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A neutral feminist observer? observation-based research and the politics of feminist knowledge making

10/07/2007

11 pages long

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A neutral feminist observer? observation-based research and the politics of feminist knowledge making

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This paper draws from the author’s own experience as a first-time fieldworker, and from Donna Haraway’s writing on feminist knowledge making, to discuss feminist research in development studies as a necessarily political endeavour. Researcher neutrality in feminist fieldwork is neither possible nor desirable. However, a politically engaged approach to observation-based research entails risks and limitations […]

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Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

09/07/2007

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Reflections on the use of the life history method in researching rural African women: field experiences from Uganda and Zimbabwe

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This article examines some methodological issues in using the life history approach in social research. Although there are diverse opinions on how the approach should be used, there are certain methods of collecting, analysing, and reporting ensuing data that are often associated with it; these methods were used by the authors in recent studies carried […]

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Achieving respondent-led research in Madagascar

08/07/2007

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Achieving respondent-led research in Madagascar

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The research process itself has the potential to empower women and men, if it addresses their questions, rather than just those of the researcher. In addition, if respondents then go on to participate in devising development strategies based on the findings of a shared research process, this can play an integral role in assisting respondents […]

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Deepening our understanding of community-based participatory research: lessons from work around reproductive rights in Zimbabwe

07/07/2007

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Deepening our understanding of community-based participatory research: lessons from work around reproductive rights in Zimbabwe

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The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) is an organisation that promotes community participation in health, especially in the area of HIV and AIDS and reproductive health. During the course of its work, it realised that there was a lack of community-generated information on which to base its activities. CWGH therefore initiated community-based participatory action […]

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Appropriate gender-analysis tools for unpacking the gender-energy-poverty nexus

06/07/2007

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Appropriate gender-analysis tools for unpacking the gender-energy-poverty nexus

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In rural and low-income urban households, energy is ‘women’s business’: women are responsible for providing energy, and use it for domestic chores and productive activities. However, the poor quality fuels many women use contribute to their time poverty, ill health, and level of drudgery. Despite these negative impacts, energy policy remains gender-blind. This can be […]

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The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

05/07/2007

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The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

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This article discusses a research methodology – the Peace and Conflict Gender Analysis – used by UNIFEM in the Solomon Islands to investigate women’s and men’s experiences of armed conflict and peace building. The simple methodology enables a deeper understanding of the gender dimensions of conflict and peace. This includes issues such as moving beyond […]

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Participation, values, and implementation: three research challenges in developing gender-sensitive indicators

04/07/2007

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Participation, values, and implementation: three research challenges in developing gender-sensitive indicators

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This article critically reviews three key research challenges that emerged as a result of developing gender-sensitive indicators for an NGO in South Africa. The first challenge faced was finding an appropriate balance between an ‘expert-led’ and an inclusive participatory research process. The second challenge was identifying a set of criteria, based on explicit research values, […]

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Introduction

04/07/2007

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender and Development website.

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Feminist research methodologies and development: overview and practical application

03/07/2007

17 pages long

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This article provides a background on the feminist frameworks at the foundation of research conducted from a gender perspective, showing that development research that ignores the complex aspects of gender relations results in incomplete and/or biased research, which in turn leads to the formulation of incomplete development policies and programmes. The article goes on to […]

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Using gender-analysis frameworks: theoretical and practical reflections

02/07/2007

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Using gender-analysis frameworks: theoretical and practical reflections

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While gender research methodologies, such as gender-analysis frameworks, can contribute to ensuring that development practice promotes gender equality, their use is only one element in the process, and cannot alone ensure that gender considerations are integrated into development practice. Their use needs to be combined with, and based on, clear political and theoretical underpinnings and […]

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