinary agroecology can be organized to achieve food sovereignty. To fulfil this objective, three consecutive research questions were identified: 1) How can a collaborative research team be built for society-driven transdisciplinary agroecology research, 2) What are the main socioecological factors that impact the transmission of traditional ecological knowledge within and across generations, and 3) How are power relations influenced by people ́s interests, socio-political structures, and knowledge in the process of co-creation of food sovereignty.Item A review of transdisciplinary approaches for the co-creation of food sovereignt(Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo". IUC VLIR-UOS., 2019-11-11) Gruberg Cazón, HelgaFood sovereignty is a complex problem of sustainability, since it requires the active and effective participation of diverse communities of knowledge for the identification and implementation of relevant and sustainable solutions. It is a complex problem that cannot and should not be treated sectorial or unilaterally (e.g. from the academy or from the public sector). Otherwise the proposed solutions would be destined to an imminent failure. Transdisciplinarity is proposed as an approach to successfully deal with complex sustainability problems, since it allows transcending disciplines and sectors. There are few experiences about the co-creation of food sovereignty from a transdisciplinary approach at international and national level. This essay presents a case study in the Municipality of Tiraque about the co-creation of food sovereignty at two scales: municipal and communal level. Although the results are preliminary, there are already lessons from the field. The formation of collaborative and transdisciplinary research teams requires patience and time. Once the teams are formed, interesting dynamics emerge. Preliminary results show the importance of working with young people through agroecological schools and linking them with knowledge transfer networks such as the agroecological committee. La soberanía alimentaria se constituye en un problema complejo de sostenibilidad, ya que requiere de la participación activa y efectiva de diversas comunidades de conocimiento para la identificación e implementación de soluciones pertinentes y sostenibles. La soberanía alimentaria es un problema complejo que no puede y no debe ser tratado de manera sectorial o unilateral (ej. desde la academia o desde el sector público). De lo contrario las soluciones planteadas estarían destinadas al fracaso inminente. La transdisciplina se plantea como un enfoque para lidiar exitosamente con problemas complejos de sostenibilidad, ya que permite trascender disciplinas y sectores. Existen pocas experiencias sobre la co-creación de soberanía alimentaria desde un enfoque transdisciplinario a nivel internacional y nacional. Este ensayo presenta un estudio de caso en el Municipio de Tiraque sobre la co-creación de la soberanía alimentaria a dos escalas: nivel municipal y comunal. Si bien los resultados son preliminares, ya se cuenta con lecciones aprendidas del trabajo de campo. La conformación de equipos colaborativos y transdisciplinarios de investigación requieren de paciencia y tiempo. Una vez conformados los equipos, emergen dinámicas interesantes. Resultados preliminares muestran la importancia de trabajar con la juventud a través de escuelas agroecológicas y vincularlas con redes de transferencia de conocimientos como el comité agroecológico.