Research relationships between the South and the North: Cinderella and the ugly sisters?
Research relationships between the South and the North: Cinderella and the ugly sisters?
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DOI：
10.1016/s0277-9536(03)00060-1
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发表时间：
2003-11-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Pilley, C
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作者：
Jentsch, B;Pilley, C
自1990年代以来，南北卫生研究伙伴关系的规模和范围都有所扩大。目前的文献倾向于强调伙伴关系和相关原则的必要性，但也认识到结构性不平等和历史遗留问题的困难背景。批评者指出，继续新殖民主义态度的研究，这是无益的发展互利合作。这种动态与欧洲民间故事灰姑娘和丑陋的姐妹篇相似，后者利用他们的财富和地位优势剥削他们的继姐妹。关于如何处理这种情况，以便将伙伴关系原则纳入项目设计、执行和传播的文献很少。本文通过两个不同的案例研究，从北方的角度来探讨南北卫生研究合作的过程和动态。每个案例研究都侧重于研究合作的不同方面。第一个项目是在孟加拉国的一个南北伙伴关系项目，突出了能力建设、数据使用和出版物问题。第二个案例是在泰国的博士研究，研究了对南方伙伴贡献的依赖、对当地环境的责任和互惠做法。然后，文章转向南方研究者的思考，探讨在半结构化的采访中，确定由北方研究者作为研究合作的重要关注的主题。作者的结论是，应该利用的事实，即南方和北方的同事往往有着相似的价值观，关于研究合作，但在实施中存在的困难，部分原因是历史根源和当前的不平等。提出了一些切实可行的安排，这些安排可能有助于解决北方作为资金和想法的“提供者”和南方在几乎没有行动余地的环境中作为“接受者”的共同作用。(C)2003年由Elsevier Science Ltd.出版
There has been an increase in the size and range of North-South health research partnerships since the 1990s. Current literature tends to stress the need for partnership and associated principles, but recognises the difficult context of structural inequality and historical legacies. Critics point to continuing neo-colonialist attitudes to research, which are unhelpful for the development of mutually beneficial collaborations. Such dynamics have parallels with the European folktale of Cinderella and the Ugly Sisters, the latter using their advantage of wealth and position to exploit their stepsister. Little literature is available on how to address this situation for the principles of partnership to be integrated into project design, implementation and dissemination. This article examines processes and dynamics within North-South collaborations in health research through two different case studies presented from Northern perspectives. Each case study focuses on distinct aspects of research collaborations. The first, a North-South partnership project in Bangladesh, highlights issues of capacity building, use of data and publications. The second case, a Doctoral study in Thailand, examines the reliance on contributions by Southern partners, responsibility to the local setting and the practice of reciprocity. The article then turns to Southern researchers' reflections, explored in semi-structured interviews, on themes identified by Northern researchers as important concerns in research collaborations. The authors conclude that advantage should be taken of the fact that Southern and Northern colleagues often share similar values regarding research collaborations, but difficulties exist in implementation partly due to historically rooted and current inequalities. Practical arrangements are suggested which may help to address the commonly assumed roles of the North as 'provider' of funding and ideas, and of the South as 'receiver' in an environment with little scope for action. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.