Appear : : Participative knowledge production through transnational and transcultural academic cooperation /

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

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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. wi...

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Obrecht, Andreas J.,
Place / Publishing House:Köln : : Böhlau Verlag,, [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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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

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