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‘Am I nobody?’ An exploratory study on power relations in doctoral co-supervision in Mozambique
Department of Sociology, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9421-2594
KTH, School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), Learning. (HEOS)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0091-047X
2024 (English)In: Critical African Studies, ISSN 2168-1392, Vol. 16, no 2, p. 273-289Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Intercultural doctoral supervision is recognised as extremely important. However, in the GlobalSouth it is widespread but under-researched. This qualitative study, undertaken at the flagshipuniversity in Mozambique, Eduardo Mondlane University, aimed to explore the powerrelationship within supervisory teams between the Global North and South, from theperspective of doctoral co-supervisors from the Global South. The study draws on nine indepth interviews with Southern co-supervisors. A reflexive thematic analysis was chosen andthe principal findings revealed Southern co-supervisors’ feelings of exclusion, frustration,and subordination related to the power relationship between the Global North and South.However, many interviewees found co-supervision rewarding, and a path to a future career.Findings suggest that collaborations between the Global North and South should give specialconsideration to power dynamics to improve the quality of intercultural co-supervision,thereby supporting the supervisory teams and, consequently, doctoral students’ progress.

Abstract [fr]

L’encadrement doctoral interculturel est reconnu comme étant très important. Cependant, dansles pays du Sud, il est répandu mais peu étudié. Cette étude qualitative, entreprise dansl’université phare du Mozambique, l’Université Eduardo Mondlane, visait à explorer lesrelations de pouvoir au sein des équipes d’encadrement entre le Nord et le Sud, du point devue des co-directeurs de doctorat. L’étude est basée sur neuf entretiens approfondis avecdes co-directeurs. Une analyse thématique réflexive a été choisie et les principalesconclusions ont révélé les sentiments d’exclusion, de frustration et de subordination des cosuperviseurs liés aux relations de pouvoir entre le Nord et le Sud. Cependant, denombreuses personnes interrogées ont trouvé la co-supervision enrichissante et qu’elleouvrait une voie vers une future carrière. En conclusion, les collaborations entre le Nord etle Sud devraient accorder une attention particulière aux dynamiques de pouvoir pouraméliorer la qualité du co-encadrement interculturel et ainsi accompagner les équipesd’encadrement et par conséquent, la progression des doctorants.

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Edinburgh: Informa UK Limited , 2024. Vol. 16, no 2, p. 273-289
Keywords [en]
doctoral co-supervision
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Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
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Technology and Learning
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-348352DOI: 10.1080/21681392.2024.2303687ISI: 001197296300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85189948756OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-348352DiVA, id: diva2:1875507
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