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Understanding norms around the gendered division of labour: Results from focus group discussions in Zimbabwe

12/06/2018

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Social norms refer to the shared expectations held by a given community. They are often held in place by social approval or rewards for conformity, and by disapproval or sanctions for transgressions. Understanding how and why social norms hold sway can provide a powerful means for understanding the gendered division of work that prevails in […]

Journal article

Cultural encounters: learning from cross-disciplinary science and development practice in ecosystem health

01/04/2007

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Overcoming challenges to ecosystem health calls for breaking down disciplinary and professional barriers. Through reflection on a research and development project to address pesticide-related concerns in northern Ecuador, this article presents challenges encountered and accommodations made, ranging from staff recruitment, through baseline assessments and community education activities, to mobilising for policy change. In so doing, […]

Research report

New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

01/01/2011

2 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Overview

This study was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) to review the current use of new technology in humanitarian cash and voucher programming and the broader implications for humanitarian practice. The research was undertaken to explore (i) preconditions for the use of technological mechanisms identified; (ii) user-friendliness of the technology for the recipient and for the agency; […]

Research report

The Case for Improved Water Resource Management in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq

18/08/2017

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Iraq faces severe pressures on its water resources following years of conflict and under-investment in infrastructure. This research focuses on the state of water resources in Kirkuk governorate in the north of the country and identifies the main challenges that need to be addressed. The research report and accompanying briefing note recommend a collaborative approach […]

Journal article

Diasporas as ‘agents of development’: transforming brain drain into brain gain? The Dutch example

01/06/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

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This article is based on research that explored and analysed the potential role of diasporas in development aid in the Netherlands. The research adopted the hypothesis that development agencies could benefit from the knowledge, skills, and views of diasporas as ‘agents of development’ and thereby make aid more effective and sustainable. Data were derived from […]

Journal article

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

05/11/2019

13 pages long

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Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

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Overview

Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the […]

Journal article

Experiential and emotional encounters of women planners in Africa

01/06/2008

7 pages long

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Experiential and emotional encounters of women planners in Africa

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Women planners in Africa do not constitute a critical mass: their numbers remain negligible and their output unrecognised, while mentors and role models still tend to be male. Women’s experiences are undervalued, and their knowledge is often excluded in policy, project planning, and implementation. This article arises not from systematic academic research but from confessional, […]

Research report

Decent Work for Scotland’s Low-Paid Workers: A job to be done

07/09/2016

2 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This report presents findings from a unique research project aimed at establishing what low-paid workers in Scotland value as important when it comes to ‘decent work’. While recognizing variations for specific groups, the research has identified remarkable consistency in respondents’ priorities for decent work. There is a significant job to be done to improve the […]

Journal article

The lost 1990s? Personal reflections on a history of participatory technology development

01/08/2008

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

This article traces a history of agricultural participatory research, largely from the author’s personal experience. Participatory research in the 1970s was mostly led by disciplinary scientists, and characterised by innovative activities and open academic debate, with some recognition that policy and development practice was a political process. The 1980s saw a shift to learning from […]

Evaluation report

Somalia Impact Report: The World Citizens Panel

01/04/2015

2 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The “World Citizens Panel” (WCP) was established by Oxfam Novib to measure the impact of its programmes among people living in poverty and injustice. The approach combines quantitative research (impact surveys) with qualitative research (stories of change) and gives participants a voice in evaluation, and the opportunity to learn how programmes can be improved and […]

Showing 467 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Understanding norms around the gendered division of labour: Results from focus group discussions in Zimbabwe

12/06/2018

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Social norms refer to the shared expectations held by a given community. They are often held in place by social approval or rewards for conformity, and by disapproval or sanctions for transgressions. Understanding how and why social norms hold sway can provide a powerful means for understanding the gendered division of work that prevails in […]

Journal article

Cultural encounters: learning from cross-disciplinary science and development practice in ecosystem health

01/04/2007

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Overcoming challenges to ecosystem health calls for breaking down disciplinary and professional barriers. Through reflection on a research and development project to address pesticide-related concerns in northern Ecuador, this article presents challenges encountered and accommodations made, ranging from staff recruitment, through baseline assessments and community education activities, to mobilising for policy change. In so doing, […]

Research report

New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

01/01/2011

2 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This study was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) to review the current use of new technology in humanitarian cash and voucher programming and the broader implications for humanitarian practice. The research was undertaken to explore (i) preconditions for the use of technological mechanisms identified; (ii) user-friendliness of the technology for the recipient and for the agency; […]

Research report

The Case for Improved Water Resource Management in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq

18/08/2017

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Iraq faces severe pressures on its water resources following years of conflict and under-investment in infrastructure. This research focuses on the state of water resources in Kirkuk governorate in the north of the country and identifies the main challenges that need to be addressed. The research report and accompanying briefing note recommend a collaborative approach […]

Journal article

Diasporas as ‘agents of development’: transforming brain drain into brain gain? The Dutch example

01/06/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on research that explored and analysed the potential role of diasporas in development aid in the Netherlands. The research adopted the hypothesis that development agencies could benefit from the knowledge, skills, and views of diasporas as ‘agents of development’ and thereby make aid more effective and sustainable. Data were derived from […]

Journal article

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

05/11/2019

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

Keywords

Overview

Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the […]

Journal article

Experiential and emotional encounters of women planners in Africa

01/06/2008

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Experiential and emotional encounters of women planners in Africa

Keywords

Overview

Women planners in Africa do not constitute a critical mass: their numbers remain negligible and their output unrecognised, while mentors and role models still tend to be male. Women’s experiences are undervalued, and their knowledge is often excluded in policy, project planning, and implementation. This article arises not from systematic academic research but from confessional, […]

Research report

Decent Work for Scotland’s Low-Paid Workers: A job to be done

07/09/2016

2 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report presents findings from a unique research project aimed at establishing what low-paid workers in Scotland value as important when it comes to ‘decent work’. While recognizing variations for specific groups, the research has identified remarkable consistency in respondents’ priorities for decent work. There is a significant job to be done to improve the […]

Journal article

The lost 1990s? Personal reflections on a history of participatory technology development

01/08/2008

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article traces a history of agricultural participatory research, largely from the author’s personal experience. Participatory research in the 1970s was mostly led by disciplinary scientists, and characterised by innovative activities and open academic debate, with some recognition that policy and development practice was a political process. The 1980s saw a shift to learning from […]

Evaluation report

Somalia Impact Report: The World Citizens Panel

01/04/2015

2 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The “World Citizens Panel” (WCP) was established by Oxfam Novib to measure the impact of its programmes among people living in poverty and injustice. The approach combines quantitative research (impact surveys) with qualitative research (stories of change) and gives participants a voice in evaluation, and the opportunity to learn how programmes can be improved and […]

Showing 467 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Understanding norms around the gendered division of labour: Results from focus group discussions in Zimbabwe

12/06/2018

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Social norms refer to the shared expectations held by a given community. They are often held in place by social approval or rewards for conformity, and by disapproval or sanctions for transgressions. Understanding how and why social norms hold sway can provide a powerful means for understanding the gendered division of work that prevails in […]

Journal article

Cultural encounters: learning from cross-disciplinary science and development practice in ecosystem health

01/04/2007

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Overcoming challenges to ecosystem health calls for breaking down disciplinary and professional barriers. Through reflection on a research and development project to address pesticide-related concerns in northern Ecuador, this article presents challenges encountered and accommodations made, ranging from staff recruitment, through baseline assessments and community education activities, to mobilising for policy change. In so doing, […]

Research report

New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

01/01/2011

2 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This study was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) to review the current use of new technology in humanitarian cash and voucher programming and the broader implications for humanitarian practice. The research was undertaken to explore (i) preconditions for the use of technological mechanisms identified; (ii) user-friendliness of the technology for the recipient and for the agency; […]

Research report

The Case for Improved Water Resource Management in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq

18/08/2017

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Iraq faces severe pressures on its water resources following years of conflict and under-investment in infrastructure. This research focuses on the state of water resources in Kirkuk governorate in the north of the country and identifies the main challenges that need to be addressed. The research report and accompanying briefing note recommend a collaborative approach […]

Journal article

Diasporas as ‘agents of development’: transforming brain drain into brain gain? The Dutch example

01/06/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on research that explored and analysed the potential role of diasporas in development aid in the Netherlands. The research adopted the hypothesis that development agencies could benefit from the knowledge, skills, and views of diasporas as ‘agents of development’ and thereby make aid more effective and sustainable. Data were derived from […]

Journal article

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

05/11/2019

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

Keywords

Overview

Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the […]

Journal article

Experiential and emotional encounters of women planners in Africa

01/06/2008

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Experiential and emotional encounters of women planners in Africa

Keywords

Overview

Women planners in Africa do not constitute a critical mass: their numbers remain negligible and their output unrecognised, while mentors and role models still tend to be male. Women’s experiences are undervalued, and their knowledge is often excluded in policy, project planning, and implementation. This article arises not from systematic academic research but from confessional, […]

Research report

Decent Work for Scotland’s Low-Paid Workers: A job to be done

07/09/2016

2 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report presents findings from a unique research project aimed at establishing what low-paid workers in Scotland value as important when it comes to ‘decent work’. While recognizing variations for specific groups, the research has identified remarkable consistency in respondents’ priorities for decent work. There is a significant job to be done to improve the […]

Journal article

The lost 1990s? Personal reflections on a history of participatory technology development

01/08/2008

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article traces a history of agricultural participatory research, largely from the author’s personal experience. Participatory research in the 1970s was mostly led by disciplinary scientists, and characterised by innovative activities and open academic debate, with some recognition that policy and development practice was a political process. The 1980s saw a shift to learning from […]

Evaluation report

Somalia Impact Report: The World Citizens Panel

01/04/2015

2 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The “World Citizens Panel” (WCP) was established by Oxfam Novib to measure the impact of its programmes among people living in poverty and injustice. The approach combines quantitative research (impact surveys) with qualitative research (stories of change) and gives participants a voice in evaluation, and the opportunity to learn how programmes can be improved and […]