TD Lecture 8: Participatory Research Methods

Participatory research methods help collaborating with stakeholders from outside academia in a standardised way. Different methods exist for data acquisition, scenario development or decision making. In this TD Lecture, the principles and examples of participatory research methods as well as their evaluation by scientists will be presented. You will hear more about PP-GIS, Q-Sort, Oral History, Serious Games and Photo Voice. Speakers. Dr. María García-Martín, WSL; Dr. Mario Torralba Viorreta, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Dr. Franziska Mohr, WSL; Dr. Swen Bos, Empa This lecture took place on the 21st of October 2026, was organized by the WSL and moderated by Silvia Tobias.