Knowledge Democracy and Participatory Research

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Welcome to the Knowledge Democracy and Participatory Research Community. This community serves as a comprehensive repository of resources on participatory approaches, community-based research, and collaborative inquiry methods. Our mission is to foster knowledge sharing and support initiatives that empower communities to contribute to research, ensuring their voices shape the knowledge that impacts their lives.

Explore a wealth of materials, including case studies, policy papers, training guides, and research publications that highlight the practice and principles of participatory research worldwide.

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    Participatory Research in Nicaragua - Report on a Pilot Project
    (Rural Employment Policies Branch International Labour Organisation, 1985-05) Montis, Malena de
    Following the Triumph of 19 July 1979, the Nicaraguan Revolution has embarked upon a course of social transformation in which, for the rural sector where 65 per cent of its population reside, agrarian reform with cooperative development constitutes the central thrust. By 1982 Agricultural, Credit and Service, and Work Co-operatives covered 53 per cent of the small agricultural sector, 43 per cent of the total cultivated area of this sector and 15 per cent of the total cultivated area of the country. However, the bulk of these new production units are facing a wide range of internal problems such as an insignificant or non-existent level of capitalisation, a high degree of organisational and structural instability, superficial knowledge on the part of the members and leaders of their functions and obligations, poor technology, and a low level of formal education which stands in the way of the adoption of superior technology.
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    The Impoverishment of the Filipino Peasantry (or Philippine Rural Anti-Poverty Programs)
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    This paper examines the historical and contemporary challenges faced by the Filipino peasantry, exploring the impact of agrarian reform efforts, industrialization as a development strategy, and the country's rural anti-poverty programs. The study highlights the failures and successes of past initiatives such as the Land Reform Bill, the Samahang Nayon Program, and agricultural credit programs like Masagana 99. It also critically analyzes the role of the state, foreign investments, and the uneven distribution of benefits between the urban elite and rural poor in shaping the country’s economic development.

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