3. A Self-Review of PAR

Rahman, M. Shafiur; Fals-Borda, Orlando

doi:10.3362/9781780444239.003

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“…This section of the paper examines the use of participatory methods to understand local capacities. Participatory methods are perceived as beneficial, as they are ‘used with’ rather than ‘applied to’ local communities and thus implicitly tend to take into consideration local priorities and perspectives (Rahman & Fals‐Borda, ; Chambers, ; ; ). Participatory approaches to disaster risk reduction tend to be critical of top‐down strategies and instead focus on soliciting perspectives of the people affected by hazards as a starting point for research (Wisner et al ., ).…”

Section: Participatory Methods For Understanding Local Capacities In mentioning

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Engaging communities in managing multiple hazards: Reflections from small islands in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Rampengan

Law

Boedhihartono

et al. 2016

Singap J Trop Geogr

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Participatory methods are a common approach for giving voice to local communities in hazard and disaster research. Drawing on a study that trialled and modified a range of participatory methods in North Sulawesi, eastern Indonesia, this paper reflects on how such methods help document the capacities of small island communities. We assessed capacity from a sustainable livelihoods perspective, identifying the assets that enable villagers to cope with hazards. This overall approach promoted a discourse of strengths and resourcefulness, contrasting with vulnerability and needs‐assessment approaches common to government and non‐governmental organizations, which tend to focus on weaknesses and can sometimes fuel undeliverable expectations of funding. We provide a critical reflection on participatory methods and their significance for researchers, policy makers and funding agencies working with communities in hazard‐prone regions.

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Section: Participatory Methods For Understanding Local Capacities In mentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging communities in managing multiple hazards: Reflections from small islands in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Rampengan

Law

Boedhihartono

et al. 2016

Singap J Trop Geogr

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“…This required a bottom-up approach, taking into account locality and context (Chambers 1994;Ivanitz 1999), and a recognition of people's perspectives and priorities (Rahman and Fals-Borda 1991;Scoones 2009). By using various participatory tools (Kumar 2002) in an interactive and collaborative way to investigate problems (Ivanitz 1999), we uncovered the community's capacity, using language that emphasized assets and strengths.…”

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Capacities in Facing Natural Hazards: A Small Island Perspective

Rampengan

Boedhihartono

Law

et al. 2014

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Isolated communities on small islands are often characterized as vulnerable and marginalized. We studied the recent history of Laingpatehi, a village on Ruang Island off the north coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia to show that the marginalization-vulnerability nexus can be offset by capacity and social cohesion to enable sustainable livelihoods. The island has been impacted by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and competition for marine resources from mainland-based fishermen. The community has shown a remarkable ability to cope and prosper in the face of a series of external hazards. We used a sustainable livelihoods approach to identify the assets that enabled the villagers to cope. Strong social cohesion was central to the ability to organize the community and confront hazards. A diversified livelihood strategy drawing on the small island environment and its coastal and marine resources, income generating activities in a distant satellite village, and significant remittances from employment in other parts of Indonesia underpinned people's capacities to face hazards. Government assistance played a supporting role. The case of Laingpatehi demonstrates how remoteness, rather than being a source of vulnerability, can provide access to existing resources and facilitate innovation. Disaster risk reduction strategies should focus more on reinforcing these existing capacities to deal with hazards and less on physical protection and postdisaster responses.

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“…This study focused on item 2 and had one objective: Employ Participatory Action Research methods [ 15 ], participatory research methods [ 16 ], and the methods described by Smith [ 14 ] to conduct community-directed research so that two indigenous communities, Puleowime (Apetina) and Kawemhakan (Anapayke), with assistance from two charitable nonprofit organizations, could determine for themselves whether they were at risk from exposure to Hg contamination.…”

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Community-Led Assessment of Risk from Exposure to Mercury by Native Amerindian Wayana in Southeast Suriname

Peplow

Augustine²

2012

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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This study was a collaboration between Western public health researchers and Suriname indigenous communities. The question asked was “how can Western researchers effectively engage traditional indigenous communities in Suriname, South America, in public health research”. The approach used a combination of Participatory Action Research methods in which “Western” researchers became participating observers in an indigenous-led research initiative. The Wayana communities of Puleowime (Apetina) and Kawemhakan (Anapayke) defined a single objective: determine for themselves whether they are at risk from exposure to mercury (Hg) contamination. Community members collected hair samples for analysis. Hair samples were analyzed using a portable Hg analyzer. Individual, community and hazard quotient indices were used to quantify risk. Results showed the Wayana were at a high lifetime risk of adverse effects from exposure to Hg. This study showed that the community-led approach is an effective way Westerners can engage indigenous communities and address serious public health threats. While factors that appealed to indigenous communities were identified, obstacles inherent to Western research methodology were also encountered.

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3. A Self-Review of PAR

Cited by 26 publications

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Engaging communities in managing multiple hazards: Reflections from small islands in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Engaging communities in managing multiple hazards: Reflections from small islands in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Capacities in Facing Natural Hazards: A Small Island Perspective

Community-Led Assessment of Risk from Exposure to Mercury by Native Amerindian Wayana in Southeast Suriname

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