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16 November 2017
Much of the existing research on citizen participation technologies takes the technology as its starting point, focusing primarily the...
2 November 2017
Published by: IT for Change
The recent and rapid rise of digital technologies among citizens and civil society organizations (CSOs) offers extensive possibilities...
18 September 2017
When Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013, a number of national and local government tools, platforms and mechanisms were put in...
15 June 2017
Published by: IT for Change
As a democratic country, the Philippines values citizen participation in ensuring that people's voices are heard and that they are part...
19 April 2017
Published by: Taylor & Francis Online
‘Heirloom rice’ is a boundary concept that enables social entrepreneurs to commodify traditional landraces.
19 April 2017
We analyse the marketing of ‘heirloom rices’ produced in the Cordillera mountains of northern Luzon, the Philippines, as the commodification of a historical ‘anti-commodity’
1 February 2017
Published by: IDS
This report highlights the ideas and practices that underlie the work of crowdsourcing intermediaries: actors who collect and analyse citizen feedback using digital platforms, and use it to support positive change. Most studies of crowdsourcing initiatives in the transparency and accountability field are primarily concerned with representation (whose voice is being heard?) and impact (what kind of change is being supported?).
The Rockefeller Foundation defines inclusive economies as ones that are equitable, participatory, growing, stable, and sustainable. This project is developing and applying indicators of inclusive economies at sub-national scales, such as cities and intra-national market systems.
19 December 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The Philippines has a long history of state–society engagement to introduce reforms in government and politics. Forces from civil...
Conflict, Violence and Development Seminar Series
Since 2008 Russell has worked for DFID documenting the impact of the UK’s overseas aid in developing countries around the world.