Whose voice? - participatory research and policy change

Häftad bok. Practical Action Publishing. 1998. 254 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. Ägarnamn på titelbladet. Pärmen bär spår av hantering. Inlagan är i nyskick ///Förlagets beskrivning: In recent years there has been a quiet revolution in policy analysis. The increasing use of PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) and related participatory approaches by NGOs, governments and multinational agencies has opened up new ways in which policy can be influenced by those who are poor, weak, marginalized and exduded. Participatory policy analysis questions conventional policy making procedures, challenges the behaviour and attitudes of policymakers and influences the style and substance of policy itself. Whose Voice ? demonstrates the far-reaching implications of this quiet revolution for the development sector and examines the issues that need to be addressed in order to increase the effectiveness, sustainability and acceptability of future participatory policy-focused research. The book incorporates the findings of an international workshop on PRA and Policy held at the Institute of Development Studies in 1996, presenting the case studies and discussions of practitioners, policymakers and academics in an easily digestible three part structure. Part 1 explores case studies in which participatory methods and approaches have been used to influence policy. Part 2 concentrates on PPAs (Participatory Poverty Assessments), an innovative approach designed to bring local poverty and policy analysis into the policy process. Part 3 discusses key issues arising during the IDS workshop, and includes chapters by several participants Containing detailed case studies from around the world. Whose Voice ? will be invaluable to professionals and policy makers, either directly involved or with a special interest in PRA approaches and methods and their impact upon policy and development.