Who gives “Voice” or “Empowers Migrants” in Participatory Action Research? Challenges and Solutions

Martha Adelia Montero-Sieburth
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Martha Adelia Montero-Sieburth: Amsterdam University College,Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Migration Letters, 2020, vol. 17, issue 2, 8

Abstract: Given the power relationships between researchers and participants in Participatory Action Research (PAR), this chapter challenges the assumption that migration researchers “give voice” or “empower” participants, and advances the idea that such researchers need to uncover their own voice in the research process through dialogue, interaction and reflection with their partners. In the literature review on PAR, the concept of “giving voice” is quite prevalent yet based on the author’s own qualitative/migration research, she would argue that the actual voice of participants themselves is seldom emphasized or revealed in qualitative/migration research. Paulo Freire’s concepts of dialogue, conscientization, and action for change underscored by his interpretation of voice, which recognizes that marginalized people’s voices emerge out of the conditioned silence created by differential power dynamics, is critically needed as grounding for PAR researchers. In critiquing the use of voice, the conclusion makes a plea for PAR researchers to engage in finding their own voice by embracing the notion of cultural humility.

Keywords: Emirati millennials; Generation Y; tourist behavior; Innovation; UAE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.33182/ml.v17i2.806

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