Call for papers: Pathways to Development Conference 2024
Effective governance structures serve as the cornerstone for shaping policies, regulations, and institutions that drive societal...
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Effective governance structures serve as the cornerstone for shaping policies, regulations, and institutions that drive societal...
Following last year’s historic vote supporting the establishment of a new UN Framework Tax Convention, a UN Ad Hoc Group has now been...
IDS has been working with partners in Ghana in recent years as part of two initiatives: firstly, a tripartite Memorandum of...
Participatory approaches to complex social issues like child labour
This seminar critically reflects on the praxis of children’s participation in a five-year programme tackling the worst forms of child...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This brief presents social and political considerations for the design and implementation of vaccination-related risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies for mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Participatory approaches to complex social issues like child labour
CLARISSA responded to the complex challenge of child labour through a deliberate and participatory approach to adaptive management. But...
Critical accountants study how accounting shapes organisations and the social world. They aim to bring alternative accounts into focus....
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
How, for whom, and under what conditions does Participatory Action Research (PAR) generate innovation to tackle the drivers of the worst forms of child labour (WFCL)? This paper presents the findings of a realist evaluation that investigated how PAR groups facilitated children who work in exploitative and harmful labour and business owners in the leather industry in Bangladesh and the adult entertainment sector in Nepal to generate innovative actions. These PAR groups were facilitated over a period of 18 months to two years by non-governmental organisation professionals trained in PAR approaches.
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The formation of CLARISSA Nepal Action Research Group 5 was prompted by recurring issues around children’s mental health and overall wellbeing that emerged through the research. The children involved are exposed to various forms of exploitation, abuse, trauma, and violence, all of which have a profound and adverse impact on their mental health.