Academic research has been challenging for many local communities as it does not serve community needs. Moreover, many local communities see the term "research" is a different form of colonization for their community, land, and culture, particularly for many Indigenous communities. As a researcher, this is high time to transform our research into community capacity building. What are your perspectives on this challenge from your research? How are you trying to solve this?
. Only the coming generation can appreciate whether my text is valuable or not. Therefore It is best not to publish at all and to hand it over to the public after death as intellectual legacy.
most of the research is neither paid for by local authorities nor does it concern topics of interest to a local authority Therefore, one is free in his decision. In any case, research should be free from the expectation that a particular result must be found only because it is desired.
Thanks Hein for your comment.
It may be true that research money does not paid by local authority directly; however, in most cases research money comes from people tax money through government or companies's (extracted from local natural resources or local labor force). Therefore, research money is also local people's money directly and indirectly. On the other issue, research has NEVER been free from "the expectation". Most research always do have agendas/goals/exceptions, these exceptions may be directly or indirectly connected with institutional/academic/industries needs. So, research has never been truly “neutral", there are many done on this science false " neutrality claim. False neutrality claim is also government or companies's exception.
However, my question was in different point in this post. As a researcher what are our responsibilities while we are doing research in community's natural resources, health, economy, and development? Whose observations give shape to our research questions and practices? Does the research fit with the priorities for research defined by community? Do we have the capacity to participate in our research? Does this research fit with community values? Is the researcher-community agreement fair in terms of benefit sharing, plans for conduct and dissemination, and all other elements of a rigorous community-based research agreement?
I know there are many research done in these challenges; however, the many communities are still facing many challenges from academic and non academic research, and many issues remain unsolved. Many communities are very fearful when they hear the term "research". It does not mean they do not want research, many communities have been using the term "research" from many generations; however, they have different meanings and purposes. As a western-trained researcher, are we failed to understand the community meanings of research that can be benefited for both (participants and research)?
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