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Where is critical analysis of power and positionality in knowledge translation? Crosschild, Chloe; Huynh, Ngoc; De Sousa, Ismalia; Bawafaa, Eunice; Brown, Helen

Abstract

In Canada, the Eurocentric epistemological foundations of knowledge translation (KT) approaches and practices have been significantly influenced by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) KT definition. More recently, integrated knowledge translation (IKT) has emerged in part as epistemic resistance to Eurocentric discourse to critically analyse power relations between researcher and participants. Yet, despite the proliferation of IKT literature, issues of power in research relationships and strategies to equalize relationships remain largely unaddressed. In this paper, we analyse the gaps in current IKT theorizing against the backdrop of the CIHR KT definition by drawing on critical scholars, specifically those writing about standpoint theory and critical reflexivity, to advance IKT practice that worked to surface and change research-based power dynamics within the context of health research systems and policy.

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Where is critical analysis of power and positionality in knowledge translation?
Creator
Crosschild, Chloe; Huynh, Ngoc; De Sousa, Ismalia; Bawafaa, Eunice; Brown, Helen
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2021-06-11
Description
In Canada, the Eurocentric epistemological foundations of knowledge translation (KT) approaches and practices have been significantly influenced by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) KT definition. More recently, integrated knowledge translation (IKT) has emerged in part as epistemic resistance to Eurocentric discourse to critically analyse power relations between researcher and participants. Yet, despite the proliferation of IKT literature, issues of power in research relationships and strategies to equalize relationships remain largely unaddressed. In this paper, we analyse the gaps in current IKT theorizing against the backdrop of the CIHR KT definition by drawing on critical scholars, specifically those writing about standpoint theory and critical reflexivity, to advance IKT practice that worked to surface and change research-based power dynamics within the context of health research systems and policy.
Subject
Knowledge translation; Integrated knowledge translation; Power dynamics; Knowledge user; Critical reflexivity; Relationality; Critical theory; Black feminist thought; Indigenous knowledge
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-06-25
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0398539
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78809
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Nursing, School of
Citation
Health Research Policy and Systems. 2021 Jun 11;19(1):92
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12961-021-00726-w
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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