Africa needs to take control over its own development strategy through a participatory and coordinated approach that involves a more effective mobilization and use of domestic financial and ...

This chapter delineates the evolution of two contested, closely related concepts in development ethics – empowerment and participatory development. While empowerment originated in radical feminist ...

"Participation" and "participatory development" have become mantras in contemporary development discourse. But certain cultural settings are better suited to local participation and collective action ...

The poor have the potential to change their destiny and end poverty, if they are organised, save their resources and hone their skills. These three principles form the cornerstone of Shoaib Sultan ...

I recently had the pleasure of talking with Martin Burt during the launch of his book Who Owns Poverty at IDS. The book describes a new social innovation tool ‘the Poverty Stoplight’, developed by ...

Participatory budgeting is not a radical demand. It is a practical, proven pathway toward a more democratic, resilient and ...

In the context of today’s uncertainty and global crises – such as the Covid 19 pandemic – debates about how evaluation serves decision making, what evidence matters and how it informs policy are ...

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