Going Global: international perspectives on responsibility Rajesh Tandon President of Participatory Research in Asia and co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community RRI Tools Final Conference - Brussels, 21-22 November 2016

1. RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
Going Global: international perspectives on responsibility
Dr Rajesh Tandon
UNESCO Chair in community-based research and social
responsibility in higher education
www.pria.org; www.unescochair-cbrsr.org

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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
UNESCO Chair in Community-based Research and Social
Responsibility in Higher Education
Going Global: international perspectives on responsibility
North-South Partnership:
• Rajesh Tandon, Co-Chair, Society for
Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) located in
New Delhi, India
• Budd Hall, Co-Chair, Community Development,
School of Public Administration and Centre for
Global Studies, University of Victoria, Canada
• In cooperation with a global network of partners
Building support and capacity through:
• Capacity-building and training in community-based research – ‘NextGen’
• Organisational structures for facilitating community university
partnerships
• Policy development and advocacy

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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
Co-construction of Knowledge
95% of respondents make this as key priority
Yet, only 15% of research questions come from
community
Different meanings of co-construction conflate
Public representation of findings most critical
missing link
Going Global: international perspectives on responsibility

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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
CURP: Research Partnerships
60% report some structure
Interface mechanism essential for partnerships
Student & faculty outreach more than
community ‘inreach’
Different knowledge cultures and weak
capacity on both sides
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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
Capacity for CBR in Next Gen
Most had no training in Community-based
Research (CBR)
Classroom training without field interactions:
praxis?
Values, ethics and power not taught in CBR
High demand for practical training in local
contexts
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RRI Tools Final Conference, 21-22 November 2016, Brussels
Asian Trends & Questions
Scientists only interact with peers, opaque
Gender inequality, discrimination, gap in
research institutions
Race for ranking limiting open access
Public relevance & accountability of research
under scrutiny
Going Global: international perspectives on responsibility