Search Results - subject_exact:"Community work"

Making cross-sector partnerships work : how local NGOs navigate place, governance, and social dynamics in rural water access projects in stratified contexts

Mahanti, Ahaana - 2026 - First edition

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Building a local structural basis for economic change? : a case study on grassroots initiatives from a ‘social provisioning’ perspective

Hausmann, Roman; Schwab, Anne-Kathrin - 2025

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Immigrant grassroots associations in the Netherlands : a sense-making approach to understanding exclusion from endowed foundation funding

Davids, Irene M. H.; Meijs, Lucas - 2025

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NGO versus Government's solar energy provision in India : A feminist perspective

Mininni, Giulia M. - 2024

India is aiming at achieving a major shift in energy production and provision from a fossil fuel-based economy to one focussing on clean energy. As a financially constrained context, the move to the use of renewable energy is happening also through foreign investment and centres mostly on...

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Community-wide support for primary students to improve foundational literacy and numeracy : empirical evidence from Madagascar

Maruyama, Takao; Igei, Kengo - 2024

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Grassroots design meets grassroots innovation : rural design orientation and firm performance

Wojan, Timothy R.; Goetz, Stephan J.; Zheng, Tian; Han, Luyi - 2024

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Climate action now : how to fuel a social movement

Lteif, Lama; Nardini, Gia; Rank-Christman, Tracy; … - 2024

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Legitimacy of community-based social enterprises (CBSE) in service provision in rural areas

Rinne-Koski, Katja; Lähdesmäki, Merja - 2024

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Rethinking the diffusion of grassroots innovations : an embedding framework

Roysen, Rebeca; Bruehwiler, Nadine; Kos, Lasse; Boyer, … - 2024

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Greening apprenticeships : from grassroot initiatives to comprehensive approaches

2024

From grassroot initiatives to comprehensive approaches, structured collaboration helps unlock the potential of apprenticeships for the green transition. Apprenticeships are particularly well placed to develop the skills for the green transition, as they are at the intersection of the education...

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Friends or enemies? : unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations

Gerli, Paolo; Mora, Luca; Zhang, Jun; Sancino, Alessandro - 2024

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Community-based initiatives and public services delivery in a fragile context : the case of Yemen

Elayah, Moosa; Al-Sameai, Nesmah; Khodr, Hiba; Gamar, Samah - 2024

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Welfare, credit and solidarity in early modern Italy : institutions for women, farmers, and the poor

Gioeli, Giulia - 2026

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Community-based social economy : social capital and civic participation in social entrepreneurship and community development

Mandrysz, Witold - 2020

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Motivations and identities of "grassroots" circular entrepreneurs : an initial exploration

Henry, Marvin; Hoogenstrijd, Thijs; Kirchherr, Julian - 2023

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Land reform, emerging grassroots democracy and political trust in China

Chen, Xing; Xu, Jintao; Yi, Yuanyuan; Zhuge, Andong - 2025

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Value tensions and actionable knowledge in grassroots innovation : a study of invitational ambiguity and implementation challenges

Esposito, Gabriella; De Bernardi, Paola; Bertello, Alberto - 2025

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Reimagining development in Southeast Asia : alternative practices from the grassroots and social movements

2025

This volume consolidates chapters from across Southeast Asia as a means of discussing alternative development pathways. It presents radical re-imaginings of how development might look, considered alongside the growing disillusionment over mainstream development models. In suggesting alternative...

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Sustainability and Community-Based Organizations : Cross-Cultural Cases

Veress, Tamás - 2025

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Political Economy of Unsustainability -- Chapter 3: Historical Context of Collective Action -- Chapter 4: Prioritizing Needs: Case Studies of Community-Based Organizations -- Chapter 5: Mapping Community-based Organizations’ Characteristics -- Chapter...

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Grassroots social innovation : the role of collaboration and experiential learning

Osterczuk, Karolina - 2025

"This book examines the transformative power of grassroots social innovations within dynamic urban landscapes. From addressing access to healthy food to navigating regulatory challenges, urban citizens are taking charge of their environments through collective action. This ethnographic...

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Monitoring corruption : can top-down monitoring crowd out grassroots participation?

Gonzalez, Robert; Harvey, Matthew; Tzachrista, Foteini - 2025

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Monitoring Corruption : Can Top-down Monitoring Crowd-Out Grassroots Participation?

Gonzalez, Robert M; Harvey, Matthew; Tzachrista, Foteini - 2020

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Sisterhood economies, solidarity and utu-ubuntu for sisterhood flourishing futures

Kinyanjui, Mary Njeri - 2025

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Klimagenossenschaften und die sozial-ökologische Transformation urbaner Räume

Ullmann, Tobias - 2025

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2. Contributions of grassroots innovations for sustainable waste management and circular economy

Carenzo, Sebastián - 2025

The research addresses significant gaps in sustainable waste management and the circular economy. These gaps hinder progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production. A key area of concern is the lack of attention to...

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Pātaka kai : growing kai sovereignty

Hutchings, Jessica; Smith, Jo; Taura, Yvonne; Witehira, … - 2025

"We face a biodiversity crisis and a climate meltdown. Our food systems are broken, our soils are depleted and our seeds are owned by global corporations. Meanwhile colonial capitalism dictates the mainstream response to these crises, drowning out Indigenous perspectives and solutions, yet...

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Spaces of governance for sustainable transformation of local food systems : the case of 8 biodistricts in Tuscany

Passaro, Alessandro; Randelli, Filippo - 2022

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How to start a grassroots movement

Ehrlich, David; Szech, Nora - 2022

We study the influence of social messages that promote a digital public good, a COVID-19 tracing app. We vary whether subjects receive a digital message from another subject, and, if so, at what cost it came. Observed maximum willingness to invest in sending varies, from 1 cent up to 20 euros....

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How to start a grassroots movement

Ehrlich, David; Szech, Nora - 2022

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Ethnic Communities’ Contribution of Cultural Capital to Grassroots Economic Development in the Special Economic Zone

Phatthanaphraiwan, Suwichan; Fairfield, Benjamin - 2022

The means, motivations, and methods of host culture groups’ (indigenous people’s) contributions to the national and local economic development by means of eco- and cultural tourism in the border area of Tak province closely links cross-border Karen communities (between Thailand and the Karen...

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Economic Development and Environmental Conservation : Evidence From Eco-Tourism

Saavedra, Santiago - 2022

Economic growth and environmental protection are key development challenges. Theoretically, eco-tourism could increase workers' income and increase the incentive to preserve forests. However, higher income is generally associated with larger environmental degradation. I study empirically the...

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Frugal entrepreneurship : resource mobilization in resource-constrained environments

Hossain, Mokter - 2022

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EPALE community storybook 2022 : the scrapbook

2022

This storybook features unique stories of adult learning practitioners, their perspectives and experiences from the grassroot level. The inner power of stories lies in how they can unite people. EPALE wants to build bridges among people, and to foster the efforts of adult learning professionals...

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Youth and transformational entrepreneurship : delivering sustainable grassroots innovation in war and poverty-stricken communities in Lanao del Sur, Philippines

Arañas, Art Marvin - 2024

Before the infamous Marawi Siege in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur in the Philippines during May 23, 2017, the Province of Lanao del Sur according to the Philippine Statistics Authority was consistently among the poorest provinces cluster in the Philippines during the years 2012 and 2015, topping...

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Empowering smallholder farmers through community-based marketing initiatives in promoting sustainable agriculture

Kaponda, Tendai; Chiwaridzo, Option Takunda - 2024

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Innovation of grassland ecological governance systems : synergy between government regulation and grassroots governance

Feng, Xiaolong; Qiu, Huanguang; Liu, Mingyue; Tang, Jianjun - 2024

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Socio-economic environment and motivation to innovate : exploring grassroots innovations process in India

Kumar, Hemant; Namrata - 2024

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Wohnen als soziale Frage : sozialräumliche Ungleichheit als Herausforderung Sozialer Arbeit

Alisch, Monika; Weidmann, Stefan - 2024 - 1. Auflage

Menschen, die sozial und ökonomisch benachteiligt werden, bekommen kaum angemessenen Wohnraum. Ungleiche Zugänge zu Wohnraum und das Auseinanderdriften von Arm und Reich kennzeichnen nicht nur die Städte, sondern inzwischen auch ländliche Regionen. Das Buch skizziert diese Zusammenhänge und...

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Indicators of grassroots innovations in Iran : a mixed method study

Ghadimi, Akram; Saviz, Marzieh - 2024

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Grassroots organizations and women's empowerment in a post-conflict region : evidence from women organizations in Northern Uganda

Davidson, Lupe; Demir, Fırat; Harris, John - 2024

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"Happy" activists : non-governmental organization staff navigating the social movement/service provider divide in India

Mount, Liz - 2024

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Civil society organisations and youth civic engagement in Cambodia

Ang Len; Young, Sokphea - 2021

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Underburdened Communities

Bratspies, Rebecca M. - 2021

Waste is built into modern culture. Yet the problem of what to do with all that waste remains unresolved. The Western over-consumptive lifestyle relies on the highly racialized transfer of the burdens associated with managing waste away from certain communities and onto others. Indeed, our...

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Social Movements : An Ostromian Perspective

Novak, Mikayla - 2021

The objective of this paper is to interpret social movement activity using the conceptual tools of Bloomington political economy. Mainstream theory predicts that collective action to achieve objectives of societal transformation is infeasible, given the incentive of individuals to free ride on...

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The Local Ecology of New Social Movements

Knudsen, Brian; Clark, Terry Nichols - 2021

Recent scholarship from political science, urban studies, and sociology conceptualizes the city as a space of decentralized democracy - a view emphasizing localization, participation, difference, and anti-hierarchical organizational form. Instead of conceiving the city as a place of atomized...

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The Role of Collective Action and Urban Social Movements in Reducing Chronic Urban Poverty

Mitlin, Diana - 2021

The purpose of this paper is to explore the contribution of urban social movements in addressing urban poverty, particularly the poverty experienced by the chronic (or long-term) poor in Southern towns and cities. After a Summary and Introduction, the substantive discussion begins in Section Two...

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Cooperation in the Commons : Community-based Rangeland Management in Namibia

Coppock, D. Layne; Crowley, Lucas; Durham, Susan L.; … - 2021

Classic theories suggest that common pool resources are subject to overexploitation. Community-based resource management approaches may ameliorate "tragedy of the commons" effects. Using a randomized evaluation in Namibia's communal rangelands, we find that a comprehensive four-year program to...

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Cooperation in the Commons : Community-based Rangeland Management in Namibia

Coppock, D. Layne; Crowley, Lucas; Durham, Susan L.; … - 2021

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Common causes in grassroot development : a case for community-based and community-driven response in the postpandemic era

Patrick-Agulonye, Uzoma Vincent - 2021

Purpose; The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of community-based and driven approaches during the lockdowns and early periods of the pandemic. The study examines the impact and perceptions of the state-led intervention. This would help to discover a better approach for...

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Urbane Subsistenz : die zweite Quelle des Wohlstands

Dahm, Daniel; Scherhorn, Gerhard - 2021 - 2. Auflage

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Urbane Subsistenz : die zweite Quelle des Wohlstands

Dahm, Daniel; Scherhorn, Gerhard - 2021 - 2. Auflage

Edition: 2. Auflage

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Our extractive age : expressions of violence and resistance

Shapiro, Judith - 2021

"Our Extractive Age: Expressions of Violence and Resistance emphasizes how the spectrum of violence associated with natural resource extraction permeates contemporary collective life. Chronicling the increasing rates of brutal suppression of local environmental and labor activists in rural and...

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Our extractive age : expressions of violence and resistance

Shapiro, Judith - 2021

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Social capital and tapping community-based organisation's convergence potential with MGNREGA : a micro study in Karnataka

Kumar, Sanjiv; Madheswaran, S. - 2020

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Grassroots Innovation : Local Food in Upper-North Area of Thailand

Phonwattana, Somsathid - 2020

Food is one of the four basic needs for any human race as a vital source of energy to maintain our life. However, there are differences in eating pattern in each society which depend on various factors such as geography, economic, way of life, beliefs, tradition and custom that have been carried...

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