Editorial

This special issue seeks to shed light on collaborative and participatory approaches to qualitative research.In this moment of history, it is time to reach out globally, culturally, and beyond human existence to embrace all forms of life.Research, too, must participate in this movement by contributing to global, cultural, human, and more-than-human conversations about the future of our planet, our societies, and our communities.We need to address the political, societal, human, and more-than-human dimensions of local change.In this historical moment, reaching out is not just a metaphor-it is a methodological, ethical, and political imperative.