Knowledge Democracy and Participatory Research

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Welcome to the Knowledge Democracy and Participatory Research Community. This community serves as a comprehensive repository of resources on participatory approaches, community-based research, and collaborative inquiry methods. Our mission is to foster knowledge sharing and support initiatives that empower communities to contribute to research, ensuring their voices shape the knowledge that impacts their lives.

Explore a wealth of materials, including case studies, policy papers, training guides, and research publications that highlight the practice and principles of participatory research worldwide.

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    exCHANGE: Exchanging Development Education Skills to Build Grassroots Participation
    (1993-01) Oxford Development Education Centre (ODEC)
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    Indonesian country paper
    (1980) Yaanti, Sri Kusyuniati; Swasti, Yayasan Annisa
    The responsibility for developing the country is not only on the Government shoulder, but also on our non-Government offices' (NGO's) shoulder. The developing itself is not easy because it relates with many factors, such as people, regulations, natural resources as well as human resources. And the main problem is how to develop the country without victimizing the people and taking part of the community participation in decision-making. This paper addresses to give the picture of the national realities and what are the responses of 'Forum on Peace and Developing Ethics Studies' as the coordinator of the NGO's linkage in Java on developing the country. It explains what and how are the NGO's in this linkage working with the grassroot people.
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    International Perspectives on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
    (PRIA, 2009-11-25) PRIA
    A further influence on the emergence of participatory approaches came from practitioners involved in development work from the 1970s onwards in both the North and South, but principally in the latter. Among them, debates grew about the fact that 'development elites were controlling knowledge production systems, with the result that in social sciences, the status quo was preserved and dependency created among the poor on government and elite sections for the resources, services and knowledge that comprised 'development. As a result, some development practitioners began to realise the importance of indigenous and popular knowledge in framing and delivering more effective development programmes.
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    A Brief Note on the Participatory Research Methodology
    (1980-03) Couillard, Marie-Andree
    This working paper by Marie-Andree Couillard, prepared for the KANITA Workshop II at Universiti Sains Malaysia, explores participatory research as a methodology for involving rural and underprivileged communities in the research process. It highlights the challenges, responsibilities, and practical considerations of using participatory methods within development projects. The author discusses the historical context, theoretical foundations, and pragmatic limitations of participatory research, questioning its efficacy in truly empowering the poor within constrained socio-economic systems.
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    National Workshop on "Participatory Governance: In Perspective of Marginalised Sections - Review of Status and Scope of Grassroots Participation"
    (Indian Social Institute, New Delhi, 2006-02) Indian Social Institute
    The workshop, held in New Delhi on 25th-26th February 2006, focused on participatory governance in the context of marginalized sections, including Dalits, Tribals, and Women. It examined the status and scope of grassroots participation in local governance, specifically the Panchayati Raj system. The event included presentations, group discussions, and panel discussions on the challenges and opportunities for marginalized communities in political participation, decision-making, and local planning. Experts shared their perspectives on governance issues, with an emphasis on improving the participation of these communities in local governance structures.

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