Moving Beyond Performative Research Methods

Advancing Health Equity Through Transformative Community-Based Participatory Research Praxis

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19578564
AutoresJuan Carlos Ruiz Malagon (0009-0005-5212-9732, University of California, Irvine, autor correspondente), Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga (0000-0001-8654-6124, University of California, San Francisco), Alonso R Reyna Rivarola (0000-0002-2275-9355, Salt Lake Community College)
Ano2026
Volume10
Data de publicação2026-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHealth Equity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2473-1242 • E-ISSN: 2473-1242
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/24731242261417880
OpenAlexW7132856999
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas19

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) promises equity but often falls short, reproducing power imbalances and tokenistic engagement. This perspective calls for a transformative CBPR praxis grounded in intersectionality, positionality, and critical consciousness. We critique superficial applications of CBPR and propose actionable commitments: community sovereignty, intersectional accountability, structural reflexivity, critical action priorities, epistemic justice, and institutional reform. By interrogating researcher privilege and systemic inequities, CBPR can move beyond symbolic inclusion toward authentic collaboration that centers community voice and authority. Transformative CBPR is essential for advancing health equity and resisting exploitative research practices

Action research · Citizen journalism · Community-based participatory research · Equity (law) · Participatory action research · Performative utterance · Praxis · Privilege (computing) · Transformative learning · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Participatory Visual Research Methods