What makes working together work? A scoping review of the guidance on North-South research partnerships.

ABSTRACT: At their best, research partnerships provide a mechanism to optimize each partner's strengths, make scientific discoveries and achieve development goals. Each partner stands to gain from the relationship and perceives it to be fair. However, partnerships between institutions in the global North and the global South have been beleaguered by structural inequalities and power imbalances, and Northern stakeholders have been criticized for perpetuating paternalistic or neo-colonial behaviours. As part of efforts to redress imbalances and achieve equity and mutual benefit, various principles, guidelines, frameworks and models for partnership have been developed. This scoping review maps the literature and summarizes key features of the guidelines for North-South research partnerships. The review

SUBMITTER: Voller S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006068 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature