The Participatory Geographies Research Group (PyGyRG) is a collective whose members aim to raise the profile and perceived value, and further the understanding and use of participatory approaches, methods, tools and principles within academic geography and beyond.

The specific aims of the group are to:

Explore the meaning and implications of geographies which are ‘participatory’ in nature

Enhance understanding and the deployment of participatory principles 

Stimulate and develop critical debate about participatory approaches to research, decision making, and learning within and beyond geography

Use participatory approaches as tools for encouraging debates on geography and ethics and a greater focus on social and economic justice and environmental sustainability

Encourage the development of collaborative links within and beyond the academy in participatory ways

Expand involvement in higher education geography

Widen the range of what are considered to be legitimate geographical knowledges

  Read about the Committee

  Visit the PyGyRG website

  Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dissertation Prizes

Find out more about Research Group awards and prizes for dissertations.

2011 undergraduate prize winner

Jennifer Baker (University of Edinburgh) Disasters, Citizen Participation and Community Empowerment: Insights from a Cumbrian Flood.