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Evaluation report

Programme Partnership Arrangement Evaluation 2014: A primary research feedback report

10/03/2015

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is one of Oxfam’s most strategically important partners. The Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) is a major element of Oxfam’s relationship with DFID, providing valuable opportunities for collaboration and engagement, as well as financial support for Oxfam’s work. This feedback report covers Coffey International’s primary research with Oxfam GB as […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

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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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Action research exploring information communication technologies (ICT) and child protection in Thailand

01/06/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Traditional approaches to protecting children are insufficient to meet the complex issues they now face, and inter-sectoral, child-centred strategies are needed. Addressing this, the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) developed the Circle of Rights (COR), a participatory action research approach to involve children in ‘bottom-up’ protection work. This paper describes COR in […]

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Spoiling the situation: reflections on the development and research field

18/02/2013

12 pages long

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The development field as a site for research and practice has largely escaped critical scrutiny in development studies. Accounts of the conceptualisation of the field have not been complemented with an examination of the practices that maintain the field as a site conducive to development. This paper draws on experiences working with small, local NGOs […]

Research report

Learning from Hindsight: Synthesis report on Oxfam resilience research

30/08/2017

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Overview

What can we learn about resilience by examining completed resilience, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation projects? Oxfam conducted three such case studies in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. This synthesis report presents a summary of the three […]

Book

Development and Agroforestry: Scaling up the impacts of research

01/01/2002

1 documents

216 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Agriculturalists have been benefiting from the range of products and services that trees can supply for thousands of years. Through the intergration of trees into agricultural landscapes, farmers and land users at all levels can enjoy diversified production, and a range of social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry is the scientific application of this widespread […]

Research report

Climate Justice: Loss and damage action research: Case studies of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

29/11/2023

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This study was undertaken to support and empower Southern African leaders, activists, civil society organizations (CSOs) and policymakers, in the lead up to COP 27 and beyond, in the debate on the losses and damages caused by climate impacts. The study used an ‘action research’ approach by supporting the collective and inclusive documentation and sense-making […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/2003

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Based upon ‘Critical review of the capacity building literature and discourse’. The research summarised here addresses the ambiguities and discrepancies of the capacity building dialect within the aid and development industry. Three interrelated themes are found to permeate the capacity building literature, despite diverse ideological persuasions. The appropriation of these themes within the capacity building […]

Journal article

Trends in UK NGOs: a research note

01/11/2003

6 pages long

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This paper reports on some of the generic findings arising from research being undertaken in the UK, South Africa, and Uganda into the ways in which the management tools currently promoted by official donors are passed down the aid chain, through UK NGOs, to civil society organisations in the South. The increasing competition for donor […]

Journal article

Introduction: Feminist values in research

05/11/2019

10 pages long

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Introduction: Feminist values in research

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Feminist research

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This is the introductory article to Gender & Development issue 27(3) Feminist Values in Research.

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Evaluation report

Programme Partnership Arrangement Evaluation 2014: A primary research feedback report

10/03/2015

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is one of Oxfam’s most strategically important partners. The Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) is a major element of Oxfam’s relationship with DFID, providing valuable opportunities for collaboration and engagement, as well as financial support for Oxfam’s work. This feedback report covers Coffey International’s primary research with Oxfam GB as […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

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 […]

Journal article

Action research exploring information communication technologies (ICT) and child protection in Thailand

01/06/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Traditional approaches to protecting children are insufficient to meet the complex issues they now face, and inter-sectoral, child-centred strategies are needed. Addressing this, the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) developed the Circle of Rights (COR), a participatory action research approach to involve children in ‘bottom-up’ protection work. This paper describes COR in […]

Journal article

Spoiling the situation: reflections on the development and research field

18/02/2013

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The development field as a site for research and practice has largely escaped critical scrutiny in development studies. Accounts of the conceptualisation of the field have not been complemented with an examination of the practices that maintain the field as a site conducive to development. This paper draws on experiences working with small, local NGOs […]

Research report

Learning from Hindsight: Synthesis report on Oxfam resilience research

30/08/2017

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

What can we learn about resilience by examining completed resilience, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation projects? Oxfam conducted three such case studies in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. This synthesis report presents a summary of the three […]

Book

Development and Agroforestry: Scaling up the impacts of research

01/01/2002

1 documents

216 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Agriculturalists have been benefiting from the range of products and services that trees can supply for thousands of years. Through the intergration of trees into agricultural landscapes, farmers and land users at all levels can enjoy diversified production, and a range of social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry is the scientific application of this widespread […]

Research report

Climate Justice: Loss and damage action research: Case studies of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

29/11/2023

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This study was undertaken to support and empower Southern African leaders, activists, civil society organizations (CSOs) and policymakers, in the lead up to COP 27 and beyond, in the debate on the losses and damages caused by climate impacts. The study used an ‘action research’ approach by supporting the collective and inclusive documentation and sense-making […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/2003

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based upon ‘Critical review of the capacity building literature and discourse’. The research summarised here addresses the ambiguities and discrepancies of the capacity building dialect within the aid and development industry. Three interrelated themes are found to permeate the capacity building literature, despite diverse ideological persuasions. The appropriation of these themes within the capacity building […]

Journal article

Trends in UK NGOs: a research note

01/11/2003

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper reports on some of the generic findings arising from research being undertaken in the UK, South Africa, and Uganda into the ways in which the management tools currently promoted by official donors are passed down the aid chain, through UK NGOs, to civil society organisations in the South. The increasing competition for donor […]

Journal article

Introduction: Feminist values in research

05/11/2019

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Introduction: Feminist values in research

Keywords

Feminist research

Overview

This is the introductory article to Gender & Development issue 27(3) Feminist Values in Research.

Showing 462 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Programme Partnership Arrangement Evaluation 2014: A primary research feedback report

10/03/2015

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) is one of Oxfam’s most strategically important partners. The Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) is a major element of Oxfam’s relationship with DFID, providing valuable opportunities for collaboration and engagement, as well as financial support for Oxfam’s work. This feedback report covers Coffey International’s primary research with Oxfam GB as […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

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 […]

Journal article

Action research exploring information communication technologies (ICT) and child protection in Thailand

01/06/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Traditional approaches to protecting children are insufficient to meet the complex issues they now face, and inter-sectoral, child-centred strategies are needed. Addressing this, the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD) developed the Circle of Rights (COR), a participatory action research approach to involve children in ‘bottom-up’ protection work. This paper describes COR in […]

Journal article

Spoiling the situation: reflections on the development and research field

18/02/2013

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The development field as a site for research and practice has largely escaped critical scrutiny in development studies. Accounts of the conceptualisation of the field have not been complemented with an examination of the practices that maintain the field as a site conducive to development. This paper draws on experiences working with small, local NGOs […]

Research report

Learning from Hindsight: Synthesis report on Oxfam resilience research

30/08/2017

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

What can we learn about resilience by examining completed resilience, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation projects? Oxfam conducted three such case studies in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. This synthesis report presents a summary of the three […]

Book

Development and Agroforestry: Scaling up the impacts of research

01/01/2002

1 documents

216 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Agriculturalists have been benefiting from the range of products and services that trees can supply for thousands of years. Through the intergration of trees into agricultural landscapes, farmers and land users at all levels can enjoy diversified production, and a range of social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry is the scientific application of this widespread […]

Research report

Climate Justice: Loss and damage action research: Case studies of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

29/11/2023

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This study was undertaken to support and empower Southern African leaders, activists, civil society organizations (CSOs) and policymakers, in the lead up to COP 27 and beyond, in the debate on the losses and damages caused by climate impacts. The study used an ‘action research’ approach by supporting the collective and inclusive documentation and sense-making […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/2003

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based upon ‘Critical review of the capacity building literature and discourse’. The research summarised here addresses the ambiguities and discrepancies of the capacity building dialect within the aid and development industry. Three interrelated themes are found to permeate the capacity building literature, despite diverse ideological persuasions. The appropriation of these themes within the capacity building […]

Journal article

Trends in UK NGOs: a research note

01/11/2003

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper reports on some of the generic findings arising from research being undertaken in the UK, South Africa, and Uganda into the ways in which the management tools currently promoted by official donors are passed down the aid chain, through UK NGOs, to civil society organisations in the South. The increasing competition for donor […]

Journal article

Introduction: Feminist values in research

05/11/2019

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Introduction: Feminist values in research

Keywords

Feminist research

Overview

This is the introductory article to Gender & Development issue 27(3) Feminist Values in Research.