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Snijder M, Steege R, Callander M, Wahome M, Rahman MF, Apgar M, Theobald S, Bracken LJ, Dean L, Mansaray B, Saligram P, Garimella S, Arthurs-Hartnett S, Karuga R, Mejía Artieda AE, Chengo V, Ateles J. How are Research for Development Programmes Implementing and Evaluating Equitable Partnerships to Address Power Asymmetries? THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH 2023; 35:351-379. [PMID: 36852183 PMCID: PMC9947878 DOI: 10.1057/s41287-023-00578-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
UNLABELLED The complexity of issues addressed by research for development (R4D) requires collaborations between partners from a range of disciplines and cultural contexts. Power asymmetries within such partnerships may obstruct the fair distribution of resources, responsibilities and benefits across all partners. This paper presents a cross-case analysis of five R4D partnership evaluations, their methods and how they unearthed and addressed power asymmetries. It contributes to the field of R4D partnership evaluations by detailing approaches and methods employed to evaluate these partnerships. Theory-based evaluations deepened understandings of how equitable partnerships contribute to R4D generating impact and centring the relational side of R4D. Participatory approaches that involved all partners in developing and evaluating partnership principles ensured contextually appropriate definitions and a focus on what partners value. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1057/s41287-023-00578-w.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mieke Snijder
- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Institute of Development Studies, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO), Quito, Ecuador
| | - Michelle Callander
- Gender and Justice Security Hub, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
| | - Michel Wahome
- One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
| | - M. Feisal Rahman
- Living Deltas Hub, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
| | - Marina Apgar
- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Institute of Development Studies, Falmer, Brighton, UK
| | - Sally Theobald
- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO), Quito, Ecuador
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- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO), Quito, Ecuador
| | - Bintu Mansaray
- ARISE Hub, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Freetown, Sierra Leone
| | - Prasanna Saligram
- ARISE Hub, George Institute for Global Health India, New Delhi, India
| | - Surekha Garimella
- ARISE Hub, George Institute for Global Health India, New Delhi, India
| | - Sophia Arthurs-Hartnett
- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO), Quito, Ecuador
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- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO), Quito, Ecuador
| | - Joanes Ateles
- Tomorrow’s Cities Urban Disaster Risk Hub, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTs), Nairobi, Kenya
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