Participatory modeling (PM) is an engaged research methodology for creating analog or computer-based models of complex systems, such as socio–environmental systems. Used across a range of fields, PM centers stakeholder knowledge and participation to create more internally valid models that can inform policy and increase engagement and trust between communities and research teams. The PM process also presents opportunities for knowledge co-production and eliciting cross-sectional and longitudinal data on stakeholders’ worldviews and knowledge, risk assessment, decision-making, and social learning. We present an overview of the stages for PM and how it can be used for community-based, stakeholder-engaged social science research.

参与式建模 (PM) 是一种参与式研究方法，用于创建复杂系统的模拟或基于计算机的模型，例如社会环境系统。在一系列领域中使用，PM 中心利益相关者的知识和参与，以创建更多内部有效的模型，可以为政策提供信息并增加社区和研究团队之间的参与和信任。PM 过程还为知识共同生产和获取有关利益相关者的世界观和知识、风险评估、决策制定和社会学习的横截面和纵向数据提供了机会。我们概述了 PM 的各个阶段以及如何将其用于基于社区、利益相关者参与的社会科学研究。