Negotiating knowledge : evidence and experience in development NGOs / edited by Rachel Hayman, Sophie King, Tiina Kontinen and Lata Narayanaswamy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayman, Rachel, editor.

King, Sophie (Dr.), editor.

Kontinen, Tiina, editor.

Narayanaswamy, Lata, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations.

Development economics.

Economic development.

Cooperation.

Knowledge management.

Physical Description:

x, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rugby, Warwickshire, UK : Practical Action Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

International NGOs are Increasingly under pressure from governments and the public to demonstrate evidence of Impact and tangible results. This book critically examines how development NGOs working around the world create knowledge and evidence, and use it to satisfy donors, to improve their practices, and to further our understanding of poverty and social change. It asks questions such as: does knowledge that emerges from local communities or from practice count for less than knowledge generated through scientific research? How can we improve the sharing of knowledge in and across organizations? What do we mean by 'evidence-based' advocacy or programming? The eight studies that form the core of Negotiating Knowledge span scholarly and practitioner research across Africa, Asia and Europe. They tackle political issues that determine what forms of evidence and knowledge are given credence. They explore the power dynamics that shape the value placed on knowledge and learning in relationships within and between organizations. Negotiating Knowledge urges NGOs to examine how they use knowledge in order to make it work better for themselves and for the people that they aim to assist. To do this well, they have to understand better what they mean by knowledge and evidence, revisit the value that they place on learning and knowledge, and invest in appropriate capacity and skills. This book is essential reading for international NGO staff and policy makers, as well as those researching and studying international development. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Why do NGOs need to negotiate knowledge? / Sophie King King, Sophie, Tiina Kontinen Kontinen, Tiina, Lata Narayanaswamy Narayanaswamy, Lata, Rachel Hayman Hayman, Rachel 1

Part I Understanding knowledge and evidence

2 What do we mean by evidence-based advocacy? Ideas from NGOs in Malawi / Kale Gooding Gooding, Kale 17

3 What sense does it make? Vocabularies of practice and knowledge creation in a development NGO / Tiina Kontinen Kontinen, Tiina 29

Part II Knowledge and power

4 Legitimacy and knowledge production in NGOs / Erla Thrandardottir Thrandardottir, Erla 47

5 Knowledge and conditional participation of civil society organizations in India's urban governance regime / Swetha Rao Dhananka Dhananka, Swetha Rao 59

6 Research for development alternatives: inter-elite relations and grass-roots knowledge in Western Uganda / Sophie King King, Sophie, Christopher Businge Businge, Christopher 75

Part III Knowledge agendas and development practice

7 Progress towards effective knowledge sharing in an NGO / Kai Matturi Matturi, Kai 93

8 T have not seen a single person use it': NGOs, documentation centres and knowledge brokering in development / Lata Narayanaswamy Narayanaswamy, Lata 111

9 NGOs and the evidence-based policy agenda / Rachel Hayman Hayman, Rachel 129

10 Conclusion: negotiating knowledge, evidence, learning and power / Rachel Hayman Hayman, Rachel, Sophie King King, Sophie, Lata Narayanaswamy Narayanaswamy, Lata, Tiina Kontinen Kontinen, Tiina 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853399256

9781853399251

9781853399268

1853399264

OCLC:

948774640