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Fairtrade and Labour Markets in Ethiopia and Uganda (2016)
Journal Article
Cramer, C., Johnston, D., Oya, C., & Sender, J. (2016). Fairtrade and Labour Markets in Ethiopia and Uganda. The Journal of Development Studies, 53(6), 841-856. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1208175

Drawing on four years of fieldwork in Ethiopia and Uganda, this paper addresses gaps in knowledge about the mechanisms linking agricultural exports with poverty reduction, the functioning of rural labour markets, and the relevance to the lives of the... Read More about Fairtrade and Labour Markets in Ethiopia and Uganda.

‘Subjective resilience’: using perceptions to quantify household resilience to climate extremes and disasters. (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, L., & Tanner, T. (2017). ‘Subjective resilience’: using perceptions to quantify household resilience to climate extremes and disasters. Regional Environmental Change, 17(1), 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-0995-2

How should we measure a household’s resilience to climate extremes, climate change or other evolving threats? As resilience gathers momentum on the international stage, interest in this question continues to grow. So far, efforts to measure resilienc... Read More about ‘Subjective resilience’: using perceptions to quantify household resilience to climate extremes and disasters..

Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso (2016)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Audia, C., Kaboret, B., & Kent, R. (2016). Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso. Environmental Conservation, 43(4), 359-367. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892916000175

This paper examines the contribution of products derived from baobab (Adansonia digitata), shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) and néré (Parkia biglobosa) to rural livelihoods in Burkina Faso. A survey was conducted in northern and southern regions to identif... Read More about Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso.

How the military benefits from Myanmar’s growing opium economy (2016)
Other
Meehan, P. How the military benefits from Myanmar’s growing opium economy

Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets (2016)
Journal Article
Flores-Martinez, A., Zanello, G., Shankar, B., & Poole, N. (2016). Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets. PLoS ONE, 11(6), Article 0156878. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156878

This research aims to examine the socio-economic correlates of anemia in women, and potential sources of iron in household diets in Afghanistan. It also examines whether ownership of agricultural (particularly livestock) assets and their use in food... Read More about Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets.

Water, infrastructure and political rule: Introduction to the special issue [Water, infrastructure and political rule] (2016)
Journal Article
Obertreis, J., Moss, T., Mollinga, P., & Bichsel, C. (2016). Water, infrastructure and political rule: Introduction to the special issue [Water, infrastructure and political rule]. Water alternatives, 9(2), 168-181

Ruling by canal: Governance and system-level design characteristics of large scale irrigation infrastructure in India and Uzbekistan (2016)
Journal Article
Mollinga, P., & Veldwisch, G. J. A. (2016). Ruling by canal: Governance and system-level design characteristics of large scale irrigation infrastructure in India and Uzbekistan. Water alternatives, 9(2), 222-249

Doing Good While They Can: International volunteers, development and politics in early Independence Tanzania (2016)
Book Chapter
Jennings, M. (2016). Doing Good While They Can: International volunteers, development and politics in early Independence Tanzania. In R. Price, & H. Brown (Eds.), Volunteer Economies: The Politics and Ethics of Voluntary Labour in Africa (119-139). Boydell and Brewer

What We Know about Ethical Research Involving Children in Humanitarian Settings: An overview of principles, the literature and case studies (Innocenti Working Paper No. 2016-18) (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Berman, G., Hart, J., O'Mathúna, D., Mattellone, E., Potts, A., O'Kane, C., Shusterman, J., & Tanner, T. What We Know about Ethical Research Involving Children in Humanitarian Settings: An overview of principles, the literature and case studies (Innocenti Working Paper No. 2016-18). Florence

This working paper identifies and explores the issues that should be considered when undertaking ethical research involving children in humanitarian settings. Both the universal (i.e. relevant to all research involving children) and specific ethical... Read More about What We Know about Ethical Research Involving Children in Humanitarian Settings: An overview of principles, the literature and case studies (Innocenti Working Paper No. 2016-18).

Resilience: the big picture - top themes and trends (2016)
Preprint / Working Paper
Lovell, E., Bahadur, A., Tanner, T., & Morsi, H. Resilience: the big picture - top themes and trends. London

This report uses infographics to identify the key themes and emerging trends in resilience thinking and practice. The report includes sections on:

// The rise in the use of the term 'resilience' in books, scholarly journals and scientific research... Read More about Resilience: the big picture - top themes and trends.