India and Participation
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- Lessons for civil society groups and donors interested in undertaking applied budget work
- P. de Renzio; W. Krafchik / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- This study examines the issues of budget accountability and budget policies. Within budget acountability it looks at budget groups’ impact on levels of budget transparency, public literacy and awareness of budget issues, an...
- Does India meet its obligations to international human rights treaties?
- India Committee of the Netherlands, 2007
- This paper documents the monitoring of India’s compliance with its obligations as a State party to various international human rights treaties. The authors argue that it is essential to keep in mind when examining In...
- What are the challenges that shape citizen engagement on the WTO Agreement On Agriculture?
- Institute of Development Studies UK, 2007
- This paper explores civil society advocacy on the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and how it influences the trade policy process and facilitates citizen engagement in the Indian context. It uses t...
- Participatory action planning in peri-urban aquaculture in Bangladesh and West Bangal, India.
- S. W. Bunting; R. Lewins / Centre for Environment and Society, University of Essex, 2006
- This paper follows the 2005 Dhaka workshop on "Peri-urban aquatic production and improvement of the livelihoods of the urban poor in south east Asia". It aims to raise awareness and create dialogue amongst policy-makers and developmen...
- Improving outcomes for poor students through community management and better pay for teachers
- E. Vegas / Future of Children, 2007
- Can the US learn from the experience of developing countries’ efforts to staff under-funded schools with quality teachers? This article summarises research into strategies used by developing countries to improve teaching and ther...
- Empowering marginalised young people and women in tribal Indian communities through participatory action research
- C. Meharu; T. Wong-Daugherty / Child Rights Information Network, 2004
- This report outlines the experience of undertaking an action research project based on the ‘Barefoot Approach’ with members of the marginalised Sahariya tribe, the only ‘primitive tribal group’ reognised in Rajasth...
- What is the role for citizen participation in science and technology?
- I. Scoones; M. Leach; K. Cockburn / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
- This IDS Policy Briefing argues that public engagement in scientific debates and policy processes is necessary to address how research agendas are framed and the social purposes they serve, and to ensure that poorer people and communi...
- What makes Indian governance reforms successful?
- J. Manor / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006
- This paper analyses governance reforms in two southern states in India’s federal system, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Two reforms are studied in each state. The author identifies some practical conditions for successful g...
- Aimed at practitioners and theorists of participatory development approaches, this article argues for an ‘authentic’ participation which challenges existing power relations
- P. Narayanan / Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2003
- Argues that participatory approach may perpetuate and disguise continued top-down approaches by promoting rather than challenging existing power structures. Drawing on examples from India the article argues that poor forms of particip...
- Rights-based approaches: opportunities and challenges
- CARE International, 2005
- Based on 16 case studies carried out by CARE International the report argues for the use of rights-based approaches (RBAs) when addressing issues of social injustice and poverty. The report lists 5 challenges that arise when ap...
- Centre for Social Markets, India (CSM)
- The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) promotes a progressive social and environmental agenda by harnessing the power and potential of markets, entrepreneurs and other economic actors to do good. CSM's mission is to change the culture of markets and other social institutions to advance social justice, human rights and sustainable development. Such a culture change will not be possible with...
- Practice In Participation
- Participatory portal for community-based practices
- Strategic Foresight Group
- Strategic Foresight Group seeks to undertake forward-looking research in geopolitical, economic, technological and societal changes. Their research examines future trends and discontinuities in spaces where geopolitics intersects with business, economy, society, religion and technology.
- Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS)
- Dalit studies institution
- Kerala Research Programme on Local Development
- Developing scientific research capability in Kerala
- Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS)
- Indian research centre specialising in gender-based research
- Citizens and Governance Programme, Commonwealth Foundation
- Website of a research project evaluating governance programmes around the world
- Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, India
- Indian based NGO aiming to promote participatory approaches in all spheres of development work. Supported by ActionAid India.
- Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
- Non-profit voluntary development organization based in Delhi, India. For 17 years, PRIA has been promoting people-centred development initiatives within the perspective of participatory research. Strengthening popular knowledge, demystifying dominant concepts and promoting experiential learning and people's participation, have been the basis of supporting empowerment of the poor and the opressed i...
