‘Knowledge without context is in fact no knowledge at all’ This quote from Steve Denning, who used to lead the World Bank’s organisational knowledge-sharing programme,…
Decolonising research: Some useful strategies
01/07/2020
The Global Guide to Research Impact
Dr Leda Kamenopoulou is Senior Lecturer at the University of Roehampton, London and Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Leda completed her doctoral thesis at UCL, Institute of Education, focusing on the social outcomes of mainstream placement for young people with multi-sensory impairment. At the University of Roehampton, Leda lectures mainly on post-graduate, but also undergraduate courses on inclusive education and research methods, and supervises doctoral students researching inclusion and exclusion in education. Leda’s research specifically focuses on inclusive education policy and practice across countries of the North and South, decolonising inclusive education, the inclusion of learners with multi-sensory impairment and complex needs, and teacher preparation for inclusive education in different contexts. Leda is editor of the book ‘Inclusive Education and Disability in the global South’ (Palgrave MacMillan) and author of the book ‘Inclusive Education for Learners with Multi-sensory Impairment’ (Open University Press, forthcoming).
Website: https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/leda-kamenopoulou%20
✨ This week #R2ARecommends a powerful new guide from ALNAP — updating how we evaluate what really matters in humanitarian action. 🌍
The guide refreshes definitions, clears up old ambiguities, and introduces new priority themes — making evaluation frameworks more relevant, inclusive, and climate-aware for today’s humanitarian challenges. 💪🏽
As always check out our linktree to read the full article 🔗
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✨ New in R2A’s Youth Inclusion & Engagement Dialogue space ✨
We’re spotlighting A Recipe for Change: The Cookbook for Youth-Led Accountability from Development Alternative. 🌍📖
This resource brings together stories, tools, and approaches created by young people who are leading the way in holding institutions accountable. It’s about youth driving change with creativity, strategy, and lived experience. 💡✊
Explore more in our Dialogue space and check out other resources on Youth Inclusion in Development research.
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✨ Big questions to start the week...
🌍 What if the blueprint for our future was shaped by citizens, not just politicians?
In Norway, 56 everyday people came together in a unique democratic experiment to ask:
How can our national wealth serve the world, our people, and future generations?
From this, the Citizens’ Assembly for Norway’s Future was born 💡
Their vision includes:
✅ A Future Generations Commissioner to protect tomorrow
✅ Direct public voting on big national decisions
✅ Institutions that truly earn our trust
This is about reimagining democracy — and building a fairer, more sustainable future for all.
💭 What role should citizens play in shaping the future?
Read more and get inspired via our linktree 🔗
or here: https://www.researchtoaction.org/2025/09/a-citizens-blueprint-for-a-better-future/
#CitizensAssembly #FutureGenerations #DemocracyInAction #PublicParticipation #CollectiveFuture #Sustainability #TrustInInstitutions #CivicEngagement #LongTermThinking #BetterFuture
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