Harriet Matsaert
Biographic Data
| ID | 1399567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harriet Matsaert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harriet |
| FAMILY NAME | Matsaert |
| SIGNATURE | MATSAERT H |
| AFFILIATIONS | King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Index-based livestock insurance for Kenyan pastoralists: An innovation systems perspective
Pastoralists in northern Kenya live with a high level of risk, including climatic shocks, disease, and insecurity. This article considers the potential role of index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) as a mechanism which pastoralists can use to manage climate-related risk. How might it complement or compete with existing risk-management practices? Is the current institutional and policy environment favourable to developing this type of product? Th…
Strong nets catch fish: Promoting pro-poor partnerships in Bangladesh
This article describes the experiences of a small Bangladeshi NGO in using actor-oriented tools to focus on key people and partnerships in project planning, monitoring, and evaluation. The approach has helped to identify interventions that are context-specific, building on key local actors and indigenous networks, and sensitive to the constraints experienced by the poorest. As a result, the NGO has moved away from an externally driven agenda, to …
The dangers of writing up: A cautionary tale from Bangladesh
In this paper, we reflect on our experiences of writing up for an 'action research' project in Bangladesh. In this work we wanted both to produce high quality anthropological analysis, and also to meet development aims, which depended on effective partnerships with those we were studying. In writing up we found that these aims can be conflicting. Our experience highlights the need for applied anthropologists to be acutely aware of their role and …
Strong nets catch fish: Promoting pro-poor partnerships in Bangladesh
This article describes the experiences of a small Bangladeshi NGO in using actor-oriented tools to focus on key people and partnerships in project planning, monitoring, and evaluation. The approach has helped to identify interventions that are context-specific, building on key local actors and indigenous networks, and sensitive to the constraints experienced by the poorest. As a result, the NGO has moved away from an externally driven agenda, to …
The dangers of writing up: A cautionary tale from Bangladesh
In this paper, we reflect on our experiences of writing up for an 'action research' project in Bangladesh. In this work we wanted both to produce high quality anthropological analysis, and also to meet development aims, which depended on effective partnerships with those we were studying. In writing up we found that these aims can be conflicting. Our experience highlights the need for applied anthropologists to be acutely aware of their role and …
Strong nets catch fish: Promoting pro-poor partnerships in Bangladesh
This article describes the experiences of a small Bangladeshi NGO in using actor-oriented tools to focus on key people and partnerships in project planning, monitoring, and evaluation. The approach has helped to identify interventions that are context-specific, building on key local actors and indigenous networks, and sensitive to the constraints experienced by the poorest. As a result, the NGO has moved away from an externally driven agenda, to …
Index-based livestock insurance for Kenyan pastoralists: An innovation systems perspective
Pastoralists in northern Kenya live with a high level of risk, including climatic shocks, disease, and insecurity. This article considers the potential role of index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) as a mechanism which pastoralists can use to manage climate-related risk. How might it complement or compete with existing risk-management practices? Is the current institutional and policy environment favourable to developing this type of product? Th…
Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 works) · Action research (1 works) · Animal Diversity and Health Studies (1 works) · Appreciative Inquiry (1 works) · Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change (1 works) · Biology (1 works)