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

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Title
How are Research for Development Programmes Implementing and Evaluating Equitable Partnerships to Address Power Asymmetries?
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.
Publication
The European Journal of Development Research
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pages
351-379
Date
2023-04-01
Journal Abbr
Eur J Dev Res
Language
en
ISSN
1743-9728
Accessed
13/04/2023, 11:06
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Springer Link
Citation
Snijder, M., Steege, R., Callander, M., Wahome, M., Rahman, M. F., Apgar, M., Theobald, S., Bracken, L. J., Dean, L., Mansaray, B., Saligram, P., Garimella, S., Arthurs-Hartnett, S., Karuga, R., Mejía Artieda, A. E., Chengo, V., & Ateles, J. (2023). How are Research for Development Programmes Implementing and Evaluating Equitable Partnerships to Address Power Asymmetries? The European Journal of Development Research, 35(2), 351–379. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-023-00578-w