Summary
In our increasingly interconnected world, cross-country and regional research collaborations provide an opportunity for scholars and practitioners to work together towards common research goals and agendas. While the benefits of research collaborations are far-reaching and have implications for effecting changes on the ground, they also run the risk of perpetuating inequalities and power imbalances between resource-poor and resource-rich settings. Through a critical review of the existing literature, this Working Paper focuses on a specific type of research collaboration – between global North and global South – and considers how existing research collaborations often mimic colonial relationships by adopting approaches that sideline Southern epistemes and situated knowledge(s). In consideration of these challenges, the Working Paper proposes a set of core values and principles that could underpin the establishment of equitable research collaborations between the Centre for Care and global South partners.
Details
This working paper was written by Chandima Arambepola as part of the Centre’s work on Borders and Care. The paper was designed and typeset by Dan Williamson.
To cite: Arambepola, C. (2025). Developing Equitable International Research Partnerships: Principles and Values to guide the Centre for Care. Centre for Care Working Paper 6, CIRCLE, Sheffield: University of Sheffield
ISBN 978-1-8382688-6-2
©The authors and CIRCLE, The University of Sheffield, July 2025