Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems

Competing interests in aquatic food systems pose challenges for small-scale food producers trying to secure their place in the blue economy. These challenges include development aspirations, pressure from conservation interests, climate and environmental change, and blue growth agendas. Research-for...

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Autores principales: Schutter, Marleen, Eriksson, Hampus, Apgar, Marina, Ride, Anouk
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Frontiers Media 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134537
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description Competing interests in aquatic food systems pose challenges for small-scale food producers trying to secure their place in the blue economy. These challenges include development aspirations, pressure from conservation interests, climate and environmental change, and blue growth agendas. Research-for-development can contribute to improving outcomes for small-scale actors in aquatic food systems in the face of uneven development, but the legitimacy and effectiveness of research have been found difficult to operationalize. An “engineering mindset” that prioritizes technical innovations, academic definitions of research excellence, unequal research collaborations, and funding constraints currently inhibit conducting strategic and transformative research. Taking ownership, equity, shared analysis, and feedback as key principles for research-in-development can assist in moving from transfer of technology to recognizing and working within the specific political and institutional contexts of aquatic food systems.
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spelling CGSpace1345372026-01-26T03:40:29Z Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems Schutter, Marleen Eriksson, Hampus Apgar, Marina Ride, Anouk equity partnerships research-for-development transformation aquatic food systems fish Competing interests in aquatic food systems pose challenges for small-scale food producers trying to secure their place in the blue economy. These challenges include development aspirations, pressure from conservation interests, climate and environmental change, and blue growth agendas. Research-for-development can contribute to improving outcomes for small-scale actors in aquatic food systems in the face of uneven development, but the legitimacy and effectiveness of research have been found difficult to operationalize. An “engineering mindset” that prioritizes technical innovations, academic definitions of research excellence, unequal research collaborations, and funding constraints currently inhibit conducting strategic and transformative research. Taking ownership, equity, shared analysis, and feedback as key principles for research-in-development can assist in moving from transfer of technology to recognizing and working within the specific political and institutional contexts of aquatic food systems. 2023-11-16T20:03:22Z 2023-11-16T20:03:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134537 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Marleen Schutter, Hampus Eriksson, Marina Apgar, Anouk Ride. (12/9/2023). Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7.
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Schutter, Marleen
Eriksson, Hampus
Apgar, Marina
Ride, Anouk
Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
title Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
title_full Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
title_fullStr Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
title_full_unstemmed Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
title_short Research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness: the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
title_sort research legitimacy as a precursor to effectiveness the role of equitable partnerships in transforming aquatic food systems
topic equity
partnerships
research-for-development
transformation
aquatic food systems
fish
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