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Bibliographies

Andreassen, M.D. and B.H. Mikkelsen. 2003. Bibliography on Participation and Participatory Methods in Development Work and Research. Kongevej Working Paper. Institute for International Studies. http://www.cdr.dk/working_papers/wp-03-3.PDF

Bainbridge, V., S. Foerster, K. Pasteur, M. Pimbert, G. Pratt, I. Yaschine Arroyo. 2001. Transforming Bureaucracies: Institutionalizing Participation and People-Centered Processes in Natural Resource Management: An Annotated Bibliography. International Institute for Environment and Development.

DFID. Plant Sciences Research Program in Print. 1995-2003. Canolfan Astudiaethau Tir Cras (CATC) Centre for Arid Zone Studies (CAZS). University of Wales, UK. http://www.dfid-psp.org

Franzel, S. 2002. References on Participatory Evaluation and Adoption of Agroforestry Practices. World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. (Email: s.franzel@cgiar.org )

Selected Readings

ADB. 1994. Handbook for Incorporation of Social Dimensions in Projects. Social Dimensions Unit, Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong, Philippines.

Bentley, J.W. and P. S. Baker. 2002. Manual for Collaborative Research with Smallholder Coffee Farmers. CABI Commodities and Cenicafé.

Chambers, R. 1993. Challenging the Professions: Frontiers for Rural Development. London: Intermediate Technology Publications.

Estrella, M., J. Blauert, D. Campilan, J. Caventa, J. Gonsalves, I. Guijit, D. Johnson and R. Ricafort (eds). 2000. Learning from Change: Issues and Experience in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation. Intermediate Technology Publications, Institute of Development Studies, London.

FAO and IIRR. 1995. Resource Management for Upland Areas in Southeast Asia. FARM Field Document 2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Silang, Cavite, Philippines.

Fox, P. 1986. A Manual of Rapid Appraisal Techniques for Philippines Coastal Fisheries: Problem Solving and Project Identification. Research Division, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Quezon City, Philippines.

Grandstaff, T. B. and D. A. Messerschmidt. 1995. A Manager's Guide to the Use of Rapid Rural Appraisal FARM Program, FAO/UNDP, Bangkok.

Huizer, G. 1997. Participatory Action Research and People's Participation: Introduction and Cases. Rome: FAO.

Kabeer, N. 1997. Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought. London/New York: Verso.

Lamug, C.B. and S.B. Catalan. 1995. A Guide for Participatory Rural Appraisal of Coastal Communities. Environment and Resource Management Project. Institute of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Lightfoot, C., C. Alders and F. Dolberg (eds). 2002. Linking Local Learns: Negotiating New Development Relationships Between Village, District and Nation. Agroforum, Greve, Denmark.

Meinzen-Dick, R., A. Knox and M. Di Gregorio (eds). 1999. Proceedings of the International Conference on Collective Action, Property Rights and Devolution of Natural Resource Management: Exchange of Knowledge and Implications for Policy. Puerto Azul, Philippines. http://www.capri.cgiar.org/workshop_devolution.asp.

Mikkelsen, B. 1995. Methods for Development Work and Research: A Guide for Practitioners. Sage Publications, New Delhi, Thousand Oaks, CA, London.

Moore, H.L. 1988. Feminism and Anthropology. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press.

Narayan, D. 1996. Toward Participatory Research. World Bank Technical Paper No. 30. World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Patton, M.Q. 1997. Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text. Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi: Sage Publications.

Pimbert, M. 2004. Institutionalizing Participation and People-Centered Processes in Natural Resource Management. Research and Publication Highlights. International Institute for Environment and Development, UK. 36pp.

Pound, B., S. Snapp, C. McDougall and A. Braun (eds). 2003. Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Livelihoods:Uniting Science and Participation. Ottawa: IDRC and London: Earthscan.

Pretty, J. 2002. Agriculture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature. London and Sterling: Earthscan.

Schonhuth, M. and U. Kievelitz. 1994. Participatory Learning Approaches-Rapid Rural Appraisal, Participatory Appraisal: An Introductory Guide. GTZ im TZ-Verlag. RoBdorf, Germany.

Uphoff, N. 1992. Learning from Gal Oya: Possibilities for Participatory Development and Post-Newtonian Social Science. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press.

Uphoff, N., M. Esman and A. Krishna. 1998. Reasons for Success: Learning from Instructive Experience in Rural Development. Kumarian Press, Hartford, Conn.

van der Bliek, J. and L. van Veldhuizen. 1993. Developing Tools Together. Report of a Study on the Role of Participation in the Development of Tools, Equipment and Techniques in Appropriate Technology Programmes. ETC Foundation P.O. Box 64, 3830 AB Leusden, the Netherlands.

Whyte, W.F. (ed) 1991. Participatory Action Research. Newbury Park, London, New Delhi: Sage Publications.

Other Resources

Websites

Action Research International Online Journal

Action research international is a refereed online journal of action research. It has a distinguished international editorial panel, and is sponsored by the Institute of Workplace Research Learning and Development (WoRLD) within the Graduate College of Management at Southern Cross University, and by Southern Cross University Press. The journal consists of an electronic discussion list to which papers can be submitted for comment, and a further list which carries the papers on acceptance. You may submit papers, or you may join the journal as a subscriber.

http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/ari/arihome.html

Center for Research and Information on Low-External-Input and Sustainable Agriculture (ILEIA)

ILEIA is one of the early protagonists of farmer-researcher exchange, farmer participatory research and participatory technology development. Apart from their very useful books they also offer all ILEIA newsletter articles online since 1995.

http://www.ileia.org/

CHOIKE

Choike is a portal dedicated to improving the visibility of the work done by NGOs and social movements from the South. It serves as a platform where citizen groups can disseminate their work and at the same time enrich it with information from diverse sources, which is presented from the perspective of Southern civil society.

http://www.choike.org/nuevo_eng/about/index.html

Community Development Library

This library has 1,785 publications (160,000 pages) in various areas of community development. The objective of this cooperative project is to provide those involved in the areas of development and basic needs with access to free/low-cost CD-ROM library of approximately 3000 books containing mostly multidisciplinary insights and solutions they need.

www.sadl.uleth.ca/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=cdl

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Systemwide Program on Participatory Research & Gender Analysis (PRGA)

The site includes top ten resources of the PRGA.

http://www.prgaprogram.orgmodules.php/?op=modload&name=DownloadsPlus&file=index&req=MostPopular&ratenum=10&ratetype=num

Department for International Development (DFID) Plant Sciences Program (PSP)

The website provides an overview of PSP-funded research and many of its outputs (e.g., publications, discussion papers, presentations, etc.) are available in downloadable form. Participatory technology development forms a major component of PSP research with emphasis on the use of participatory- or client-oriented approaches to crop improvement involving interventions, either in the form of improved seeds or improved agronomic methods.

http://www.dfid-psp.org/

Eldis Participation Resource Guide

This website includes participation research areas: methodologies, tools and toolkits, indigenous knowledge, conservation planning, farmer participation in research and agricultural knowledge, and participatory monitoring and evaluation.

http://www.eldis.org/participation/index.htm

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) People's Participation Homepage

The People's Participation section at FAO's Sustainable Development Program offers a wide range of resources, including texts of the participatory research: Participatory Action Research and People's Participation: Introduction and Case Studies.

http://www.fao.org/sd/PPdirect/default.htm

http://www.fao.org/sd/PPdirect/PPre0030.htm

Foundations of Success (FOS) Improving the Practice of Conservation

This is a network of individuals and institutions that seek to improve the practice of conservation.

http://fosonline.org/Resources.cfm

Global Participation Network (GP-NET)

This has an archive that holds all of United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Participation Initiative documents. Thus, the Participatory Practices case study series and Participation Forum summaries are available to all subscribers. The USAID web page also provides access to the Participation Initiative documents.

www.info.usaid.gov/about/part_devel

http://www.info.usaid.gov/about/part_devel/docs.html

GRAIN

GRAIN is an international non-government organization (NGO) which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity based on people's control over genetic resources and local knowledge.

http://www.grain.org/

GTZ Mainsteaming Participation

This site provides an overview of the current debate and experiences of participatory development in German and international cooperation.

http://www.gtz.de/participation/english/index.html

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

IDRC is a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada to help researchers and communities in the developing world find solutions to their social, economic, and environmental problems. IDRC connects people, institutions, and ideas to ensure that the results of the research it supports and the knowledge that research generates, are shared equitably among all its partners, North and South.

http://www.idrc.ca/library/

http://archive.idrc.ca/library/world/index_e.html

http://www.idrc.ca/plaw/ik.html

http://WWW.IDRC.CA/CONFLICT

http://WWW.IDRC.CA/MINGA

/ev_en.php?ID=50579_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC

http://www.cbnrmasia.org/

International Development Service (IDS) Participation Resource Center

Over 6000 documents and videos are held in the Participation Resource Center at IDS including the collection of the Participation Group at IDS and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The collection consists mainly of unpublished practical information and includes research reports, training manuals, workshop reports, critical reflections and newsletters from practitioners and networks. Abstracts of the documents can be searched online.

http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/particip/information/index.html

http://www.ids.ac.uk/blds/index.html

Keysheets for Sustainable Livelihoods

These keysheets provide decision-makers with a short, easy and up-to-date reference on issues relating to sustainable livelihoods and infrastructure development for the poor.

http://www.keysheets.org/

Landcare Research (Australia)

Collaborative learning for environmental management (CL-research). The focus of social research in this area is to improve the quality of environmental management decision making. Particular attention is paid to advancing the uptake of research information.

http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/social/

LogoLink

This is a global network of practitioners from civil society organizations, research institutions and governments working to deepen democracy through greater citizen participation in local governance. LogoLink encourages learning from field-based innovations and expressions of democracy which contribute to social justice.

http://www.ids.ac.uk/logolink/index.htm

NRM-Changelinks.net

This is an online resource guide for those seeking to improve the use of collaborative and learning-based approaches.

http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

ODI offers a wealth of resources that are available online, quite a number of them having to do with participatory research. Apart from the series listed below, they also offer the following document and paper series: Seeds Publication List, Key Sheets, Publications on Biodiversity, Briefing Papers and Poverty Briefings.

http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/index.htm

http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/working_papers/index.html

http://www.odi.org.uk/agren/

Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) Notes

PLA Notes is the world's leading journal on participatory learning and action approaches and methods. Since 1988 it has provided a forum for those engaged in participatory work - community workers, activists, and researchers - to share their experiences and learning with others, providing a genuine 'voice from the field'. The PLA Notes CD-ROM brings together all the articles in a fully searchable pdf format.

http://www.iied.org/sarl/pla_notes/whatispla.html

Promoting Local Innovation (Prolinnova)

This website attempts to develop an e-platform for exchanging information and experiences about how to promote local innovation. The focus is on ways to promote local people's innovation in ecologically-oriented agriculture and natural resource management.

http://www.prolinnova.net/

Resource Center for Participatory Learning and Action Network (RCPLA)

The RCPLA initiative brings together 15 organizations (5 in Africa, 5 in Asia, 3 in South America, 2 in Europe) committed to information sharing and networking within the framework of participatory methodologies and approaches. The 15 partners operate at a regional and national level through their own networks. Together with information related to practical participatory activities taking place in their respective countries, partner organizations also share information about trainings, workshops and events concerning participation.

http://www.rcpla.org/partic_themes.html

http://www.rcpla.org/pubs.html

Statistics and Participation by Statistical Service Center, University of Reading

These pages contain materials aimed at helping with the integration of statistical and participatory principles for research. The intention is to contribute to the development of methods that take advantage of the strengths of statistics and participatory methods when gathering information for decision making in a development context.

http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ssc/partiandstats/intro.html

Sustainable Africa Internet Channel

The site is a digital-commons project of the AllAfrica Foundation Carnegie to promote "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding."

http://allafrica.com/sustainable/

The World Bank Participation and Civic Engagement Group

This site promotes methods and approaches that encourage stakeholders, especially the poor, to influence and share control over priority setting, policy making, resource allocations and access to public goods and services.

http://www.worldbank.org/participation/

University of Hohenheim

These pages contain several website links, discussion list and other resources dealing with action and participatory research.

http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/i430a/links/ar-links.htm

http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/i430a/links/pr-links.htm

World Café

This site is an intentional way to create a living network of conversation around questions that matter. A Café Conversation is a creative process for leading collaborative dialogue, sharing knowledge and creating possibilities for action in groups of all sizes.

http://www.theworldcafe.com/worldcafe.html

CD-ROMS

East Timor PRA

This has 1098 slide powerpoint presentation based on a field exercise and training program in East Timor. Presentation contains slides illustrating the different Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools and concludes with a discussion of some of the key strengths and limitations of PRA. Prepared by Harold McArthur (hmcarthu@hawaii.edu ) and J. B. Friday. University of Hawaii. 2004.

FAO Resources CD-ROM on Participatory Approaches, Methods and Tools

A field tools database of 135 participatory approaches, methods and field tools, developed or applied by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other organizations. This database includes 215 FAO documents in English, French and/or Spanish. FAO of the United Nations (IWG-PA-Webbox@fao.org )

Learning Approach to Project Review

Prepared by Clive Lightfoot (clive.lightfoot@agropolis.fr ) for CARE-DTC Project, Uganda. September 1999. International Support Group (ISG).

PLA Notes CD-ROM

Edited by Paul Mincher and Cristina Zorat, PLA Notes is the world's leading journal on participatory learning and action approaches and methods. The PLA Notes CD-ROM brings together all the articles from issues in a fully searchable pdf format.

Techniques to Understand and Communicate Complex Issues: Enhancing Skills in Systems Thinking

Prepared by Clive Lightfoot, Reginald Noble (reg.noovle@web.net ) and Ricardo Ramirez (rramirez@uoguelph.ca ). International Support Group (ISG).

Training Modules: Agricultural Research for Development

ICRA Training Modules CD-ROM. 2000. International Center for Development-Oriented Research in Agriculture.

E-mail Discussion Lists

Actlist-l

A mailing list for discussion of the "action technologies" of action research, action learning, and action science, with some emphasis on management applications. You can subscribe at:

http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arr/actlist.html

Arlist-l

A mailing list which provides a forum for discussion of the theory and practice of action research. More than 1000 subscribers. You can subscribe at:

http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arr/arlist.html

Armnet-l

A mailing list for discussion of issues related to action research specifically as a research methodology. You can subscribe at:

http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arr/armnet.html

Global Participation Net (GP-NET)

This is a discussion list on participatory approaches sponsored by USAID's Participation Initiative. The intention is to provide an opportunity for USAID staff and development practitioners around the world to exchange information, share ideas, and discuss issues related to participatory development. You can subscribe at:

http://www.info.usaid.gov/about/part_devel/gpnet.html

PAR-announce-L

A list that is limited to general announcements (no dialog) of interest to participatory action research (PAR) community like new books, papers, conferences and events. You can subscribe at:

http://www.parnet.org/discussionlists.cfm

Participatory Technology Development-List (ptd-l)

To subscribe to ptd-l, send a message to ptd-l@etcnl.nl  containing the word %subscribe in the message header.

PRA-List

An email discussion list devoted to the topic of participatory community development maintained by Participatory Initiatives (PI) at the University of Guelph, Canada. It is not limited to devotees of the PRA approach specifically, but embraces dialogue about any form of intentional change initiated and owned by community members. You can subscribe at:

http://www.gdrc.org/icm/pr-appraisal.html

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