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

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 and Joanes Ateles
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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)

The European Journal of Development Research, 2023, vol. 35, issue 2, No 6, 379 pages

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Research for development; Equitable partnerships; Evaluation research; Theory-based evaluation; Participatory evaluation; Monitoring; evaluation and learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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