This brings my mind the impact of OS on practice of democracy...hmm, even human rights... Democracy, because OS encourages equal participation and empowerment Human rights, because it can bring the authority and the neglected and the disadvantaged together, challenge the existing structure and open some space for the latter. I am thinking of minorities...or indigenous people...or street children (OS that Peggy Holman did in Colombia)
These are significant works...and I can imagine democracy and human rights are two hot topics for academic researchers... filiz every day is a good day -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of john engle Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 12:38 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: research hi marty. thanks for inquirying about research. my colleagues and i, with the help of an economist and anthropologist from mcgill university in montreal, have begun first steps in an impact evaluation of our work in haiti. this is going to be a long project. here's a paragraph from the document we've created to serve as a springboard for further reflection among our haitian colleagues: "We wish to understand whether and how the practices of Reflection Circles and Open Space affect institution building. We feel this is important because formal institutions such as public schools, judicial systems, police departments, mayors' offices, hospitals, libraries, fire departments, NGOs, etc. along with informal institutions such as neighborhood watches, bible studies, and other community groups, are considered essential for the building of civil society and are a major focus of foreign aid programs in Haiti. The development of peoples' participation in institutions is a measure of civil society's evolution." click here to read the entire document: http://www.globalchicago.net/haiti/haiti.cgi?LearningCoopImpactEvaluation i welcome thoughts/remarks/suggestions! john http://JohnEngle.blogspot.com - Reflections about Haiti, life, and our work. http://JohnEngle.info http://TheExperiment.info _________________________________________________________________ MSN Hotmail : antivirus et antispam intégrés http://www.msn.fr/newhotmail/Default.asp?Ath=f * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
