How ethical can research relationships be in Development Studies?

The article addresses ethical considerations in development research, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted power imbalances between researchers in higher-income countries (HICs) and lower-income countries (LICs).

It emphasizes the importance of decolonizing research relationships, advocating for the use of Postcolonial Feminist Ethnography (PFE) to address issues of reflexivity, positionality, and representation.

The article calls for collaborative research practices to redress inequalities, urging researchers to reflect on their roles and motivations to create more equitable, ethical relationships.

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