Reflec%ng on interna%onal partnerships and social jus%ce
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Barbara Bompani, Director, Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh
Jo Vearey, African Centre for Migra;on & Society, University of the Witwatersrand
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Strategic partnerships v’s an effec%ve partnership: how to be effec;ve? What works? Tackling social jus%ce within and beyond the partnership: what is feasible? Who gains?
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Strategic partnerships v’s an effec%ve partnership: how to be effec;ve? What works? – Posi;onality; team composi;on; interna;onalisa;on; complimentary partnerships; ;me; trust; long-‐standing rela;onships; complimentary skills; compa;ble ethos; crea;ng physical spaces to meet, connect, challenge, share; partnership as a challenge to research partnerships; funding for research projects exploring social jus;ce; con;nuous reflec;on; long-‐term forward planning
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Tackling social jus%ce within and beyond the partnership: what is feasible? – How can researchers engage/explore social jus;ce and bring forward marginalised voices when internal structures are unjust? – Funding structures; grant management; ownership; proposal wri;ng processes; team composi;on; ins;tu;onal profile/ranking; ins;tu;onal support; reproducing privilege
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Who gains? – Na;onal; funding agencies; ins;tu;onal; researchers; students – What about the researched?
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