India and Participation
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- Participation in ICT project planning in India
- H. Beardon / Reflect and ICTs, 2003
- Short paper looking at the reality of participation and ownership in ICT for development field programmes. It focuses on Indian case studies of the UNDP Kiosks programme in Orissa and Gyandoot.
- Highlighting the use of ICTs in micro-level participatory planning in India
- V. Lakshmipathy / Eldis Document Store, 2002
- This document spells out the key components of a micro-level participatory planning exercise that was carried out in Kuppam constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India. The author argues that through the use of micro level participatory dia...
- The importance of small farmer participation in Irrigation Management Transfer in India
- International Water Management Institute, 2003
- This briefing argues that Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) can contribute to rural poverty by aggravating existing inequities within irrigation schemes or introducing new ones. It demonstrates ways in which the transfer of irrigat...
- How to encourage women in participation
- K. Muraleedharan / Eldis Participation Resource Guide, 2003
- This abstract summarises the issue and demographics of participation in local level planning in Kerala (as addressed in the main report (not online)) with particular emphasis on women. Findings include: one of th...
- The importance of community participation in developing ICT projects
- S. Arunachalam / World Summit on the Information Society, 2002
- This paper responds to the questions often asked of funding agencies and donor governments: should they support ICT activities in their development projects? Should the money be invested in computers and communication devices or will ...
- Land reform is the key to poverty alleviation in Asia and the Pacific
- International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2002
- This report argues that land reform, both tenancy reform and redistribution of ceiling surplus lands to the landless, is important to poverty alleviation. The paper argues that in addition to production benefits, land reform he...
- Collection of workshop papers on gender and stakeholder analysis
- N. Lilja; J. A. Ashby; L. Sperling / Participatory Research and Gender Analysis Program, CGIAR, 2000
- Collection of papers from a conference held in 1998 in Quito, Ecuador looking at methods for assessing the impact of using participatory research and gender/stakeholder analysis. Papers are introduced by a conceptual overview, ...
- Impact of social movements on forest management in Madhya Pradesh
- A. Behar / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper reports on research that aimed to assess and understand the impact of peoples’ social movements in Madhya Pradesh on the forest management space. It analyses the extent of the influence these movements wield on the sha...
- What lessons can be learned from China, India and Indonesia's attempts to embrace sustainable development goals?
- Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2002
- Based on the case study analyses of China, India, and Indonesia, this report introduces and examines some of the important issues related to developing a national strategy for sustainable development. Some of the issues and questions ...
- Using common property systems to manage forests
- J. E. M. Arnold / Forestry Department, FAO, 1998
- This comprehensive study brings together available information about the role of common property as a system of governance and its current relevance to forest management and use. A review of indigenous common property systems t...
- 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...
