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Can we measure civil society? A proposed methodology for international comparative research

01/06/2007

15 pages long

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In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the concept of civil society in development and governance circles. Broadly understood as the space in society where collective citizen action takes place, civil society has, in fact, proved an extremely difficult concept to define and operationalise. This article proposes a framework and methodology for measuring […]

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Researching livelihoods recovery and support for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Iraq

09/11/2016

14 pages long

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Researching livelihoods recovery and support for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Iraq

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Across Iraq, the number of displaced people in June 2016 exceeded 3.3 million – 10 per cent of the population. In the context of the ongoing crisis in the country, women and girls have been particularly affected and their ability to engage in livelihoods activities has been disrupted. Through a series of studies and projects, […]

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Climate Change

The world’s poorest countries and communities are hit worst by the climate crisis

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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 […]

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Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

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Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

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Unethical ethics?: applying research ethics in Uzbekistan

01/02/2006

6 pages long

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There are a number of serious ethical challenges and problems posed in conducting development research in a poor country. It is argued here that the best way to ensure that research is ethical is to apply three foundation principles. By focusing on self-determinism, non-malfeasance, and justice and beneficence, it is possible to avoid the risks […]

Research report

Emergent Agency in a Time of COVID-19: Research report

28/02/2023

4 documents

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event in the modern era. Earlier studies demonstrated how ‘critical junctures’, which comprise major historical events and emergencies, often play an essential role in social change. This paper seeks to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic would prove to be a similar pivotal moment, and what lessons […]

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Bridging research and policy in international development: an analytical and practical framework

01/02/2006

6 pages long

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Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life. But for this to happen more effectively researchers need to do three things. First, they need to develop a detailed understanding of (a) the policy-making process; what are the key influencing factors, and […]

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Whose lives are worth more? Politicising research safety in developing countries

01/09/2010

13 pages long

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This article develops the ‘safety-emotion-power’ nexus and highlights the role of emotion in research by politicising the unequal power relationships between researchers and NGO staff members in defining danger and negotiating safety in their fieldwork. Drawing on the author’s research experiences in Bangladesh and Ghana, it argues that research touching on emotion-laden topics can inflict […]

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Changing the world of development research? An insight into theory and practice

01/09/2010

13 pages long

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Development research has been through many stages over the past few decades and during this time has experienced fluctuating appreciation by development practice. There is an increasing gap between different ways of doing development research. For some, the purpose of development research is primarily to influence policies, and in order to do this development research […]

Showing 463 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Can we measure civil society? A proposed methodology for international comparative research

01/06/2007

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the concept of civil society in development and governance circles. Broadly understood as the space in society where collective citizen action takes place, civil society has, in fact, proved an extremely difficult concept to define and operationalise. This article proposes a framework and methodology for measuring […]

Journal article

Researching livelihoods recovery and support for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Iraq

09/11/2016

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Researching livelihoods recovery and support for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Iraq

Keywords

Overview

Across Iraq, the number of displaced people in June 2016 exceeded 3.3 million – 10 per cent of the population. In the context of the ongoing crisis in the country, women and girls have been particularly affected and their ability to engage in livelihoods activities has been disrupted. Through a series of studies and projects, […]

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Climate Change

The world’s poorest countries and communities are hit worst by the climate crisis

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

Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

Journal article

Unethical ethics?: applying research ethics in Uzbekistan

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

There are a number of serious ethical challenges and problems posed in conducting development research in a poor country. It is argued here that the best way to ensure that research is ethical is to apply three foundation principles. By focusing on self-determinism, non-malfeasance, and justice and beneficence, it is possible to avoid the risks […]

Research report

Emergent Agency in a Time of COVID-19: Research report

28/02/2023

4 documents

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event in the modern era. Earlier studies demonstrated how ‘critical junctures’, which comprise major historical events and emergencies, often play an essential role in social change. This paper seeks to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic would prove to be a similar pivotal moment, and what lessons […]

Journal article

Bridging research and policy in international development: an analytical and practical framework

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life. But for this to happen more effectively researchers need to do three things. First, they need to develop a detailed understanding of (a) the policy-making process; what are the key influencing factors, and […]

Journal article

Whose lives are worth more? Politicising research safety in developing countries

01/09/2010

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article develops the ‘safety-emotion-power’ nexus and highlights the role of emotion in research by politicising the unequal power relationships between researchers and NGO staff members in defining danger and negotiating safety in their fieldwork. Drawing on the author’s research experiences in Bangladesh and Ghana, it argues that research touching on emotion-laden topics can inflict […]

Journal article

Changing the world of development research? An insight into theory and practice

01/09/2010

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Development research has been through many stages over the past few decades and during this time has experienced fluctuating appreciation by development practice. There is an increasing gap between different ways of doing development research. For some, the purpose of development research is primarily to influence policies, and in order to do this development research […]

Showing 463 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Can we measure civil society? A proposed methodology for international comparative research

01/06/2007

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the concept of civil society in development and governance circles. Broadly understood as the space in society where collective citizen action takes place, civil society has, in fact, proved an extremely difficult concept to define and operationalise. This article proposes a framework and methodology for measuring […]

Journal article

Researching livelihoods recovery and support for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Iraq

09/11/2016

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Researching livelihoods recovery and support for vulnerable conflict-affected women in Iraq

Keywords

Overview

Across Iraq, the number of displaced people in June 2016 exceeded 3.3 million – 10 per cent of the population. In the context of the ongoing crisis in the country, women and girls have been particularly affected and their ability to engage in livelihoods activities has been disrupted. Through a series of studies and projects, […]

Webpage

Climate Change

The world’s poorest countries and communities are hit worst by the climate crisis

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

Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

Journal article

Unethical ethics?: applying research ethics in Uzbekistan

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

There are a number of serious ethical challenges and problems posed in conducting development research in a poor country. It is argued here that the best way to ensure that research is ethical is to apply three foundation principles. By focusing on self-determinism, non-malfeasance, and justice and beneficence, it is possible to avoid the risks […]

Research report

Emergent Agency in a Time of COVID-19: Research report

28/02/2023

4 documents

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event in the modern era. Earlier studies demonstrated how ‘critical junctures’, which comprise major historical events and emergencies, often play an essential role in social change. This paper seeks to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic would prove to be a similar pivotal moment, and what lessons […]

Journal article

Bridging research and policy in international development: an analytical and practical framework

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life. But for this to happen more effectively researchers need to do three things. First, they need to develop a detailed understanding of (a) the policy-making process; what are the key influencing factors, and […]

Journal article

Whose lives are worth more? Politicising research safety in developing countries

01/09/2010

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article develops the ‘safety-emotion-power’ nexus and highlights the role of emotion in research by politicising the unequal power relationships between researchers and NGO staff members in defining danger and negotiating safety in their fieldwork. Drawing on the author’s research experiences in Bangladesh and Ghana, it argues that research touching on emotion-laden topics can inflict […]

Journal article

Changing the world of development research? An insight into theory and practice

01/09/2010

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Development research has been through many stages over the past few decades and during this time has experienced fluctuating appreciation by development practice. There is an increasing gap between different ways of doing development research. For some, the purpose of development research is primarily to influence policies, and in order to do this development research […]