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Between four worlds: building research capacity in Papua New Guinea

01/02/2006

6 pages long

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Aid agencies provide significant funding for research that is directed at socio-economic development. These agencies typically require out-of-country (OC) researchers to work with in-country (IC) researchers on such projects. Moreover, building the research capacity of IC researchers is often an important objective. This paper is written from the perspective of an OC researcher engaged in […]

Journal article

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

05/11/2019

16 pages long

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Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

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This article discusses using feminist methods of reflexive practice to support and learn about the well-being of researchers working on gender-based violence research in South Sudan. In particular, we focus on the experiences of South Sudanese researchers undertaking this research in their own country. We share key findings and offer personal reflections on and suggestions […]

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

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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. […]

Journal article

Residents’ associations and information communication technologies: a suggested approach to international action-research

01/05/2001

6 pages long

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The North-South disparity in access to new information communication technologies is well known, but there is a need now to get beyond simply measuring and documenting that gap, and develop more sensitive indicators on how such technologies might be, and are being, used by popular organisations (such as residents’ associations) in order to give more […]

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Research Round-up

01/05/2002

6 pages long

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Based on ‘Local involvement in rural development: the Tono Irrigation Scheme in Ghana’. Ghana has a history of failed rural development projects and Tono seems well on its way to being one more. This paper analyses contrasting accounts of the success of a rural development project given by public officials who run it and the […]

Journal article

Achieving successful academic-practitioner research collaborations

01/08/2002

8 pages long

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The potential for academic-NGO collaboration is enormous, but such collaboration is far more difficult than it appears on the surface, even when collaborators share a commitment to, and values that support, a particular cause or issue. This paper looks at some of the factors that derail academic-practitioner collaboration. It then identifies five different models of […]

Showing 461 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Between four worlds: building research capacity in Papua New Guinea

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Aid agencies provide significant funding for research that is directed at socio-economic development. These agencies typically require out-of-country (OC) researchers to work with in-country (IC) researchers on such projects. Moreover, building the research capacity of IC researchers is often an important objective. This paper is written from the perspective of an OC researcher engaged in […]

Journal article

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses using feminist methods of reflexive practice to support and learn about the well-being of researchers working on gender-based violence research in South Sudan. In particular, we focus on the experiences of South Sudanese researchers undertaking this research in their own country. We share key findings and offer personal reflections on and suggestions […]

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. […]

Journal article

Residents’ associations and information communication technologies: a suggested approach to international action-research

01/05/2001

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The North-South disparity in access to new information communication technologies is well known, but there is a need now to get beyond simply measuring and documenting that gap, and develop more sensitive indicators on how such technologies might be, and are being, used by popular organisations (such as residents’ associations) in order to give more […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/2002

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based on ‘Local involvement in rural development: the Tono Irrigation Scheme in Ghana’. Ghana has a history of failed rural development projects and Tono seems well on its way to being one more. This paper analyses contrasting accounts of the success of a rural development project given by public officials who run it and the […]

Journal article

Achieving successful academic-practitioner research collaborations

01/08/2002

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The potential for academic-NGO collaboration is enormous, but such collaboration is far more difficult than it appears on the surface, even when collaborators share a commitment to, and values that support, a particular cause or issue. This paper looks at some of the factors that derail academic-practitioner collaboration. It then identifies five different models of […]

Showing 461 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Between four worlds: building research capacity in Papua New Guinea

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Aid agencies provide significant funding for research that is directed at socio-economic development. These agencies typically require out-of-country (OC) researchers to work with in-country (IC) researchers on such projects. Moreover, building the research capacity of IC researchers is often an important objective. This paper is written from the perspective of an OC researcher engaged in […]

Journal article

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses using feminist methods of reflexive practice to support and learn about the well-being of researchers working on gender-based violence research in South Sudan. In particular, we focus on the experiences of South Sudanese researchers undertaking this research in their own country. We share key findings and offer personal reflections on and suggestions […]

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. […]

Journal article

Residents’ associations and information communication technologies: a suggested approach to international action-research

01/05/2001

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The North-South disparity in access to new information communication technologies is well known, but there is a need now to get beyond simply measuring and documenting that gap, and develop more sensitive indicators on how such technologies might be, and are being, used by popular organisations (such as residents’ associations) in order to give more […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/2002

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based on ‘Local involvement in rural development: the Tono Irrigation Scheme in Ghana’. Ghana has a history of failed rural development projects and Tono seems well on its way to being one more. This paper analyses contrasting accounts of the success of a rural development project given by public officials who run it and the […]

Journal article

Achieving successful academic-practitioner research collaborations

01/08/2002

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The potential for academic-NGO collaboration is enormous, but such collaboration is far more difficult than it appears on the surface, even when collaborators share a commitment to, and values that support, a particular cause or issue. This paper looks at some of the factors that derail academic-practitioner collaboration. It then identifies five different models of […]