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Do modern forms of human capital matter in primitive economies? Comparative evidence from Bolivia
In: Economics of education review, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 45-53
ISSN: 0272-7757
Non-market Returns to Traditional Human Capital: Nutritional Status and Traditional Knowledge in a Native Amazonian Society
In: The journal of development studies: JDS, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 217-232
ISSN: 0022-0388
Non-market Returns to Traditional Human Capital: Nutritional Status and Traditional Knowledge in a Native Amazonian Society
In: The journal of development studies, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 217-232
ISSN: 1743-9140
Language skills and earnings: Evidence from a pre-industrial economy in the Bolivian Amazon
In: Economics of education review, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 349-360
ISSN: 0272-7757
Moving beyond a Snapshot to Understand Changes in the Well‐Being of Native Amazonians: Panel Evidence (2002–2006) from Bolivia
In: Current anthropology, Band 50, Heft 4, S. 563-573
ISSN: 1537-5382
Changes in adult well-being and economic inequalities: an exploratory observational longitudinal study (2002-2010) of micro-level trends among Tsimane', a small-scale rural society of Indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development
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Lessons for research policy and practice: The case of co-enquiry research with rural communities
This article explores the relationship between institutional funding for research and community-based or co-enquiry research practice. It examines the implementation of co-enquiry research in the COMBIOSERVE project, which was funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme for research and innovation, between the years 2012 and 2015. Research partnerships between Latin American and European civil society organisations, research institutions, and Latin American rural communities are analysed. Challenges for effective collaboration in co-enquiry and lessons learned for research policy and practice are outlined. Based on our case study we suggest that: (1) the established values and practices of academia seem largely unfavourable towards alternative forms of research, such as co-enquiry; (2) the policies and administrative practices of this European Commission funding are unsuitable for adopting participatory forms of enquiry; and (3) the approach to research funding supports short engagements with communities whereas long-term collaborations are more desirable. Based on our case study, we propose more flexible funding models that support face-to-face meetings between researchers and communities from the time of proposal drafting, adaptation of research processes to local dynamics, adaptation of administrative processes to the capacities of all participants, and potential for long-term collaborations. Large-scale funding bodies such as European Commission research programmes are leaders in the evolution of research policy and practice. They have the power and the opportunity to publicly acknowledge the value of partnerships with civil society organisations and communities, actively support co-enquiry, and foment interest in innovative forms of research. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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