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Item Enabling Public Grievance Redressal Systems in Municipalities: An Operational Manual(Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), 2013)Grievance redressal lies at the heart of accountable governance, yet in many contexts it remains fragmented and inaccessible to ordinary citizens. This manual offers a practical framework for designing and implementing public grievance systems that are transparent, responsive, and rooted in citizen participation. It sets out processes for creating enabling environments, building institutional structures, and clarifying roles for officials and communities alike. By addressing both procedural steps and the broader ethos of trust and accountability, the manual positions grievance redressal not only as a technical exercise but as a means of deepening democratic practice.Item Guidelines for Global Review on Training in Community-Based Research (CBR)(UNESCO Chair, 2014-04) UNESCO ChairItem Citizen report card: Citizen feedback for effective service delivery. An operational manual(Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), 2013) Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)Item Citizen's report on water supply, sanitation and solid waste management in selected small and medium towns in India(Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), 2008-12) Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)Item Global thematic review on training in community-based research: Indigenous people and perspectives in Latin American-Final report(Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) and Unversity of Victoria, 2016) Haffenden, Johanna AndreaThe review examines CBR in Latin America regarding indigenous people and indigenous perspectives around the core themes of democracy, water governance and sustainability. In Latin America as a result of decades of continuous political activity and in the name of democracy indigenous populations have been recognised with an active political role without having to abandon their cultural identity (Korovkin, 2001) to the point that it has also become a tool of power to change existing structures. In addition, it is argued that the current political participation of indigenous peoples in Latin American constitutes the development of postliberal citizens (Jorge Hernandez Díaz, 2010). Within this context CBR involving indigenous people and indigenous perspectives in Latin America frequently refers to the idea of recovering indigenous identities and discourses that intend to subvert systems that still serve privileged and white social classes over indigenous people. It is in this context that CBR, encompassed by universities and intellectuals committed to alter the current dynamics, develops and shapes social initiatives. Within the CBR framework indigenous peoples are visible actors who possess perspectives that are part of a culture that can offer solutions to environmental issues created by the ‘other.Item Local Food Project: Strategies for increasing food security on Vancouver Island(Office of Community Based Research, 2011-08) Office of Community Based Research, University of Victoria (OBCR-UVic)This report highlights the results of Vancouver Island Community Research Alliance's (VICRA) Local Food Project. The project's goal is to provide current evidence, drawn from community expertise and peer-reviewed research related to food security on Vancouver Island, to engage in strategic collaborative work, and inform opportunities for future action. The report summarizes research carried out by student interns from post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island, with oversight provided by advisory committees comprised of both community members and academics. Each strategy area had its own unique approach and process and this is reflected in the findings.Item Early childhood care and development programs as hook and hub for community development: Promising practices in First Nations(University of Victoria, 2004) Ball, JessicaThis report summarizes key findings of a year-long investigation into the steps taken by Lil’wat Nation, Tl’azt’en Nation, and six of the First Nations in the Treaty 8 Tribal Association to strengthen their capacity to provide early childhood care and development programs, in ways that reinforce their cultures and languages and promote the well-being of young children and their parents or other caregivers.Item A note on the Participatory Research Project in the Asian region(1981) Tandon, RajeshThis paper traces the rise of participatory research as a response to the limits of conventional social science, linking it to wider struggles for democracy and development. It reflects on both its potential and contradictions, framing it as an ongoing project rather than a finished method.Item Citizen engagement in urban governance: Lessons from small and medium towns in India(Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), 2009) Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)Item Participatory Evaluation: Issues and Concerns(Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), 2001-08-20) Choudhary, Anil; Tandan, Rajesh