Praxis Papers

Praxis Papers provide an overview of current thinking and practice in relation to the Praxis Key Topics. The papers are ‘thought pieces’ to stimulate debate, invite reactions and begin a process of engaging people in finding relevant and accessible solutions.

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Praxis Paper Series

Praxis Paper 21 ‘Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Practice: Lessons learnt from Central Asia’, by Jerry Adams and Anne Garbutt, May 2008

Praxis Paper 20 ‘Overview of Civil Society in the Arab World’, by Mervat Rishmawi with Tim Morris, October 2007 (English, Arabic)

Praxis Paper 19
'Leadership in Transition - Developing Civil Society Leaders in Kyrgyzstan', September 2007 (English, Russian)

Praxis Paper 18
'Investigating the Mystery of Capacity Building: Learning from the Praxis Programme' by Rick James and Rebecca Wrigley, March 2007

Praxis Paper 17
'Organisational Learning in Civil Society: Influences of Culture, Relational Dynamics and Informality' by Susie Prince and Rebecca Wrigley, February 2007

Praxis Paper 16
'We're Too Much in 'To Do' Mode: Action Research into Supporting International NGOs to Learn' by Maaike Smit, February 2007

Praxis Paper 15
'Organisational Capacity Building in Central Asia: Reflections from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan' by Lola Abdusalyamova with Hannah Warren, February 2007 (English, Russian)

Praxis Paper 14
'Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership Development in Civil Society' by Fran Deans and Louise Oakley, January 2007

Praxis Paper 13
'The Organisational Impacts of HIV/AIDS on CSOs in Africa
Regional Research Study' by Rick James et al, December 2006

Praxis Paper 12
'Learning from Capacity Building Practice' by Rebecca Wrigley, December 2006

Praxis Paper 11
'Counting the Organisational Cost of HIV/AIDS to Civil Society Organisations: Pilot Research Study, Malawi' by Rick James with Brenda Katundu, October 2006

Praxis Paper 10
'NGO Leadership Development: A Review of the Literature' by John Hailey, July 2006

Praxis Paper 9
'Civil Society Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Societies: The Experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo' by Bill Sterland, June 2006 (English, Arabic)

Praxis Paper 8 'Building Organisational Capacity in Iranian Civil Society: Mapping the Progress of CSOs ' by Catherine Squire, May 2006 (English, Farsi)

Praxis Paper 7 'Building Analytical and Adaptive Capacities for Organisational Effectiveness' by Mia Sorgenfrei and Rebecca Wrigley, December 2005 (English, French, Spanish)

Praxis Paper 6 'Realities of Change: Understanding How African NGO Leaders Develop' by Rick James with Julius Oladipo, Moses Isooba, Betsy Mboizi and Ida Kusiima, August 2005 (English, Spanish, Russian, French)

Praxis Paper 5 'Capacity Building: Perspectives from the NGO Sector in Spain' by Charlotte Hursey, May 2005 (English, Spanish)

Praxis Paper 4 'Building Organisational Resilience to HIV/AIDS: Implications for Capacity Building' by Rick James, March 2005. (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian)

Praxis Paper 3 'Organisational Learning in NGOs: Creating the Motive, Means and Opportunity' by Bruce Britton, March 2005. (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian)

Praxis Paper 2 'Rising to the Challenges: Assessing the Impacts of Organisational Capacity Building' by John Hailey, Rick James and Rebecca Wrigley, February 2005. (English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Serbian)

Praxis Paper 1 'Capacity Building from a French Perspective' by Mia Sorgenfrei, July 2004. (English, French)