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View article: Ethical Perspectives on AI in Education: A Stakeholder-Derived Taxonomy
Ethical Perspectives on AI in Education: A Stakeholder-Derived Taxonomy Open
Ethical guidelines for AI in education (AIED) should include the views and requirements of the educational stakeholders involved in the usage of AI in educational contexts. In order to gather the views of the stakeholders involved, we cond…
View article: Ten principles for transforming economics in a time of global crises
Ten principles for transforming economics in a time of global crises Open
Transformation of economic systems is widely regarded as an essential strategy to tackle interacting global crises. In response, there are diverse transformative approaches seeking holistic human and planetary wellbeing. However, mainstrea…
View article: Gender, Presence and Representation: Can Presence Alone Make for Effective Representation?
Gender, Presence and Representation: Can Presence Alone Make for Effective Representation? Open
One of the earliest demands of Indian women’s organisations in the pre-Independence period was the right to be elected to legislative bodies. Yet, almost a century later, a vast gender gap persists in terms of women’s presence at all level…
View article: Does the Landowner’s Gender Affect Self-Cultivation and Farm Productivity? An Analysis for India
Does the Landowner’s Gender Affect Self-Cultivation and Farm Productivity? An Analysis for India Open
Land ownership has long been argued to enhance farm productivity by improving tenure security. But would this hold for female and male owners alike? The relationship between land ownership and productivity has been investigated relatively …
View article: The programme on ecosystem change and society (PECS) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus
The programme on ecosystem change and society (PECS) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus Open
The Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) was established in 2011, and is now one of the major international social-ecological systems (SES) research networks. During this time, SES research has undergone a phase of rapid growth…
View article: How Many and Which Women Own Land in India? Inter-gender and Intra-gender Gaps
How Many and Which Women Own Land in India? Inter-gender and Intra-gender Gaps Open
Measuring gender inequality in land ownership is essential for assessing progress in women’s economic empowerment, tracing the impact of progressive laws on actual practice, and monitoring SDG 5 on gender equality. To effectively assess in…
View article: Reflections on the Less Visible and Less Measured: Gender and COVID-19 in India
Reflections on the Less Visible and Less Measured: Gender and COVID-19 in India Open
The gender effects of COVID-19 are complex, and extend much beyond the issues of care work and domestic violence that have captured global attention. Some effects have been immediate, such as job losses, food shortages, and enhanced domest…
View article: Experiments in farmers' collectives in Eastern India and Nepal: Process, benefits, and challenges
Experiments in farmers' collectives in Eastern India and Nepal: Process, benefits, and challenges Open
Do farmers' collectives, which pool land, labour, capital, and skills to create medium‐sized production units, offer a more viable model of farming for resource‐constrained smallholders than individual family farms? A participatory action …
View article: COVID-19 and the case for global development
COVID-19 and the case for global development Open
COVID-19 accentuates the case for a global, rather than an international, development paradigm. The novel disease is a prime example of a development challenge for all countries, through the failure of public health as a global public good…
View article: COVID-19 and the case for global development
COVID-19 and the case for global development Open
COVID-19 accentuates the case for a global, rather than an international, development paradigm. The novel disease is a prime example of a development challenge for all countries, through the failure of public health as a global public good…
View article: Does group farming empower rural women? Lessons from India’s experiments
Does group farming empower rural women? Lessons from India’s experiments Open
Efforts by governments in developing countries to economically empower rural women rarely focus on farming, an occupation in which the majority have experience. Those that do are typically directed at women within family farms, rather than…
View article: Group farming in France: Why do some regions have more cooperative ventures than others?
Group farming in France: Why do some regions have more cooperative ventures than others? Open
The global debate on food security and the kinds of farming systems that could prove economically and ecologically sustainable has focused overwhelmingly on small family farms versus large commercial farms, with little attention being give…
View article: A preliminary theory of change detailing how women’s participation can improve the management of local forests and fisheries
A preliminary theory of change detailing how women’s participation can improve the management of local forests and fisheries Open
What are the known factors that improve resource governance and conservation when women have a say in the management of local forests and fisheries? We reviewed a large body of literature to address this question and identified 11 studies …
View article: Can group farms outperform individual family farms? Empirical insights from India
Can group farms outperform individual family farms? Empirical insights from India Open
Is there an alternative model to small family farming that could provide sustainable livelihoods to millions of resource-constrained and often non-viable smallholders in developing countries? Could group farming constitute such an alternat…
View article: To farm or not to farm? Indian farmers in transition
To farm or not to farm? Indian farmers in transition Open
Few studies of agrarian transition examine what farmers themselves feel about farming. Are they cultivating out of choice or a lack of options? What distinguishes farmers who like farming from those who do not: their personal and household…