Beyond IRB Approval: The Realities of Collaborative Public Scholarship with Migrant Mutual Aid

<p dir="ltr">“The requirements laid out by the IRB cannot fully address the complexities of conducting collaborative research… Collaborative public scholarship involves deep engagement with communities that have their own ethical frameworks… Most of this negotiation involves maintaining a balance of being receptive to the collective’s input while also continuing to conduct my research. Collaborative public scholarship is fundamentally about having honest conversations that shape your research in ways that only forming relationships and connections with communities can.”</p>