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

01/06/2012

13 pages long

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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 […]

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Researching ‘a Family Affair’: domestic violence in former Yugoslavia and Albania

01/11/1998

7 pages long

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Researching ‘a Family Affair’: domestic violence in former Yugoslavia and Albania

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In 1998, the author, a feminist lawyer, carried out a research project on behalf of Oxfam GB, studying Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Albania. Maguire discusses the project method and findings, and urges international aid agencies to focus their attention on domestic violence, particularly by working with women’s organisations. This […]

Research report

Researching the Killer Fact That Highlighted Global Economic Inequality

19/12/2016

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study of research in practice describes how in 2014 Oxfam staff researched and developed a powerful killer fact ‘ that the 85 richest people owned as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people ‘ and how this triggered international media coverage, political commentary, and record-level website hits.

Research report

Background Research Paper on the Predicted Climate Change Impacts of Greatest Relevance to Oxfam

25/08/2010

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Food security

Overview

The world’s climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, largely as a consequence of human activity. This paper summarises the predicted impacts of these changes that are of greatest relevance to Oxfam. It focuses on the medium to long-term (25-50 years) dynamics in five key areas: water, food security, health, extreme events and political stability. […]

Case study

Policy Research on the Africa Women’s Protocol

01/02/2008

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

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Gender mainstreaming

Overview

On 11 July 2003, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. The Protocol is potentially a powerful force for positive change in the lives of African Women. However if this potential is to […]

Discussion paper

Listening to the Displaced: Action research in the conflict zones of Sri Lanka

01/01/2000

1 documents

69 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Intense conflict in northern Sri Lanka between government forces and the secessionist Tamil Tigers has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes. Their living conditions are harsh and insecure, despite the efforts of humanitarian agencies to alleviate them. In 1996 Oxfam GB began the first in a series of annual surveys to assess […]

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Doing primary research in a developing economy

01/08/1995

5 pages long

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In 1992 and 1993 fieldwork was done in the Eastern Region of Ghana to examine why hybrid cocoa, introduced by cocoa institutions, was adopted by some farmers and not others. This report discusses the problems encountered when collecting data, including the low-level of farmers’ education, and the lack of official records and sampling possibilities. This […]

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Research Round-up

01/08/1997

4 pages long

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Based upon ‘Business linkages in Zimbabwe: helping to shape `win-win’ economic structures’. The first in a series of papers, this paper describes the rationale behind the Manic land Business Linkages Project in Eastern Zimbabwe. The economic and development perspectives of buyers, suppliers, and the nation are considered, including the relevance of gender in small enterprise. […]

Showing 467 matching results from Policy & Practice

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

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 […]

Journal article

Researching ‘a Family Affair’: domestic violence in former Yugoslavia and Albania

01/11/1998

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Researching ‘a Family Affair’: domestic violence in former Yugoslavia and Albania

Keywords

Overview

In 1998, the author, a feminist lawyer, carried out a research project on behalf of Oxfam GB, studying Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Albania. Maguire discusses the project method and findings, and urges international aid agencies to focus their attention on domestic violence, particularly by working with women’s organisations. This […]

Research report

Researching the Killer Fact That Highlighted Global Economic Inequality

19/12/2016

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study of research in practice describes how in 2014 Oxfam staff researched and developed a powerful killer fact ‘ that the 85 richest people owned as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people ‘ and how this triggered international media coverage, political commentary, and record-level website hits.

Research report

Background Research Paper on the Predicted Climate Change Impacts of Greatest Relevance to Oxfam

25/08/2010

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Food security

Overview

The world’s climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, largely as a consequence of human activity. This paper summarises the predicted impacts of these changes that are of greatest relevance to Oxfam. It focuses on the medium to long-term (25-50 years) dynamics in five key areas: water, food security, health, extreme events and political stability. […]

Case study

Policy Research on the Africa Women’s Protocol

01/02/2008

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender mainstreaming

Overview

On 11 July 2003, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. The Protocol is potentially a powerful force for positive change in the lives of African Women. However if this potential is to […]

Discussion paper

Listening to the Displaced: Action research in the conflict zones of Sri Lanka

01/01/2000

1 documents

69 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Intense conflict in northern Sri Lanka between government forces and the secessionist Tamil Tigers has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes. Their living conditions are harsh and insecure, despite the efforts of humanitarian agencies to alleviate them. In 1996 Oxfam GB began the first in a series of annual surveys to assess […]

Journal article

Doing primary research in a developing economy

01/08/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In 1992 and 1993 fieldwork was done in the Eastern Region of Ghana to examine why hybrid cocoa, introduced by cocoa institutions, was adopted by some farmers and not others. This report discusses the problems encountered when collecting data, including the low-level of farmers’ education, and the lack of official records and sampling possibilities. This […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/08/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based upon ‘Business linkages in Zimbabwe: helping to shape `win-win’ economic structures’. The first in a series of papers, this paper describes the rationale behind the Manic land Business Linkages Project in Eastern Zimbabwe. The economic and development perspectives of buyers, suppliers, and the nation are considered, including the relevance of gender in small enterprise. […]

Showing 467 matching results from Policy & Practice

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

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 […]

Journal article

Researching ‘a Family Affair’: domestic violence in former Yugoslavia and Albania

01/11/1998

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Researching ‘a Family Affair’: domestic violence in former Yugoslavia and Albania

Keywords

Overview

In 1998, the author, a feminist lawyer, carried out a research project on behalf of Oxfam GB, studying Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Albania. Maguire discusses the project method and findings, and urges international aid agencies to focus their attention on domestic violence, particularly by working with women’s organisations. This […]

Research report

Researching the Killer Fact That Highlighted Global Economic Inequality

19/12/2016

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study of research in practice describes how in 2014 Oxfam staff researched and developed a powerful killer fact ‘ that the 85 richest people owned as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people ‘ and how this triggered international media coverage, political commentary, and record-level website hits.

Research report

Background Research Paper on the Predicted Climate Change Impacts of Greatest Relevance to Oxfam

25/08/2010

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Food security

Overview

The world’s climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, largely as a consequence of human activity. This paper summarises the predicted impacts of these changes that are of greatest relevance to Oxfam. It focuses on the medium to long-term (25-50 years) dynamics in five key areas: water, food security, health, extreme events and political stability. […]

Case study

Policy Research on the Africa Women’s Protocol

01/02/2008

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender mainstreaming

Overview

On 11 July 2003, the Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. The Protocol is potentially a powerful force for positive change in the lives of African Women. However if this potential is to […]

Discussion paper

Listening to the Displaced: Action research in the conflict zones of Sri Lanka

01/01/2000

1 documents

69 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Intense conflict in northern Sri Lanka between government forces and the secessionist Tamil Tigers has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes. Their living conditions are harsh and insecure, despite the efforts of humanitarian agencies to alleviate them. In 1996 Oxfam GB began the first in a series of annual surveys to assess […]

Journal article

Doing primary research in a developing economy

01/08/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In 1992 and 1993 fieldwork was done in the Eastern Region of Ghana to examine why hybrid cocoa, introduced by cocoa institutions, was adopted by some farmers and not others. This report discusses the problems encountered when collecting data, including the low-level of farmers’ education, and the lack of official records and sampling possibilities. This […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/08/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based upon ‘Business linkages in Zimbabwe: helping to shape `win-win’ economic structures’. The first in a series of papers, this paper describes the rationale behind the Manic land Business Linkages Project in Eastern Zimbabwe. The economic and development perspectives of buyers, suppliers, and the nation are considered, including the relevance of gender in small enterprise. […]