With this website, we offer the perspective of the Participation, Inclusion and Social Change cluster at the Institute of Development Studies. We hope it is a helpful resource for anyone interested in using participatory methods in their work.
We don’t want to duplicate the hard work of other organisations and would like to signpost to other resources which you may also find useful:
Websites, organisations and networks:
Participedia – resources on public participation and democratic innovations, for researchers, educators, policymakers, activists and practitioners.
Better Evaluation – a wide range of resources on all forms of evaluation, including participatory approaches and methods.
ActionAid’s Reflection Action – lots of participatory tools used to challenge and shift power.
EvalParticipativa – A widely used network building site built by academics at the Universidad San Juan.
LearningforSustainability – curated by Will Allen over decades on action research for environmental sustainability, with great curated resources and tools linked to participation in environment sustainability.
Journal of Participatory Research Methods – Resource for participatory researchers of peer-reviewed articles on methods, techniques, tools and strategies.
Action Research Journal – peer-reviewed resources covering theory and practice of Action Research.
Action Research Podcast – the first ever podcast focusing on Action Research, interviewing many influential thinkers.
Empowered Aid Participatory Resources – instructional guides and toolkits on using participatory methods in programming with conflict-affected women and girls.
Participatory Research in Asia (PRiA) – an organisation focused on participatory research and training.
Praxis – Institute for Participatory Practices – a development support organisation specializing in participatory research, capacity-building, documentation and dissemination of pro-poor initiatives.
IDS project websites
We also host other websites focusing on specific projects and programmes:
CLARISSA – resources focusing on tackling the worst forms of child labour in Bangladesh and Nepal, through Systemic Action Research.
Hard Labour – from the CLARISSA programme, a collection of stories about working children in Kathmandu and Dhaka.
Rejuvenate – a living archive of resources on child and youth rights and participation.
The Sanitation Learning Hub – resource collection of practical support and current thinking supporting learning and innovative methods in the sanitation and hygiene sector.
