Nonfunded research barters, initiated by Global South partners, can foster reciprocity in ICEL without transactional funding¶

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q1 i? Nonfunded partnerships through research barter, where high-quality research is carried out in a hybrid environment without money changing hands, enhanced reciprocity because the Global South partner initiated the challenge and cocreated the solution. → Vijge 2025

Evidence¶

Vijge 2025¶

Vijge, M. J., Gallagher, S. E., Byrne, J. R., Tschersich, J., Tager, J., Madhavan, U. B., Boshoff, H., & Triyanti, A. (2025). Community-Engaged Learning in a European Universities Alliance: Reflections on Equality and Reciprocity Across Europe and Africa. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 29(2). https://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe

q1 · i? · qualitative · r2

Autoethnographic reflection on funding and resources. The authors "observed that nonfunded partnerships could also occur through research barter", initiated by the Global South partner submitting a challenge, with process and solution cocreated organically based on complementary expertise.

"we observed that nonfunded partnerships could also occur through research barter, where high-quality research was carried out in a hybrid environment without being a transactional exercise involving funding or money"

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