Outputs (78)

The Participation Reader (2011)
Book
Cornwall, A. (Ed.). (2011). The Participation Reader. Zed Books

Calls for greater participation of those affected by development interventions have a long history. This expert reader explores the conceptual and methodological dimensions of participatory research and the politics and practice of participation in d... Read More about The Participation Reader.

Four Layers of Silence: Counterinsurgency in Northeastern Ethiopia (2011)
Book Chapter
Hammond, L. (2011). Four Layers of Silence: Counterinsurgency in Northeastern Ethiopia. In C. Cramer, L. Hammond, & J. Pottier (Eds.), Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges (61-78). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004203129.i-184.30

Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges (2011)
Book
Cramer, C., Hammond, L., & Pottier, J. (Eds.). (2011). Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004203129.i-184

Researching violence and conflict can be challenging for a variety of reasons, including security risks to researchers and informants, restricted or lack of access to informants and field sites, and poor reliability of official data. Traditional meth... Read More about Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges.

Cash and Compassion: The Somali Diaspora's Role in Relief, Development and Peacebuilding (2011)
Other
Hammond, L., Awad, M., Ibrahim Dagane, A., Hansen, P., Horst, C., Menkhaus, K., & Obare, L. Cash and Compassion: The Somali Diaspora's Role in Relief, Development and Peacebuilding

This research report, commissioned by UNDP Somalia, is based on work done in six diaspora hubs (Dubai, London, Minneapolis, Nairobi, Oslo, and Toronto) as well as in Somaliland, Puntland and South/Central Somalia. It examines the involvement of Somal... Read More about Cash and Compassion: The Somali Diaspora's Role in Relief, Development and Peacebuilding.

Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords (2010)
Book
Cornwall, A., & Eade, D. (Eds.). (2010). Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords. Practical Action Publishing

Revealed cities: A photovoice project with domestic workers in Salvador, Brazil (2010)
Journal Article
Cornwall, A., Capibaribe, F., & Gonçalves, T. (2010). Revealed cities: A photovoice project with domestic workers in Salvador, Brazil. Development, 53(2), 299-300. https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2010.28

Introduction: Women's empowerment: Contentions and contestations (2010)
Journal Article
Cornwall, A., & Anyidoho, N. A. (2010). Introduction: Women's empowerment: Contentions and contestations. Development, 53(2), 144-149. https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2010.34

Andrea Cornwall and Nana Akua Anyidoho critically examine empowerment in an introduction to how to go beyond mainstream interpretations of empowerment to discover what is happening in women's lives that is bringing about positive change.

Introduction: Negotiating Empowerment (2010)
Journal Article
Cornwall, A., & Edwards, J. (2010). Introduction: Negotiating Empowerment. IDS Bulletin, 41(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00117.x

This introductory article draws out some of the dimensions and dilemmas around women's empowerment that are highlighted in the articles in this IDS Bulletin: the choices, the negotiations, the narratives and above all, the context of women's lived ex... Read More about Introduction: Negotiating Empowerment.

Taking a seat on Brazil's health councils (2010)
Journal Article
Cornwall, A., & Shankland, A. (2010). Taking a seat on Brazil's health councils. OpenDemocracy (London. Online),

In Brazil, it is common to find citizens jammed together into municipal halls on neat, narrow rows of white plastic chairs, each a personal podium for the citizens cum policy-makers participating in the country’s vaunted experiments in participatory... Read More about Taking a seat on Brazil's health councils.

The use and abuse of participatory rural appraisal: reflections from practice (2010)
Journal Article
Cornwall, A., & Pratt, G. (2010). The use and abuse of participatory rural appraisal: reflections from practice. Agriculture and Human Values, 28(2), 263-272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-010-9262-1

Over the course of the 1990s, donor enthusiasm for participation came to be institutionalized in a variety of ways. One particular methodology-Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)-came to enjoy phenomenal popularity. New aid modalities may have shifte... Read More about The use and abuse of participatory rural appraisal: reflections from practice.