Co-production and sustainability: How do co-production projects evolve over time?

Funded by a Small Research Grant from the American Political Science Association, this research project aims to investigate the continuity and change of co-production, and the factors that facilitate the long-term sustainability of co-production projects over time. By undertaking two longitudinal case studies (a project to reduce older people’s loneliness, and a parents’ group project), the project develops a framework to help public servants and other practitioners design co-production that endures in the face of funding changes, environmental turbulence and participant turnover.