Democratic research: Setting up a research commons for a qualitative, comparative, longitudinal interview study during the COVID-19 pandemic

The sudden and dramatic advent of the COVID-19 pandemic led to urgent demands for timely, relevant, yet rigorous research. This paper discusses the origin, design, and execution of the SolPan research commons, a large-scale, international, comparative, qualitative research project that sought to res...

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Published in:	SSM. Qualitative research in health Vol. 2; p. 100158
Main Authors:	Zimmermann, Bettina M., Wagenaar, Hendrik, Kieslich, Katharina, Prainsack, Barbara, Meyers, Gert, Buyx, Alena, El-Sayed, Seliem, Fiske, Amelia, Galasso, Ilaria, Geiger, Susi, Hangel, Nora, Horn, Ruth, Johnson, Stephanie, Kuiper, Janneke M.L., Lucivero, Federica, McLennan, Stuart, Paul, Katharina T., Pot, Mirjam, Radhuber, Isabella, Samuel, Gabrielle, Sharon, Tamar, Siffels, Lotje, Van Hoyweghen, Ine, Awad, Sula, Bourgeron, Théo, Eichinger, Johanna, Gaille, Marie, Haddad, Christian, Hayes, Sarah, Hoffman, Andrew, Jasser, Marie, Kenens, Joke, Lanzing, Marjolein, Libert, Sébastien, Lievevrouw, Elisa, Marelli, Luca, Ongolly, Fernandos, Phillips, Amicia, Pinel, Clémence, Riesinger, Katharina, Roberts, Stephen, Saxinger, Gertrude, Schlogl, Lukas, Schönweitz, Franziska, Sierawska, Anna, Spahl, Wanda, Stendahl, Emma, Vanstreels, Siemen, Vidolov, Simeon, Weiss, Elias
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-12-2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd Elsevier
Subjects:	Comparative research COVID-19 Qualitative research Research and data commons Solidarity Qualitative research COVID-19 Research and data commons Solidarity Comparative research
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Summary:	The sudden and dramatic advent of the COVID-19 pandemic led to urgent demands for timely, relevant, yet rigorous research. This paper discusses the origin, design, and execution of the SolPan research commons, a large-scale, international, comparative, qualitative research project that sought to respond to the need for knowledge among researchers and policymakers in times of crisis. The form of organization as a research commons is characterized by an underlying solidaristic attitude of its members and its intrinsic organizational features in which research data and knowledge in the study is shared and jointly owned. As such, the project is peer-governed, rooted in (idealist) social values of academia, and aims at providing tools and benefits for its members. In this paper, we discuss challenges and solutions for qualitative studies that seek to operate as research commons. •Research commons are a practicable way to make timely, relevant, and rigorous research in times of crisis.•Principles of research commons include peer governance and provisioning rather than production.•Research commons perceive research as an act of solidarity.
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ISSN:	2667-3215 2667-3215
DOI:	10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100158