ABSTRACT
Collaborative or co-produced research is an increasingly prominent feature of the contemporary university. This chapter discusses how obligations placed upon research teams by funders and from academia, lead to a series of compromises in the research process, and ultimately in terms of research outputs. It also concentrates on challenges arising from our relationship with governmental sponsors of the research. Co-produced collaborative research, in particular that drawing upon multi-disciplinary perspectives, potentially offers unique insights into the interface between theory, academia and practice. In a methodological sense, co-production can also often guarantee access to otherwise elusive research partners or subjects. The chapter identifies the dissemination of research findings as a further moment that is especially prone to interdictions on the part of co-producers. The Resilient Design project was established to investigate the delicate and often contentious balance between the effective and acceptable design of counter-terrorism features for crowded places.
