Appear : : Participative knowledge production through transnational and transcultural academic cooperation / / Andreas J. Obrecht.

• HerausgeberIn: Obrecht, Andreas J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Köln : : Böhlau Verlag,, [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

APPEAR – »Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education and Research for Development« – wird von der Österreichischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit finanziert und fördert Kooperationen in den Bereichen Lehre, Forschung und Management zwischen österreichischen Hochschulen und Universitäten, bzw. wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen in insgesamt 13 Partnerländern. APPEAR ist nicht an einseitigem Wissenstransfer interessiert, sondern schafft transdisziplinäre und transnationale Räume des Lernens und gemeinsamen Forschens. Im Rahmen des seit 2009 laufenden Programmes wurden bislang 17 akademische Partnerschaften in lateinamerikanischen und afrikanischen Ländern; bzw. in Nepal realisiert, die in dem Reader vorgestellt werden. Dabei zeigen sich spannende Möglichkeiten partizipativer und transkultureller Wissensproduktion, die insbesondere auch für nachhaltige Entwicklungswege in den betroffenen Ländern von hoher Relevanz ist.

Table of Contents

Appear -- Front matter -- CONTENT -- INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- 1. HIGHER EDUCATION DRIVES DEVELOPMENT -- 2. APPEAR – CREATING TRANSNATIONAL AND TRANSCULTURAL SPACES OF KNOWLEDGE -- 3. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN CONTEXT -- 3.1 Desarrollo Participativo Integral Rural - The growing involvement of the National Agricultural University with rural communities -- 3.1.1 The project - DEPARTIR -- 3.1.2 Changing minds and structures: Evolution or revolution? -- 3.1.3 So what are we going to do about gender?! -- 3.1.4 Enumeration of results -- 3.2 Improvement of Social Work Education to Foster Social Development and Poverty Reduction: An Academic Exchange of Theory, Methodology and Practice -- 3.2.1 The project - Trabajo Social – Educación y Cambio Social -- 3.2.2 Public space, safety and security -- 3.2.3 Social work and gender aspects: Why can social work not be considered gender blind? -- 3.2.4 Enumeration of results -- 3.3 Bioremediation of Contaminated Sites: Research and Education -- 3.3.1 The project - BIOREM -- 3.3.2 BIOREM and its people – researchers and beneficiaries -- 3.3.3 Gender monitoring -- 3.3.4 Enumeration of results -- 3.4 An Interdisciplinary Approach for the Sustainable Development of Spontaneous Human Settlements in the Central Urban Area of Managua -- 3.4.1 The project - Urban Managua -- 3.4.2 Seeking partnership between academics and practitioners -- 3.4.3 Transforming city: The challenge of developing the centre of Managua -- 3.4.4 Enumeration of results -- 4. THE CONTEXT OF THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES -- 4.1 Capacity Building for Rural Development in Occupied Palestinian Territory -- 4.1.1 The project – RURAL DEV -- 4.1.2 The project’s importance -- 4.1.3 Cross-cultural exchange and teamwork -- 4.1.4 Enumeration of results -- 4.2 Conflict, Participation and Development in Palestine -- 4.2.1 The project - CPDP -- 4.2.2 Emancipatory knowledge production under occupation -- 4.2.3 Ethics in conducting fieldwork in conflict areas – Occupied Palestinian Territory -- 4.2.4 Enumeration of results -- 5. THE NEPALESE CONTEXT -- 5.1 Development of an Academic Programme on Energy Systems Planning and Analysis in Nepal -- 5.1.1 The project – ENERGY -- 5.1.2 Energy as a crucial element for sustainable development -- 5.1.3 How to see technical problems from a different point of view -- 5.1.4 Enumeration of results -- 6. THE CONTEXT OF MOZAMBIQUE -- 6.1 Strengthening Universities’ Capacities for Improved Access, Use and Application of ICTs for Social Development and Economic Growth in Mozambique -- 6.1.1 The project – ICT4D -- 6.1.2 The project’s importance -- 6.1.3 Between high expectations and daily routine -- 6.1.4 Enumeration of results -- 7. THE EAST AFRICAN CONTEXT -- 7.1 Master’s Programme in Medical Anthropology and International Health -- 7.1.1 The project - MA-MEDANIH -- 7.1.2 The Southern perspective -- 7.1.3 The Northern perspective -- 7.1.4 Enumeration of results -- 7.2 Strengthening Universities’ Capacities for Mitigating Climate Change Induced Water Vulnerabilities in East Africa -- 7.2.1 The project – WATERCAP -- 7.2.2 Enhancing the relevance of partnerships between higher education institutions and development partners -- 7.2.3 Does knowledge really emerge when knowledge is needed? -- 7.2.4 Enumeration of results -- 7.3 Promoting Gender Responsive Budgeting and Gender Mainstreaming -- 7.3.1 The project - GENDER -- 7.3.2 To hear and to be heard: Reflecting on power relations and knowledge production from a postcolonial perspective -- 7.3.3 The prospects of and constraints upon gender budgeting and mainstreaming in Uganda -- 7.3.4 Enumeration of results -- 7.4 Promotion of Professional Social Work towards Social Development and Poverty Reduction in East Africa -- 7.4.1 The project – PROSOWO -- 7.4.2 Making cross-national academic partnerships work -- 7.4.3 “Mzungu, how are you?” Reflections on the human element of North-South partnerships -- 7.4.4 Enumeration of results -- 8. THE CONTEXT OF BURKINA FASO -- 8.1 Elements for a Burkina Faso National Pharmacopoeia: Monographs Redaction and Quality Control of Endangered Antimalarial Medicinal Plants -- 8.1.1 The project - MEAMP -- 8.1.2. The project`s importance -- 8.1.3. Complexities of implementation and dissemination challenges -- 8.1.4. Enumeration of results -- 8.2 Sustainable Management of Water and Fish Resources in Burkina Faso -- 8.2.1 The project – SUSFISH -- 8.2.2 A transdisciplinary approach to the integration of people, fisheries, socio-economic factors and higher education -- 8.2.3 Joint research and scientific exchange for higher education -- 8.2.4 Enumeration of results -- 9. THE ETHIOPIAN CONTEXT -- 9.1 Academic Partnership on Legal and Human Rights Education -- 9.1.1 The project - APLHRE -- 9.1.3 The importance of the cooperation -- 9.1.4. Enumeration of results -- 9.2 Strengthening Rural Transformation Competences of Higher Education and Research Institutions in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia -- 9.2.1 The project - TRANSACT -- 9.2.2 Ensuring sustainable agricultural development, enhancing transdisciplinary skills and developing interdisciplinary competences -- 9.2.3 Transforming research? A critical reflection -- 9.2.4 Enumeration of results -- 9.3 Responding to Poverty and Disability through Higher Education and Research -- 9.3.1 The project - RESPOND-HER -- 9.3.2 Reflections on mutual learning experiences -- 9.3.3 Lessons learnt from the Austrian perspective -- 9.3.4 Enumeration of results -- 10. STUDENT MOBILITY -- 10.1 The Second Component of APPEAR -- 10.1.1 Scholarships within the new framework -- 10.2 Perspectives from Students and a Supervisor -- 10.2.1 Experiences of scholarship holders -- 10.2.2 From Kenya to Austria – key lessons learnt -- 10.2.3 Gains, deeds and suggestions: A personal reflection on PhD study -- 10.2.4 What does it mean to be a scientific supervisor within the APPEAR Scholarship Programme? My experience of supervising the doctoral thesis of Wossen Argaw Tegegn -- 10.2.5 Of PhD, beer and Redbull: My student life -- AUTHORS -- Backmatter