Beyond Tokenism: Strategies to Co-Disseminate With Migrant Co-Researchers and Expand Their Roles in Neoliberal Academia
Abstract
Academic researchers face significant challenges in achieving genuine participation during the dissemination phase when co-researching with forced migrants due to mobility restrictions, anonymity and security concerns, and limited time or resources. Co-dissemination often becomes tokenistic, perpetuating extractivist dynamics within neocolonial academic practice. Drawing on four initiatives in Spain, Belgium, and Australia that involve forced migrants as co-researchers, our contribution highlights the gap between participatory ideals and their practical implementation. We propose a participatory framework grounded in principles of Presence, Accountability, Reach, and Return to re-imagine ethical research practices that expand co-researchers' roles and prioritize meaningful and transformative co-dissemination.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Global Health and Surgery
Participatory Visual Research Methods
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Qualitative Inquiry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 8-9
- Pages
- 736–747
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN