Ethics, Power and Agency in Transnational Qualitative Methods: Remote Collaboration in a Refugee Camp

Presenter Information

Negin Dahya, University of TorontoFollow
Olivier Arvisais, University of Quebec in MontrealFollow
Cansu Ekmekcioglu, University of TorontoFollow
Laurie Decarpentrie, University of Quebec in MontrealFollow
Berger Badere BellegieFollow
Francis Mayanga DjafariFollow
Evelyn IshimweFollow
Kayimbo L'Hady SasulaFollow
Raphael NdabagaFollow
Godeline NdonjiFollow

Location

Online

Event Website

https://hicss.hawaii.edu/

Start Date

3-1-2023 12:00 AM

End Date

7-1-2023 12:00 AM

Description

This is a methodological paper discussing the ethical and power-based implications of conducting remote and participatory research in a refugee camp. The paper presents the methodological approach to a community-engaged project studying education and technology in a refugee camp in Malawi. Half of the research team lives in Canada and half in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp. This paper reflects on this study, with a focus on remote partnership, team building with community researchers, and the use of digital tools to coordinate and manage data collection and analysis. We also identify locations where ethics and power are both disrupted and affirmed in this participatory study.

Recommended Citation

Dahya, Negin; Arvisais, Olivier; Ekmekcioglu, Cansu; Decarpentrie, Laurie; Badere Bellegie, Berger; Mayanga Djafari, Francis; Ishimwe, Evelyn; Sasula, Kayimbo L'Hady; Ndabaga, Raphael; and Ndonji, Godeline, "Ethics, Power and Agency in Transnational Qualitative Methods: Remote Collaboration in a Refugee Camp" (2023). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2023 (HICSS-56). 4.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-56/dsm/critical_and_ethical_studies/4