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

IF 2.5 3区社会学 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES European Journal of Development Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-02-23 DOI:10.1057/s41287-023-00578-w

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 Garimella, Sophia Arthurs-Hartnett, Robinson Karuga, Adriana Elizabeth Mejía Artieda, Victoria Chengo, Joanes Ateles

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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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发展研究计划如何实施和评估公平伙伴关系，以解决权力不对称问题？

研究促进发展（R4D）所涉及的问题十分复杂，需要来自不同学科和文化背景的合作伙伴开展合作。这种伙伴关系中的权力不对称可能会阻碍资源、责任和利益在所有合作伙伴之间的公平分配。本文对五项 R4D 伙伴关系评估、评估方法以及如何发现和解决权力不对称问题进行了跨案例分析。它详细介绍了评价这些伙伴关系所采用的方法和手段，从而为 R4D 伙伴关系评价领域做出了贡献。以理论为基础的评估加深了人们对公平的伙伴关系如何有助于产生影响的 R4D 以及以 R4D 的关系为中心的理解。让所有合作伙伴参与制定和评估伙伴关系原则的参与式方法，确保了根据具体情况作出适当的定义，并注重合作伙伴的价值所在：在线版本包含补充材料，可查阅 10.1057/s41287-023-00578-w。

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