(Re-)negotiating access: The politics of researching skills and knowledge for 'sustainable communities'

► Insufficient reflection on politics of research practices when doing SC research. ► Access is not a discrete one-off event, but has to be continually attended to. ► Importance of negotiation of social relationships throughout and beyond research trajectory. ► Critically engage with research impact agenda and implications to research 'with' communities. ► Consider how SC practices can be better supported through academic research.