How the global North marginalises local researchers in the global South

Academic research involves the collaboration of actors at different levels, across international and local spaces. Although collaboration is an integral part of a researcher’s job, researchers based in the global South often find themselves locked into imbalanced power dynamics, which can have negative impacts on the quality of work and on researchers’ well-being. The Bukavu Series seeks to give space to those who often remain invisible in the production of knowledge. Translation by Sara Weschler