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How are Research for Development Programmes Implementing and Evaluating Equitable Partnerships to Address Power Asymmetries?

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  • Mieke Snijder

    (Institute of Development Studies)

  • Rosie Steege

    (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO))

  • Michelle Callander

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Michel Wahome

    (University of Strathclyde)

  • M. Feisal Rahman

    (Northumbria University)

  • Marina Apgar

    (Institute of Development Studies)

  • Sally Theobald

    (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO))

  • Louise J. Bracken

    (Northumbria University)

  • Laura Dean

    (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO))

  • Bintu Mansaray

    (College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences)

  • Prasanna Saligram

    (George Institute for Global Health India)

  • Surekha Garimella

    (George Institute for Global Health India)

  • Sophia Arthurs-Hartnett

    (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO))

  • Robinson Karuga

    (LVCT Health)

  • Adriana Elizabeth Mejía Artieda

    (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)

  • Victoria Chengo

    (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede (FLACSO))

  • Joanes Ateles

    (African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTs))

Abstract

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.

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  • Mieke Snijder & Rosie Steege & Michelle Callander & Michel Wahome & M. Feisal Rahman & Marina Apgar & Sally Theobald & Louise J. Bracken & Laura Dean & Bintu Mansaray & Prasanna Saligram & Surekha Gar, 2023. "How are Research for Development Programmes Implementing and Evaluating Equitable Partnerships to Address Power Asymmetries?," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 35(2), pages 351-379, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:35:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1057_s41287-023-00578-w
    DOI: 10.1057/s41287-023-00578-w
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