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Research report

Does Aid to Domestic Revenue Mobilization Support Tax Fairness? A synthesis of Oxfam research

17/03/2023

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Overview

Between 2017 and 2022, Oxfam examined aid to DRM from multiple donors provided to multiple low- and middle-income countries. This synthesis report seeks to draw lessons across these studies. The key issues examined include tradeoffs between efficiency and effectiveness in generating revenues on the one hand, and equity on the other; whether donors support direct […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Research Ethics: A practical guide

09/11/2020

8 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Any research must follow ethical principles, particularly when it involves people as participants and is likely to impact them. This is standard practice in academic research and a legal requirement in medical trials, but also applies to research carried out by Oxfam. Oxfam’s work focuses on vulnerable populations, and takes place under difficult circumstances. When […]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

Book

Choosing Research Methods: Data collection for development workers

01/01/1992

1 documents

126 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Development workers often need to carry out specific research in order to obtain answers to vital questions about projects and programmes. Choosing Research Methods discusses the various ways in which such research can be carried out, and how to select the most appropriate method for particular circumstances. The advantages and disadvantages of a wide range […]

Journal article

Building skills in qualitative research to inform pro-poor policy: experience from a Bangladeshi NGO

01/04/2006

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

This paper describes the research methodology followed in the ‘Livelihoods of the Extreme Poor Project’, a collaborative research project in Bangladesh between PROSHIKA (a large national NGO) and DFID (the UK government department for international development). The dual purpose of this project was to learn about poor people’s livelihoods and train the PROSHIKA research team […]

Journal article

Translation in cross-cultural research: an example from Bolivia

01/11/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Translation raises ethical and epistemological dilemmas inherent in cross-cultural research. The process of communicating research participants’ words in a different language and context may impose another conceptual scheme on their thoughts. This may reinforce the hegemonic terms that Development Studies should seek to challenge. The article explores the idea that a reflexive approach to translation […]

Showing 461 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Does Aid to Domestic Revenue Mobilization Support Tax Fairness? A synthesis of Oxfam research

17/03/2023

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Between 2017 and 2022, Oxfam examined aid to DRM from multiple donors provided to multiple low- and middle-income countries. This synthesis report seeks to draw lessons across these studies. The key issues examined include tradeoffs between efficiency and effectiveness in generating revenues on the one hand, and equity on the other; whether donors support direct […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Research Ethics: A practical guide

09/11/2020

8 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Any research must follow ethical principles, particularly when it involves people as participants and is likely to impact them. This is standard practice in academic research and a legal requirement in medical trials, but also applies to research carried out by Oxfam. Oxfam’s work focuses on vulnerable populations, and takes place under difficult circumstances. When […]

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 […]

Book

Choosing Research Methods: Data collection for development workers

01/01/1992

1 documents

126 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Development workers often need to carry out specific research in order to obtain answers to vital questions about projects and programmes. Choosing Research Methods discusses the various ways in which such research can be carried out, and how to select the most appropriate method for particular circumstances. The advantages and disadvantages of a wide range […]

Journal article

Building skills in qualitative research to inform pro-poor policy: experience from a Bangladeshi NGO

01/04/2006

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper describes the research methodology followed in the ‘Livelihoods of the Extreme Poor Project’, a collaborative research project in Bangladesh between PROSHIKA (a large national NGO) and DFID (the UK government department for international development). The dual purpose of this project was to learn about poor people’s livelihoods and train the PROSHIKA research team […]

Journal article

Translation in cross-cultural research: an example from Bolivia

01/11/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Translation raises ethical and epistemological dilemmas inherent in cross-cultural research. The process of communicating research participants’ words in a different language and context may impose another conceptual scheme on their thoughts. This may reinforce the hegemonic terms that Development Studies should seek to challenge. The article explores the idea that a reflexive approach to translation […]

Showing 461 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Does Aid to Domestic Revenue Mobilization Support Tax Fairness? A synthesis of Oxfam research

17/03/2023

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Between 2017 and 2022, Oxfam examined aid to DRM from multiple donors provided to multiple low- and middle-income countries. This synthesis report seeks to draw lessons across these studies. The key issues examined include tradeoffs between efficiency and effectiveness in generating revenues on the one hand, and equity on the other; whether donors support direct […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Research Ethics: A practical guide

09/11/2020

8 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Any research must follow ethical principles, particularly when it involves people as participants and is likely to impact them. This is standard practice in academic research and a legal requirement in medical trials, but also applies to research carried out by Oxfam. Oxfam’s work focuses on vulnerable populations, and takes place under difficult circumstances. When […]

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 […]

Book

Choosing Research Methods: Data collection for development workers

01/01/1992

1 documents

126 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Development workers often need to carry out specific research in order to obtain answers to vital questions about projects and programmes. Choosing Research Methods discusses the various ways in which such research can be carried out, and how to select the most appropriate method for particular circumstances. The advantages and disadvantages of a wide range […]

Journal article

Building skills in qualitative research to inform pro-poor policy: experience from a Bangladeshi NGO

01/04/2006

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper describes the research methodology followed in the ‘Livelihoods of the Extreme Poor Project’, a collaborative research project in Bangladesh between PROSHIKA (a large national NGO) and DFID (the UK government department for international development). The dual purpose of this project was to learn about poor people’s livelihoods and train the PROSHIKA research team […]

Journal article

Translation in cross-cultural research: an example from Bolivia

01/11/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Translation raises ethical and epistemological dilemmas inherent in cross-cultural research. The process of communicating research participants’ words in a different language and context may impose another conceptual scheme on their thoughts. This may reinforce the hegemonic terms that Development Studies should seek to challenge. The article explores the idea that a reflexive approach to translation […]