Table 5 Overarching principles of research partnerships
No | Principles | Subcategory |
|---|---|---|
1a | Partners build and maintain relationships based on trust, credibility, respect, dignity, and transparency | Relationship between researchers and stakeholders |
1b | Partners acknowledge, reward and value the diverse expertise of the partnership and its members | |
1c | Partners share in decision-making and leadership of different research activities | |
1d | The partnership addresses power dynamics within the team and aim to promote equity, self-determination and/or social justice | |
1e | The partnership ensures representation and/or inclusivity and addresses disciplinary and sectoral issues | |
2a | Partners co-produce knowledge and meaningfully engage stakeholders at different phases of the research process | Co-production of knowledge |
2b | Partners ensure that all members of the partnership have ownership over the data and resulting knowledge products | |
2c | Partners strive to balance the need for scientific rigour alongside the practical need for actionable knowledge | |
2d | Partners ensure the long-term implementation of the findings in real world settings and systems | |
3a | Partners carefully plan and regularly reflect on their strategic approach to collaboration | Meaningful stakeholder engagement |
3b | Partners are flexible and creative in the collaborative research activities and tailor the approach | |
3c | Researchers and stakeholders benefit from the partnership | |
3d | The partnership identifies the stakeholder’s needs and makes sure that the research is relevant for the stakeholders | |
4a | Partners build capacity among all members of the partnership | Capacity-building, support and resources |
4b | Partners ensure bidirectional exchange of skills, knowledge and capacity between members of the partnership | |
5a | The partnership fosters regular, open, clear and honest communication between its members | Communication between researchers and stakeholders |
6 | Partners address ethical issues related to the collaborative research activities | Ethical issues of collaborative research activities |