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Strengthening civil society: participatory action research in a militarised state

01/02/2000

12 pages long

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Strengthening civil society: participatory action research in a militarised state

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ABANTU for Development embarked on a regional programme to strengthen civil society capacities for engaging with policy from a gender perspective. An early programme activity involved an in-depth study of NGO capacities for policy engagement which ABANTU carried out in Nigeria during the recent period of military rule. In keeping with ABANTU’s commitments as a […]

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Organising home-based workers in the global economy: an action-research approach

01/02/2004

13 pages long

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This article describes an action-research project which has the multiple objectives of mapping the range of home-based work in different countries, investigating the ways in which such work is embodied in local or international production chains, and developing a methodology which will facilitate the establishment of sustainable organisations of home-based workers. The article focuses mainly […]

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Maize diversity and gender: research from Mexico

04/11/2010

10 pages long

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Maize diversity and gender: research from Mexico

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In the future, more food will be needed to feed a growing world population. High-yielding crop varieties will play a key role in meeting this challenge. This article draws on research undertaken by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in La Frailesca in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. Both agricultural and social processes […]

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How can the poor benefit from private investment in agricultural research? A case study from Bolivia

01/06/2005

12 pages long

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This article evaluates potential mechanisms for facilitating increased private-sector engagement in agricultural research for development and technology transfer (ARDTT), with particular emphasis on Bolivia. It reviews the mixed results of efforts, in developed and developing countries alike, to decentralise ARDTT and to encourage private-sector investment. Potential mechanisms for Bolivia are considered within three broad categories: […]

Evaluation report

Researching Women’s Collective Action: End of Project Evaluation Report

01/03/2013

2 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

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This independent, end-of-project evaluation was commissioned by Oxfam GB (Oxfam) as part of its shared commitments and goals with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and in keeping with Oxfam’s ambitions to continuous improvement and learning. The report contains findings from an evaluation of the Researching Women’s Collective Action Project, a 3-year research project (Dec 2009 […]

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Research Round-up

01/02/1997

5 pages long

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Research round up. Includes ‘Children, conflict and displacement’ and ‘The community re-integration of Romanian orphanage graduates’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/1997

4 pages long

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Research round-up based upon ‘REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change’. Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire’s `active dialogue’ method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIONAID, the authors describe and assess the use of REFLECT in […]

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Lessons from action-research partnerships: LASA/Oxfam America 2004 Martin Diskin Memorial Lecture

01/02/2006

12 pages long

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This article looks at lessons that emerge from one specific approach to bridging activism and scholarship and the collaborative research partnership between scholars and activists. What these lessons share is a focus on recognising difference in order to bring people together. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Research report

Reframing Narratives Around Care and Informal Work in Kenya, the UK and Zimbabwe: A synthesis of national research

05/02/2024

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This research study across three countries – Kenya, UK, and Zimbabwe – was carried out to identify the dominant narratives that influence public perceptions of care and informal work. It enabled the researchers to develop and test new narratives that could be used to improve public attitudes towards care and informal work. Creating new stories […]

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Scaling-up natural resource management: insights from research in Latin America

01/04/2006

13 pages long

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Scaling-up local innovations in natural resource management (NRM) involves learning that is centred around three themes: promoting local-level innovation, understanding why local innovations work in specific contexts, and reflecting on their relevance in other geographical and social contexts. Successful scaling-up depends in part upon the relationships among multiple stakeholders at different levels around this learning. […]

Showing 462 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Strengthening civil society: participatory action research in a militarised state

01/02/2000

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening civil society: participatory action research in a militarised state

Keywords

Overview

ABANTU for Development embarked on a regional programme to strengthen civil society capacities for engaging with policy from a gender perspective. An early programme activity involved an in-depth study of NGO capacities for policy engagement which ABANTU carried out in Nigeria during the recent period of military rule. In keeping with ABANTU’s commitments as a […]

Journal article

Organising home-based workers in the global economy: an action-research approach

01/02/2004

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article describes an action-research project which has the multiple objectives of mapping the range of home-based work in different countries, investigating the ways in which such work is embodied in local or international production chains, and developing a methodology which will facilitate the establishment of sustainable organisations of home-based workers. The article focuses mainly […]

Journal article

Maize diversity and gender: research from Mexico

04/11/2010

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Maize diversity and gender: research from Mexico

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Overview

In the future, more food will be needed to feed a growing world population. High-yielding crop varieties will play a key role in meeting this challenge. This article draws on research undertaken by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in La Frailesca in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. Both agricultural and social processes […]

Journal article

How can the poor benefit from private investment in agricultural research? A case study from Bolivia

01/06/2005

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article evaluates potential mechanisms for facilitating increased private-sector engagement in agricultural research for development and technology transfer (ARDTT), with particular emphasis on Bolivia. It reviews the mixed results of efforts, in developed and developing countries alike, to decentralise ARDTT and to encourage private-sector investment. Potential mechanisms for Bolivia are considered within three broad categories: […]

Evaluation report

Researching Women’s Collective Action: End of Project Evaluation Report

01/03/2013

2 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This independent, end-of-project evaluation was commissioned by Oxfam GB (Oxfam) as part of its shared commitments and goals with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and in keeping with Oxfam’s ambitions to continuous improvement and learning. The report contains findings from an evaluation of the Researching Women’s Collective Action Project, a 3-year research project (Dec 2009 […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/1997

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round up. Includes ‘Children, conflict and displacement’ and ‘The community re-integration of Romanian orphanage graduates’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based upon ‘REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change’. Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire’s `active dialogue’ method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIONAID, the authors describe and assess the use of REFLECT in […]

Journal article

Lessons from action-research partnerships: LASA/Oxfam America 2004 Martin Diskin Memorial Lecture

01/02/2006

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at lessons that emerge from one specific approach to bridging activism and scholarship and the collaborative research partnership between scholars and activists. What these lessons share is a focus on recognising difference in order to bring people together. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Research report

Reframing Narratives Around Care and Informal Work in Kenya, the UK and Zimbabwe: A synthesis of national research

05/02/2024

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research study across three countries – Kenya, UK, and Zimbabwe – was carried out to identify the dominant narratives that influence public perceptions of care and informal work. It enabled the researchers to develop and test new narratives that could be used to improve public attitudes towards care and informal work. Creating new stories […]

Journal article

Scaling-up natural resource management: insights from research in Latin America

01/04/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Scaling-up local innovations in natural resource management (NRM) involves learning that is centred around three themes: promoting local-level innovation, understanding why local innovations work in specific contexts, and reflecting on their relevance in other geographical and social contexts. Successful scaling-up depends in part upon the relationships among multiple stakeholders at different levels around this learning. […]

Showing 462 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Strengthening civil society: participatory action research in a militarised state

01/02/2000

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening civil society: participatory action research in a militarised state

Keywords

Overview

ABANTU for Development embarked on a regional programme to strengthen civil society capacities for engaging with policy from a gender perspective. An early programme activity involved an in-depth study of NGO capacities for policy engagement which ABANTU carried out in Nigeria during the recent period of military rule. In keeping with ABANTU’s commitments as a […]

Journal article

Organising home-based workers in the global economy: an action-research approach

01/02/2004

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article describes an action-research project which has the multiple objectives of mapping the range of home-based work in different countries, investigating the ways in which such work is embodied in local or international production chains, and developing a methodology which will facilitate the establishment of sustainable organisations of home-based workers. The article focuses mainly […]

Journal article

Maize diversity and gender: research from Mexico

04/11/2010

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Maize diversity and gender: research from Mexico

Keywords

Overview

In the future, more food will be needed to feed a growing world population. High-yielding crop varieties will play a key role in meeting this challenge. This article draws on research undertaken by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in La Frailesca in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. Both agricultural and social processes […]

Journal article

How can the poor benefit from private investment in agricultural research? A case study from Bolivia

01/06/2005

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article evaluates potential mechanisms for facilitating increased private-sector engagement in agricultural research for development and technology transfer (ARDTT), with particular emphasis on Bolivia. It reviews the mixed results of efforts, in developed and developing countries alike, to decentralise ARDTT and to encourage private-sector investment. Potential mechanisms for Bolivia are considered within three broad categories: […]

Evaluation report

Researching Women’s Collective Action: End of Project Evaluation Report

01/03/2013

2 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This independent, end-of-project evaluation was commissioned by Oxfam GB (Oxfam) as part of its shared commitments and goals with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and in keeping with Oxfam’s ambitions to continuous improvement and learning. The report contains findings from an evaluation of the Researching Women’s Collective Action Project, a 3-year research project (Dec 2009 […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/1997

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round up. Includes ‘Children, conflict and displacement’ and ‘The community re-integration of Romanian orphanage graduates’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based upon ‘REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change’. Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire’s `active dialogue’ method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIONAID, the authors describe and assess the use of REFLECT in […]

Journal article

Lessons from action-research partnerships: LASA/Oxfam America 2004 Martin Diskin Memorial Lecture

01/02/2006

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at lessons that emerge from one specific approach to bridging activism and scholarship and the collaborative research partnership between scholars and activists. What these lessons share is a focus on recognising difference in order to bring people together. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Research report

Reframing Narratives Around Care and Informal Work in Kenya, the UK and Zimbabwe: A synthesis of national research

05/02/2024

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research study across three countries – Kenya, UK, and Zimbabwe – was carried out to identify the dominant narratives that influence public perceptions of care and informal work. It enabled the researchers to develop and test new narratives that could be used to improve public attitudes towards care and informal work. Creating new stories […]

Journal article

Scaling-up natural resource management: insights from research in Latin America

01/04/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Scaling-up local innovations in natural resource management (NRM) involves learning that is centred around three themes: promoting local-level innovation, understanding why local innovations work in specific contexts, and reflecting on their relevance in other geographical and social contexts. Successful scaling-up depends in part upon the relationships among multiple stakeholders at different levels around this learning. […]