Knowing Poverty: Critical Reflections on Participatory Research and Policy

ISBN-13: 9781853838941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 224 str.

Karen Brock; Rosemary McGee

Opis

The study examines how participatory research has affected the way poverty is understood, and how these understandings have been acted on in making policies for poverty reduction. The contributors address technical, ethical, operational, political and methodological problems. Through raising their concerns they highlight lessons to be learnt from current practice and challenges for the future.

Spis treści

Introduction: Knowing Poverty: Critical Reflections on Participatory Research and Policy * The Self in Participatory Poverty Research * Participatory Analyses of Poverty Dynamics: Reflections on the Myanmar PPA * Learning from Uganda's Efforts to Learn from the Poor: Reflections and Lessons from the Uganda Participatory Poverty Assessment Project * Who is Listening? The Impact of Participatory Poverty Research on Policy * Power, Knowledge and Policy Influence: Reflections on an Experience * Retelling Worlds of Poverty: Reflections on Transforming Participatory Research for a Global Narrative * Conclusion: Participatory Poverty Research: Opening Spaces for Change * Index