[alt-media-res] FW: Non-Governmental Public Action: Research Methodologies Seminar

[Boehm, Steffen]

I'm unlikely to be able to go because of immanent arrival of little one.
but it would be good if at least one of us could take part in this...
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From: NGPA-L Non Governmental Public Action
[mailto:NGPA-L at LISTSERV.LSE.AC.UK] On Behalf Of H Blakey
Sent: 07 April 2008 13:15
To: NGPA-L at LISTSERV.LSE.AC.UK
Subject: Non-Governmental Public Action: Research Methodologies Seminar



The International Centre for Participation Studies at Bradford
University's Department of Peace Studies is holding a one-day seminar,
as part of the ESRC's Non-Governmental Public Action Programme (NGPA).

 

RESEARCHING NON GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC ACTION:  METHODOLOGIES AND
PRINCIPLES

 

Date: 15th MAY 2007, 9.30-5.30

 

The seminar brings together a number of research projects which have
been funded through the NGPA programme, to reflect on methodologies for
researching non governmental public action. We have also included papers
from other researchers not involved with the programme but interested in
innovative methodologies for engaging research participants. 

 

The aim of the day is to share ideas about - and think critically about
- methodologies for researching with non-governmental actors and about
non-governmental public action.

 

The seminar will explore, through presentations and discussion:

 

~       What it means to value and acknowledge the experiential and
reflective knowledge of practitioners as well as academic knowledge,
within a research project. 

 

~       Innovative methods for doing participatory research, for example
video, art and theatre.

 

~       The challenges of combining academic research and activism.

 

~       Ethical issues brought up in working with non-governmental
public actors such as community organisations, residents, activists and
the voluntary sector.

 

We are inviting you to this event because you are working in this area,
or we think that you would be interested in the issues that we are
exploring. I am attaching a draft programme for the event, which lists
contributors and papers.

 

This event is by invite only, as there are only limited places.

 

If you would like to book a place, just reply to this email. Please also
let me know if you have any particular dietary or access requirements.
Do give me a call if you'd like to have a chat about the event.

Finally, if you know of anyone else who you think might be interested in
attending, I would be grateful if you would pass on their contact
details to me.

 

We hope that you will be able to join us for what we hope will be an
interesting and worthwhile day.

 

Best wishes,

 

Heather Blakey and Jenny Pearce.

 

 

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Heather Blakey

International Centre for Participation Studies

Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University

 

email: h.blakey2 at bradford.ac.uk

tel: 01274 236044

web: www.participationstudies.org

 

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