Knowledge and People's Power: Lessons with Peasants in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Colombia

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dc.contributor.authorFals-Borda, Orlando
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T09:41:34Z
dc.date.available2024-11-21T09:41:34Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.descriptionThis study explores the participatory experiences of grassroots movements in Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico, focusing on participatory action research (PAR). Developed under the ILO's World Employment Programme, it provides a conceptual and methodological framework for grassroots mobilization and empowerment in rural contexts. It emphasizes people's power, collective research, and the integration of folk culture into developmental practices.
dc.description.abstractThe book synthesizes participatory experiences in Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico, illustrating how grassroots organizations mobilize, interact, and empower themselves through participatory action research (PAR). It provides a comparative analysis of methods and outcomes, offering lessons for integrating research, education, and political action to achieve social transformation. The work emphasizes the role of stable grassroots organizations in fostering self-reliance and countervailing political mechanisms against systemic oppression.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Labour Office, Rural Employment Policies Branch, Employment and Development Department
dc.identifier.citationFals-Borda, O. (1985). Knowledge and People's Power: Lessons with Peasants in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Colombia. International Labour Office. Translated by B.J. Mallet.
dc.identifier.urihttp://192.9.200.215:4000/handle/123456789/237
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Labour Office (ILO)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPart of the Participatory Organizations of the Rural Poor (PORP) Programme, ILO
dc.subjectParticipatory Action Research (PAR)
dc.subjectGrassroots Mobilization
dc.subjectRural Development
dc.subjectPeople's Power
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectParticipatory Education
dc.titleKnowledge and People's Power: Lessons with Peasants in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Colombia
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