Resources
rssDialogue by Design: A handbook in public and stakeholder engagement
Authors: Acland, A. (Dialogue by Design)
Publication date: 2012
This handbook has a special focus on how to design engagement processes – for example, which method to use in different types of situation and how to keep track of stakeholder participation.
The Role of the Public Sector in the Integration Initiative: Executive Summary
Authors: Mt. Auburn Associates for Living Cities
Publication date: 2014
This report explores the different forms that public sector involvement has taken at the five Integration Initiative sites, documents the most important public‐sector‐related outcomes of the Initiative, and helps to develop a better understanding of what factors may be affecting success across sites.
The Integration Initiative: Three Year Evaluation Report
Authors: Mt. Auburn Associates, Inc for Living Cities
Publication date: 2014
In January 2010, Living Cities launched The Integration Initiative (TII) to support “bold, promising approaches that have the potential to transform the lives of low-income people and the communities in which they live.”
Realising the Potential of Civil Society-led South-South Development Cooperation
Author: Moilwa, T.
Publication date: 2015
Civil Society Organisations from the BRICS countries and Mexico are now leading a huge range of South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC) initiatives. These organisations have a significant role to play in the post-2015 development cooperation landscape.
Dynamics of Rural Innovation - a primer for emerging professionals
Authors: Pyburn, R. & Woodhill, J. (eds.)
Publication date: 2014
Dynamics of Rural Innovation – a primer for emerging professionals is a co-publication of KIT and Wageningen University’s Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) that brings together the experiences of over 40 conceptual thinkers and development practitioners to articulate lessons on agricultural innovation processes and social learning.
Asking people what they think: Using perceptions data to monitor the post-2015 agenda
Authors: Rodríguez Takeuchi,L. & Hine, S. with Chávez, C.
Publication date: 2015
The call for a ‘data revolution’ has spurred debate around the inclusion of new data and indicators to measure progress towards development goals. Indicators of perceptions – based on asking people what matters to them most and their opinions of change – could help to stimulate public debate and hold policy-makers accountable.
Aid and the Islamic State
Author: Svoboda, E. & Redvers, L.
Publication date: 2014
The IRIN/HPG Crisis Brief is a new product designed for aid workers, policy makers and donors to address a gap in current analysis of humanitarian research and action.
This pilot examines the flows of international aid into parts of Iraq controlled by militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS).
A Peacebuilding Tool for a Conflict-Sensitive Approach to Development: A Pilot Initiative in Nepal
Author: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Publication date: 2014
The peacebuilding tool is an analytical tool for assisting project team leaders and social experts in understanding the local context, and in identifying potential risks to implementation of development projects that are linked to social conflicts, as well as in formulating mitigation measures for addressing these risks.
Inclusion, Resilience, Change: ADB’s Strategy 2020 at Mid-Term
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publication date: 2014
The midterm review of Strategy 2020 provides the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a precious opportunity to draw on its vast experience over the first 5 years of the strategy's implementation.
IDS Annual Report 2014: Transforming development
Author: IDS
Publication date: 2014
This year's theme, ‘Transforming Development’ reflects both the upheaval in the development landscape, and the changes IDS is making to refresh its vision and ways of working in internationally turbulent times.
The IDS Annual Report 2014:
