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Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

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Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

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Development methods

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This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

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‘Bread and butter’ human rights: NGOs in Fiji

01/09/2010

13 pages long

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While ‘rights-based’ approaches to development – those in which development and poverty alleviation are viewed through the lens of human rights – have become the language of choice among the international development community, less is known about how human rights are used for development at the local level. Using a case study of Fiji, this […]

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Linking evidence with user voice for pro-poor policy: lessons from East Africa

01/11/2010

15 pages long

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Many agricultural research and development projects seek to achieve pro-poor outcomes through policy change. However, policy processes are complex, and a strategic approach to enhancing impact at policy level is often not applied. This article describes two case studies of actual policy change – on dairy marketing in Kenya, and on urban agriculture in Kampala […]

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Collaboration in delivering education: relations between governments and NGOs in South Asia

01/06/2010

7 pages long

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Collaboration between governments and non-state providers of basic services is increasingly a focus of attention by international agencies and national policy makers. The intention of such collaboration is to support common goals for achieving universal provision. Drawing on research in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the contribution shows that collaboration can be successful where NGOs do […]

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The roles of, and relationships between, expatriates, volunteers, and local development workers

01/02/2011

11 pages long

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This article reports on exploratory research based on interviews with expatriate and local aid workers employed by local and international NGOs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thematic analysis of the interviews found that personnel were placed in groups based on their job category – consultant, volunteer, or permanent staff – regardless of experience. These categories logically […]

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Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

01/06/1993

7 pages long

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Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

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Relief organisations need to change the way they work with women refugees (and men and child refugees), to allow them a say in their own development. This is important not just in terms of grassroots involvement and a say in policy-making, but also for refugees’ self-respect. Wallace explains why women should be fully represented in […]

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NGOs and gender policy

01/10/1993

5 pages long

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NGOs and gender policy

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India’s State administration has implemented a gender policy for the country’s silk workers. But Mayoux’s research reveals that gender equality in the industry is far from being a reality. It is especially important to address gender issues in the silk reeling industry, because the industry is both expanding and profitable, offering its workers the potential […]

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The development of contraceptive technologies: a feminist critique

01/06/1994

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The development of contraceptive technologies: a feminist critique

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The high number of abortions worldwide can be partly explained by inappropriate and/or inaccessible means of contraception. Hardon attributes this to the way in which contraceptives are developed. Trials don’t match the reality for either users or providers, with researchers aiming for population control rather than safety or acceptability. Many women are the recipients of […]

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Marginalisation and gay gamilies in Latin America and the Caribbean

01/06/1996

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Marginalisation and gay gamilies in Latin America and the Caribbean

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This article discusses different family forms in the Dominican Republic and surrounding region, particularly addressing the marginalisation of lesbian and gay people from existing research into the family. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the […]

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Premarital relationships and livelihoods in Ghana

01/10/1996

9 pages long

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Premarital relationships and livelihoods in Ghana

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Despite the image of Ghanaian women as dominant in informal sector activity and successful in business, the research discussed in this article indicates that young women still expect men to act as providers of capital and subsistence expenses, taking on the role associated with a ‘husband’. In return, the women take on aspects of the […]

Showing 461 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

Journal article

‘Bread and butter’ human rights: NGOs in Fiji

01/09/2010

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

While ‘rights-based’ approaches to development – those in which development and poverty alleviation are viewed through the lens of human rights – have become the language of choice among the international development community, less is known about how human rights are used for development at the local level. Using a case study of Fiji, this […]

Journal article

Linking evidence with user voice for pro-poor policy: lessons from East Africa

01/11/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many agricultural research and development projects seek to achieve pro-poor outcomes through policy change. However, policy processes are complex, and a strategic approach to enhancing impact at policy level is often not applied. This article describes two case studies of actual policy change – on dairy marketing in Kenya, and on urban agriculture in Kampala […]

Journal article

Collaboration in delivering education: relations between governments and NGOs in South Asia

01/06/2010

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Collaboration between governments and non-state providers of basic services is increasingly a focus of attention by international agencies and national policy makers. The intention of such collaboration is to support common goals for achieving universal provision. Drawing on research in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the contribution shows that collaboration can be successful where NGOs do […]

Journal article

The roles of, and relationships between, expatriates, volunteers, and local development workers

01/02/2011

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article reports on exploratory research based on interviews with expatriate and local aid workers employed by local and international NGOs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thematic analysis of the interviews found that personnel were placed in groups based on their job category – consultant, volunteer, or permanent staff – regardless of experience. These categories logically […]

Journal article

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

01/06/1993

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

Keywords

Overview

Relief organisations need to change the way they work with women refugees (and men and child refugees), to allow them a say in their own development. This is important not just in terms of grassroots involvement and a say in policy-making, but also for refugees’ self-respect. Wallace explains why women should be fully represented in […]

Journal article

NGOs and gender policy

01/10/1993

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

NGOs and gender policy

Keywords

Overview

India’s State administration has implemented a gender policy for the country’s silk workers. But Mayoux’s research reveals that gender equality in the industry is far from being a reality. It is especially important to address gender issues in the silk reeling industry, because the industry is both expanding and profitable, offering its workers the potential […]

Journal article

The development of contraceptive technologies: a feminist critique

01/06/1994

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

The development of contraceptive technologies: a feminist critique

Keywords

Overview

The high number of abortions worldwide can be partly explained by inappropriate and/or inaccessible means of contraception. Hardon attributes this to the way in which contraceptives are developed. Trials don’t match the reality for either users or providers, with researchers aiming for population control rather than safety or acceptability. Many women are the recipients of […]

Journal article

Marginalisation and gay gamilies in Latin America and the Caribbean

01/06/1996

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Marginalisation and gay gamilies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses different family forms in the Dominican Republic and surrounding region, particularly addressing the marginalisation of lesbian and gay people from existing research into the family. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the […]

Journal article

Premarital relationships and livelihoods in Ghana

01/10/1996

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Premarital relationships and livelihoods in Ghana

Keywords

Overview

Despite the image of Ghanaian women as dominant in informal sector activity and successful in business, the research discussed in this article indicates that young women still expect men to act as providers of capital and subsistence expenses, taking on the role associated with a ‘husband’. In return, the women take on aspects of the […]

Showing 461 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

Journal article

‘Bread and butter’ human rights: NGOs in Fiji

01/09/2010

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

While ‘rights-based’ approaches to development – those in which development and poverty alleviation are viewed through the lens of human rights – have become the language of choice among the international development community, less is known about how human rights are used for development at the local level. Using a case study of Fiji, this […]

Journal article

Linking evidence with user voice for pro-poor policy: lessons from East Africa

01/11/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many agricultural research and development projects seek to achieve pro-poor outcomes through policy change. However, policy processes are complex, and a strategic approach to enhancing impact at policy level is often not applied. This article describes two case studies of actual policy change – on dairy marketing in Kenya, and on urban agriculture in Kampala […]

Journal article

Collaboration in delivering education: relations between governments and NGOs in South Asia

01/06/2010

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Collaboration between governments and non-state providers of basic services is increasingly a focus of attention by international agencies and national policy makers. The intention of such collaboration is to support common goals for achieving universal provision. Drawing on research in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the contribution shows that collaboration can be successful where NGOs do […]

Journal article

The roles of, and relationships between, expatriates, volunteers, and local development workers

01/02/2011

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article reports on exploratory research based on interviews with expatriate and local aid workers employed by local and international NGOs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Thematic analysis of the interviews found that personnel were placed in groups based on their job category – consultant, volunteer, or permanent staff – regardless of experience. These categories logically […]

Journal article

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

01/06/1993

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

Keywords

Overview

Relief organisations need to change the way they work with women refugees (and men and child refugees), to allow them a say in their own development. This is important not just in terms of grassroots involvement and a say in policy-making, but also for refugees’ self-respect. Wallace explains why women should be fully represented in […]

Journal article

NGOs and gender policy

01/10/1993

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

NGOs and gender policy

Keywords

Overview

India’s State administration has implemented a gender policy for the country’s silk workers. But Mayoux’s research reveals that gender equality in the industry is far from being a reality. It is especially important to address gender issues in the silk reeling industry, because the industry is both expanding and profitable, offering its workers the potential […]

Journal article

The development of contraceptive technologies: a feminist critique

01/06/1994

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

The development of contraceptive technologies: a feminist critique

Keywords

Overview

The high number of abortions worldwide can be partly explained by inappropriate and/or inaccessible means of contraception. Hardon attributes this to the way in which contraceptives are developed. Trials don’t match the reality for either users or providers, with researchers aiming for population control rather than safety or acceptability. Many women are the recipients of […]

Journal article

Marginalisation and gay gamilies in Latin America and the Caribbean

01/06/1996

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Marginalisation and gay gamilies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses different family forms in the Dominican Republic and surrounding region, particularly addressing the marginalisation of lesbian and gay people from existing research into the family. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the […]

Journal article

Premarital relationships and livelihoods in Ghana

01/10/1996

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Premarital relationships and livelihoods in Ghana

Keywords

Overview

Despite the image of Ghanaian women as dominant in informal sector activity and successful in business, the research discussed in this article indicates that young women still expect men to act as providers of capital and subsistence expenses, taking on the role associated with a ‘husband’. In return, the women take on aspects of the […]