Layered and linking research partnerships: learning from YOUR World Research in Ethiopia and Nepal
Issue Date
2019-05-01Subjects
youthpower
marginalisation
street-connected
civil society organisations
community
interpersonal relationships
change-scape
research partnership
impact
policy engagement
research uptake
Subject Categories::L300 Sociology
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This article draws on learning from the YOUR World Research project in Ethiopia and Nepal, which uses the socioecological Change‑scape framework to understand how participants in research need to be understood within a landscape of changing institutional, environmental, and political contexts. The article explores whether trustful relationships, ownership, and commitment can bring about more effective societal change through research. Through group discussion and reflective perspectives, the authors draw out possible indicators of successful partnership from the different contexts in which YOUR World Research was working. These include histories of interpersonal relationships; shared vision and motivations; building ownership; shared platforms and spaces for dialogue; and flexibility to respond to shocks and changes in context. The article suggests that whilst being realistic about the power and politics of partnership, there are mechanisms in partnership models that can help support high-quality rigorous research whilst creating impact at local, national, and international levels.Citation
Johnson V, Admassu A, Church A, Healey J, Mathema S (2019) 'Layered and linking research partnerships: learning from YOUR World Research in Ethiopia and Nepal', IDS Bulletin, 50 (1), pp.79-98.Publisher
Institute of Development StudiesJournal
IDS BulletinAdditional Links
https://bulletin.ids.ac.uk/index.php/idsbo/article/view/3022Type
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enISSN
0265-5012EISSN
1759-5436ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.19088/1968-2019.107
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