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The use of matrix scoring to identify systematic issues in country-programme evaluation

01/11/1997

8 pages long

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Based on ‘The use of matrix scoring to identify systematic issues in country-programme evaluation’. The author describes and assesses the use of matrix-scoring as a participatory evaluation tool. Often used as part of the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) arsenal of tools, here the author applies it specifically to evaluating the performance of the European Community/European […]

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Research Round-up

01/11/1997

4 pages long

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Based on ‘Understanding the informal sector using sub-sector analysis’. The author describes the sub-sector analysis method and applies it to tailors working in the informal sector in Kenya. The results of the analysis allow the author to discuss the factors which influence the success, or otherwise, of micro-enterprise in this sector; he also advocates the […]

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The humanitarian responsibilities of the United Nations Security Council: ensuring the security of the people

01/11/1997

10 pages long

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The United Nations Charter confers on the Security Council prime responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. Yet these very concepts are undergoing radical change. More than the absence of war, peace has come to mean harmony both within and among nations. It has acquired a dimension far larger than the original State-centred notion of […]

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Conflict, reconstruction, and reciprocal lessons for NGOs in Africa and Central America

01/11/1997

5 pages long

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This symposium, co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and the South Africa Office of Oxfam, drew together individuals and organisations working in the areas of violence, conflict and peace-building. Here, Thompson presents a comparative study of reconciliation and reconstruction processes in post-conflict Central America and Southern Africa. She identifies […]

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Collective memory and the process of reconciliation and reconstruction

01/11/1997

4 pages long

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This symposium, co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and the South Africa Office of Oxfam, drew together individuals and organisations working in the areas of violence, conflict and peace-building. Here, the author considers `alternative’ ways of creating collective memories, used by countries and communities without access to the formal […]

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Feedback

01/11/1997

6 pages long

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Based on ‘Tensions in the psychosocial discourse: implications for the planning of interventions with war-affected populations’. Fundamental conceptual tensions underlie current debates regarding the implementation of psychosocial interventions with war-affected populations. Three particular tensions structuring current discourse concern the generalisability versus uniqueness of relevant knowledge, the valuing of technical versus indigenous understandings, and the planning […]

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Change and continuity: The challenge of transition

01/11/1997

5 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Editorial

01/11/1997

3 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Editorial

01/11/1997

2 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Giving women the credit

01/11/1997

6 pages long

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The Full Circle Project is a response by a women’s organisation to the dynamics of women’s poverty and economic exclusion in contemporary Britain. The authors emphasise the need for credit provision for women to be seen as only one part of an integrated strategy for poverty reduction. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor […]

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