Co-Design, Co-production and Participatory Policy Making - Insights From the Social Sciences Judith Tsouvalis-Gerber Ruth Little 10.15131/shef.data.11569620.v3 https://orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/report/Co-Design_Co-production_and_Participatory_Policy_Making_-_Insights_From_the_Social_Sciences/11569620 <sup>This Working Paper is concerned with the use of co-design and co-production approaches in policymaking in the fields of agriculture and the environment. It draws together evidence and key findings from the social sciences on co-design, co-production and related participatory approaches and discusses their differences, strengths, and weaknesses. It outlines why these approaches are considered to add value to policymaking and explains why they have become increasingly popular in recent decades. The paper also looks at the principles of different participatory approaches and some of the methods they use. It makes policy recommendations, and highlights evidence gap</sup>s. 2020-02-27 21:31:36 co-design and co-production participatory approaches policymaking agri-environmental policy Sociology Public Economics- Publically Provided Goods Public Economics- Public Choice Geography Environment and Resource Economics