Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review
Abstract Using participatory approaches or methods are often positioned as a strategy to tackle power hierarchies in research. Despite momentum on decolonising aid, humanitarian actors have struggled to describe what ‘participation’ of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) means in practi...
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| description | Abstract Using participatory approaches or methods are often positioned as a strategy to tackle power hierarchies in research. Despite momentum on decolonising aid, humanitarian actors have struggled to describe what ‘participation’ of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) means in practice. Efforts to promote refugee and IDP participation can be tokenistic. However, it is not clear if and how these critiques apply to gender-based violence (GBV) and gender equality—topics that often innately include power analysis and seek to tackle inequalities. This scoping review sought to explore how refugee and IDP participation is conceptualised within research on GBV and gender equality. We found that participatory methods and approaches are not always clearly described. We suggest that future research should articulate more clearly what constitutes participation, consider incorporating feminist research methods which have been used outside humanitarian settings, take more intentional steps to engage refugees and IDPs, ensure compensation for their participation, and include more explicit reflection and strategies to address power imbalances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4c0e0e3971b40308febd49b9ddf99c62024-01-07T12:28:48ZengBMCConflict and Health1752-15052023-12-0117111810.1186/s13031-023-00554-5Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping reviewMichelle Lokot0Erin Hartman1Iram Hashmi2London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineAbstract Using participatory approaches or methods are often positioned as a strategy to tackle power hierarchies in research. Despite momentum on decolonising aid, humanitarian actors have struggled to describe what ‘participation’ of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) means in practice. Efforts to promote refugee and IDP participation can be tokenistic. However, it is not clear if and how these critiques apply to gender-based violence (GBV) and gender equality—topics that often innately include power analysis and seek to tackle inequalities. This scoping review sought to explore how refugee and IDP participation is conceptualised within research on GBV and gender equality. We found that participatory methods and approaches are not always clearly described. We suggest that future research should articulate more clearly what constitutes participation, consider incorporating feminist research methods which have been used outside humanitarian settings, take more intentional steps to engage refugees and IDPs, ensure compensation for their participation, and include more explicit reflection and strategies to address power imbalances.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-023-00554-5RefugeeInternally displaced personParticipationResearchGenderGender-based violence |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Lokot Erin Hartman Iram Hashmi Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review Conflict and Health Refugee Internally displaced person Participation Research Gender Gender-based violence |
| title | Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review |
| title_full | Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review |
| title_short | Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender-based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review |
| title_sort | participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations a scoping review |
| topic | Refugee Internally displaced person Participation Research Gender Gender-based violence |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-023-00554-5 |
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