Innovation is increasingly invoked by policy elites and business leaders as vital for tackling
global challenges like sustainable development. Often overlooked, however, is the fact that …

Despite the normative beliefs that underpin the concept of participation, its impact on
improved democratic, and developmental outcomes has proven difficult to assess. Using a …

Over the last two decades, the idea that citizen engagement and participation can contribute
to improved governance and development outcomes has been mainstreamed in …

The story of the urban poor in Harare and Zimbabwean cities in general is a story of
evictions, fear and misery. In May 2005, at the behest of the Government of Zimbabwe the …

Seeking Urban Transformation. Alternative Urban Futures in Zimbabwe tells the stories of
ordinary people's struggles to remake urban centres. It interrogates and highlights the …

This paper analyses the dynamics of grassroots mobilisation in contemporary Russia. Based
on data from ethnographic studies conducted in two life spheres–the home and the …

BRIDGE supports the gender advocacy and mainstreaming efforts of policymakers and
practitioners by bridging the gaps between theory, policy and practice with accessible and …

Permaculture is an attempt to design and develop sustainable communities in harmony with
natural ecosystems. It embraces solution-oriented approaches to contemporary social and …

This article by Santiago Rincón-Gallardo and Richard F. Elmore explores the question of
how and under what conditions a countercultural educational practice can be brought to …

The South African constitution ratifies water as a human right. Yet millions of citizens remain
disconnected from the national water infrastructure. Drawing on data collected in 2013 …