manisha on Nostr: TIL that there's a term for an observation about inequities in science that I've been ...
TIL that there's a term for an observation about inequities in science that I've been describing to a few people I talk to regularly - it's called "Parachute Science"
"There are often inequities in international research relationships, in which studies conducted in the Global South are led by scientists based in the Global North with limited involvement of local researchers and poor investment in local capacity building. This is a practice known as parachute science. "
From:
Global inequities in local science https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02064-2 (sadly behind a paywall 😢). Nature Ecology and Evolution doesn't even allow Open Access for such articles!?! 😡
"*Non-primary research (e.g. Reviews, Comments, News & Views) is not eligible for Open Access and is only published using the traditional publishing route." https://www.nature.com/natecolevol/our-publishing-models
Anyhoo, I found the publication that this article describes and it is OA 🥳
Parachute conservation: Investigating trends in international research
"Parachute science is a term to describe the inequity in research relationships between Global North and South scientists. This is typically characterized by a lack of meaningful, long-term involvement of local researchers in research and of investment in building local research capacity (Asase et al., 2021; de Vos, 2022; Stefanoudis et al., 2021). Similar, often synonymous, terms include helicopter or neo-colonial science (Ahmadia et al., 2021). Such inequitable relationships are sometimes conducted with the best of intentions but may persist due to poor awareness and institutional barriers (Mwampamba et al., 2022)."
#science #conservation #ecology #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #OpenAccess npub1t7d7ntv9jy6dllzeugx6wr3su9350mg2s24qfueyy3zzy7d8m6esqnh3ud (npub1t7d…h3ud)
"There are often inequities in international research relationships, in which studies conducted in the Global South are led by scientists based in the Global North with limited involvement of local researchers and poor investment in local capacity building. This is a practice known as parachute science. "
From:
Global inequities in local science https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02064-2 (sadly behind a paywall 😢). Nature Ecology and Evolution doesn't even allow Open Access for such articles!?! 😡
"*Non-primary research (e.g. Reviews, Comments, News & Views) is not eligible for Open Access and is only published using the traditional publishing route." https://www.nature.com/natecolevol/our-publishing-models
Anyhoo, I found the publication that this article describes and it is OA 🥳
Parachute conservation: Investigating trends in international research
"Parachute science is a term to describe the inequity in research relationships between Global North and South scientists. This is typically characterized by a lack of meaningful, long-term involvement of local researchers in research and of investment in building local research capacity (Asase et al., 2021; de Vos, 2022; Stefanoudis et al., 2021). Similar, often synonymous, terms include helicopter or neo-colonial science (Ahmadia et al., 2021). Such inequitable relationships are sometimes conducted with the best of intentions but may persist due to poor awareness and institutional barriers (Mwampamba et al., 2022)."
#science #conservation #ecology #AcademicPublishing #AcademicChatter #OpenAccess npub1t7d7ntv9jy6dllzeugx6wr3su9350mg2s24qfueyy3zzy7d8m6esqnh3ud (npub1t7d…h3ud)