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By Ana Lucia Kassouf and Lucas Ronconi, PEP Research Fellows
When researchers from the Global South lead studies analysing their countries, they are significantly more likely to publish work that reflects what local populations say actually matters. Yet the majority of development research is authored by Northern researchers. Drawing from their research into this topic, Ana Lucia Kassouf and Lucas Ronconi share their findings and discuss what this means for development research.
