The last 20 years have seen exponential growth in participatory research methods in child and youth studies, social work, education and allied disciplines. Scholars internationally have highlighted the ways these methods can connect with other areas of scholarship including children's rights, citizenship and activism. The Binks Hub is a new initiative committed to supporting, promoting and delivering transformative, co-creative research. The funding, monitoring and impact regimes within higher education can mean that delivering these commitments is challenging. This article uses three empirical cases involving participatory methods to reflect on these challenges and examine the connections and disconnections between participatory research and activism. The work of Sassen (2014) is employed to make spaces before and beyond method more visible. These spaces, we conclude, are critical to creating the foundations for relational participatory practice, and ensuring initiatives like the Binks Hub have long-term meaning and value.

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之前的空间，之后的空间：新自由主义学院中的行动主义、关系和社会变革

过去 20 年，儿童和青少年研究、社会工作、教育和相关学科的参与式研究方法呈指数级增长。国际学者强调了这些方法与其他学术领域（包括儿童权利、公民身份和行动主义）联系起来的方式。 Binks Hub 是一项新举措，致力于支持、促进和提供变革性的共同创意研究。高等教育中的资助、监测和影响机制可能意味着兑现这些承诺具有挑战性。本文使用三个涉及参与式方法的实证案例来反思这些挑战，并探讨参与式研究和行动主义之间的联系和脱节。 Sassen（2014）的作品被用来使方法之前和之外的空间更加明显。我们得出的结论是，这些空间对于为关系性参与实践奠定基础并确保 Binks Hub 等举措具有长期意义和价值至关重要。