Eka Permanasari on Conflict Becomes the Point
We just published Permanasari, E., Nostikasari, D., Mahardhika, G. R., & Virani, A. (2026). Conflicts as Opportunities in Co-Design: Leveraging Participatory Approaches for Urban Policy and Planning. Action Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/14767503261461951 If you work in participatory planning, urban governance, or community development, ask yourself, does conflict in your processes feel like a problem to fix, or […]
Read More...Art practice with migrant women. Mastoureh Fathi and Rabia Nasimi
Action researchers Mastoureh Fathi and Rabia Nasimi chose to explore the notion of home for migrants through art practice. They have just published with ARJ: Art practice with migrant women: Three challenges to rediscovering home. They explain the challenges explored in their paper. “What does “home” mean for migrant women? By simply asking “what home […]
Read More...Tasting collective intelligence. Or no more Vogon Poetry Torture thank you!
Do you ever feel tortured by people talking at you. Not talking with you, but at you. Maybe you listen and then you just pretend to listen. Or […]
Read More...Shining light on the dark side of action research: Power, relationality and transformation
We know that ART has a ‘dark side’. ARJ Associate Editors Koen Bartels and Victor Friedman have written an editorial for the latest issue of ARJ about precisely that! Koen and Victor explain: “ART is a complex and demanding process. It demands relational, conceptual and experimental skills not usually taught together in conventional educational programs. […]
Read More...Action Research as sustainable healthcare quality improvement: Advances in neonatal care emphasizing collaboration, communication, and empowerment
Blog post written by Carlien Van Heerden We are passionate about survival and quality of life of the vulnerable newborn population. A particular South African district hospital faced exceptionally high neonatal mortality and morbidity rates. As neonatal resuscitation can save newborn lives when performed by competent staff in a setting that is adequately equipped, organised […]
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