Researchers' Reflections on Ethics of Care as Decolonial Research Practice: Understanding Indigenous Knowledge Communication Systems to Navigate Moments of Ethical Tension in Rural Malawi

Autor/inn/en	Kamlongera, Mtisunge Isabel; Katenga-Kaunda, Mkotama W.
Titel	Researchers' Reflections on Ethics of Care as Decolonial Research Practice: Understanding Indigenous Knowledge Communication Systems to Navigate Moments of Ethical Tension in Rural Malawi
Quelle	In: Research Ethics, 19 (2023) 3, S.312-324 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kamlongera, Mtisunge Isabel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-0161
DOI	10.1177/17470161231169484
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Ethics; Colonialism; Decolonization; Research; Indigenous Populations; Power Structure; Indigenous Knowledge; Research Methodology; Interpersonal Communication; Cultural Influences; Gender Issues; Trust (Psychology); Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ethik; Kolonialismus; Dekolonisation; Entkolonialisierung; Forschung; Sinti und Roma; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Geschlechterfrage
Abstract	This article is autoethnographic, based upon the authors' experiences and reflections upon encountered moments of ethical tension whilst conducting research in rural Malawi. Given that knowledge production, as a process, has been marred by colonial forms of power, the project was underpinned by efforts to achieve a decolonial approach to the research, including the research ethics. The authors share of their endeavours to counterbalance the challenges of power asymmetries whilst researching and working with an Indigenous community whose reality can be marginalised by the Western canon. The authors attempted to ensure that the values and customs of the researched community were respected and central to the research approach. When researchers are guided by local culture and customs, the participants are able to drive the research approach, incorporate their voice and share knowledge that is true to their context and reality. In this way, the research study is illustrative of how an ethics of care can help to facilitate decolonial research practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01