Putting Knowledge to Work: Collaborating, Influencing, and Learning for International Development 9781552505939, 9781853399589, 9781853399596, 9781780449593, 9781780449586, 1552505936

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Putting Knowledge to Work: Collaborating, Influencing, and Learning for International Development
9781552505939, 9781853399589, 9781853399596, 9781780449593, 9781780449586, 1552505936

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Luc J. A. Mougeot

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of illustrations
Figures
1.1 Selected knowledge-relevant relationships between CSOs and other development actors
3.1 Comparison of collaborations reported by Canadian CSOs and Canadian universities
4.1 Canadian civil society organization sources of research – collaboration or none
4.2 Canadian civil society organization sources of research – Canadian or Southern
5.1 Approaches to organizational learning and practice
5.2 Learning strategy directions
5.3 Methods used to incorporate learning into field activities by staff size
5.4 Internal knowledge-sharing activities by staff size
5.5 External knowledge-sharing activities
5.6 Challenges by staff size
5.7 The four case studies of learning initiatives within the conceptual framework
Photos
4.1 Local women identify and record safety concerns in Rosario, Argentina
4.2 UNEC General Manager Roberto Muñoz holds up an oregano seedling ready for a farmer’s field at the Tomina facility
Tables
4.1 The relationship between the number of organizational roles and the number of purposes of research use in Canadian civil society organizations
4.2 Examples of how CCSO research fulfils different organizational roles
Acronyms and abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
About the editor
1 Introduction: Knowledge for civil society in the rapidly changing ecosystem for international development
2 Whose agenda? Power, policies, and priorities in North–South research partnerships
3 Negotiating research collaboration between universities and other civil society organizations in Canada
4 Canadian civil society organizations using research to influence policy and practice in the Global South
5 The learning needs and experiences of Canadian civil society organizations in international cooperation for development
6 Conclusion: Main findings, messages, and pending knowledge gaps
Index
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