Research partnerships across international contexts: a practice of unity or plurality?

Perry, M. , Sharp, J. , Aanyu, K., Robinson, J. , Duclos, V. and Ferdous, R. (2022) Research partnerships across international contexts: a practice of unity or plurality? Development in Practice, 32(5), pp. 635-646. (doi: 10.1080/09614524.2022.2056579)

Abstract

Partnership is not a benign practice; it is culturally and ethically loaded. The way in which partnerships are construed in international research determines its design, ethics and impacts. Despite this, and the growing assumption of partnership practice in our field, the concept has become increasingly abstract and the practice under-analysed. This article provides critical perspectives of current understandings of partnership in international development research from three angles: the motivations behind partnership working; an epistemological perspective in relation to epistemic justice and the agency of language; and finally, the systems that mediate partnerships, and the range of resources that guide them.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Robinson, Professor Jude and Sharp, Professor Jo and Perry, Professor Mia and Ferdous, Dr Raihana and Duclos, Ms Vanessa
• Authors: Perry, M., Sharp, J., Aanyu, K., Robinson, J., Duclos, V., and Ferdous, R.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Social Scientists working in Health and Wellbeing; College of Social Sciences > School of Education; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
• Journal Name: Development in Practice
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 0961-4524
• ISSN (Online): 1364-9213
• Published Online: 05 April 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Author(s).
• First Published: First published in Development in Practice 32(5): 635-646
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
309265		Participatory Futures	Mia Perry	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)	EP/T025034/1	ED - Education