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“ It’s Almost as if Stakeholder Engagement is the Annoying ‘Have-to-do'… ”

Can Ethics Review Help Address the “3 Ts” of Tokenism, Toxicity, and Tailoring in Stakeholder Engagement

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ID17789723
AuthorsAbigail Wilkinson (0000-0002-3715-2847, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), C Slack (0000-0002-6608-0248, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Siyabonga Thabethe (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Jessica Salzwedel (AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition)
Year2022
Volume17
Issue3
Pages292-303
Publication date2022-02-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1556-2646 • E-ISSN: 1556-2654
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15562646221078415
PMID35164594
OpenAlexW4213019860
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited32

Ethics guidance recommends that researchers engage stakeholders and that RECs review research for such engagement. The ethics review process may present a unique opportunity to support stakeholder engagement practices for HIV prevention studies. We conducted 28 interviews with experts from 12 countries to explore this issue, and analyzed the data using Thematic Analysis. We found that the value of engagement and review processes was strongly endorsed. However, we identified 3 major thematic complexities, namely: "Tokenism" where processes risk being "tick-box"; "Toxicity", where practices may inadvertently have negative consequences; and "Tailoring", where processes need careful variation in intensity. We make recommendations for how these "Ts" can be addressed during the review process to help contribute to thoughtful review of meaningful stakeholder engagement in research

Business ethics · Engineering ethics · Political science · Public engagement · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Stakeholder · Stakeholder analysis · Stakeholder engagement · Thematic analysis · Tokenism · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · Ethics in medical practice · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

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Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
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