The authors reflect on how research on an environment already experiencing significant social and physical change was further impacted by the Covid 19 pandemic. In considering the potential impact of a "Blue Economy" policy scheme, the research team confronted the need to examine the power dynamics inherent in the research process, as well as those inherent to their analysis.
Crisis and Collaboration across the Indian Ocean
Rupturing Research: A Reflection on Collaborative Research on the Blue Economy during a Pandemic
by Amalendu Jyotishi, Ajit Menon, Ramachandra Bhatta, Nuwanthika Dharmaratne, Karin Fernando, Holly M. Hapke, Prabhakar Jayaprakash, Channaka Jayasinghe, Derek Johnson, Kyoko Kusakabe, Gayathri Lokuge, Betty Nyonje, Francis Okalo, Bhagath Singh A., Joeri Scholtens, Prasanna Surathkal and Saranie Wijesinghe