Putting knowledge to work : collaborating, influencing, and learning for international development / edited by Luc J.A. Mougeot.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mougeot, Luc J. A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Canada--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Cooperation.

Knowledge management.

Economic development--Research.

Economic development.

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Management.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rugby : Practical Action Publishing Ltd, [2017]

Summary:

Producing knowledge that is relevant and can be acted upon is essential for international development. There is a renewed urgency for knowledge from the civil society sector, particularly non-academic organizations, to be acknowledged and recorded, to be distilled and leveraged, in order to help the sector retain its relevance. Deep transformations are affecting the sector and global North CSOs are being challenged by funders and beneficiaries alike to be more agile and nimble in mustering knowledge and applying it to advance human rights, reduce inequality, and make our societies more inclusive, more just, and more sustainable. Putting Knowledge to Work unveils the often under-rated role that knowledge plays in non-governmental organizations' (NGO) work in international cooperation for development. How do they go about producing or accessing the knowledge which they need? How do they collaborate with others to do so? How do they strategize and apply knowledge to effect positive change locally and more broadly for development? How do they go about learning from practice to keep evolving as development actors? The book not only unpacks tensions and challenges faced by small- and medium-sized development NGOs in particular; it also analyses cases in which organizations have devised inspiring solutions to improve their own performance, often in the face of adversity. This book should be read by staff and managers of civil society organizations, government staff and philanthropic organizations, and students and researchers in the field of international development.-- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Knowledge for civil society in the rapidly changing ecosystem for international development / Luc J.A. Mougeot Mougeot, Luc J.A. 1

2 Whose agenda? Power, policies, and priorities in North-South research partnerships / Megan Bradley Bradley, Megan 37

3 Negotiating research collaboration between universities and other civil society organizations in Canada / Elena Chernikova Chernikova, Elena 71

4 Canadian civil society organizations using research to influence policy and practice in the Global South / Stacie Travers Travers, Stacie 107

5 The learning needs and experiences of Canadian civil society organizations in international cooperation for development / Eric Smith Smith, Eric 145

6 Conclusion: Main findings, messages, and pending knowledge gaps / Luc J.A. Mougeot Mougeot, Luc J.A. 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1853399590

9781853399596

1853399582

9781853399589

OCLC:

987786407