Overcoming structural barriers to sharing power with communities in global health research priority-setting : Lessons from the Participation for Local Action project in Karnataka, India
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Pratt, Bridget, Seshadri, Tanya and Srinivas, Prashanth N.. (2022). Overcoming structural barriers to sharing power with communities in global health research priority-setting : Lessons from the Participation for Local Action project in Karnataka, India. Global Public Health. 17(12), pp. 3334-3352. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2022.2058048
Authors | Pratt, Bridget, Seshadri, Tanya and Srinivas, Prashanth N. |
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Abstract | Community engagement is gaining prominence in global health research. But communities rarely have a say in the agendas or conduct of the very health research projects that aim to help them. This paper provides new evidence on how to share power in priority-setting in ways that seek to overcome structural constraints created by the funding environment. The five strategies were identified through case study research on the Participation for Local Action project in Karnataka, India. That project was carried out by researchers in partnership with the Zilla Budakattu Girijana Abhivrudhhi Sangha, an indigenous community development organisation representing the Solega people. The paper describes each identified strategy for sharing power in priority-setting, followed by a report of the pitfalls and challenges that arose when implementing it. Thus, the study also demonstrates that even where actions and strategies are used to address power imbalances, pitfalls will arise that need to be navigated. Given those challenges, considerations to reflect upon before employing the identified strategies are suggested. Ultimately, the paper aims to communicate strategies for sharing power during and after priority-setting and lessons on how to implement them effectively that can be used by global health researchers in the current funding environment. |
Keywords | power; participation; community engagement; research; priority-setting; global health |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Global Public Health |
Journal citation | 17 (12), pp. 3334-3352 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1744-1692 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2022.2058048 |
PubMed ID | 35358014 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85128237513 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC7614143 |
Page range | 3334-3352 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Wellcome Trust | |
DBT India Alliance | |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 31 Mar 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 14 Mar 2022 |
Deposited | 02 Jun 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DE170100414 |
IA/CPHI/16/1/502648 |
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