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Participatory Learning and Action 57: Immersions: learning about poverty face-to-face
IIED, December 2007, Price $32.00
Guest editors: Izzy Birch and Raffaella Catani
Participatory Learning and Action 56: General issue
IIED, June 2007, 72pp. Price $32.00
Editors: Holly Ashley, Nicole Kenton and Angela Milligan
Participatory Learning and Action 55: Practical tools for community conservation in southern Africa
IIED, December 2006, 144pp. Price $32.00
Guest editors: Brian Child, Brian Jones
Participatory Learning and Action 54: Mapping for change - practice, technologies and communication
IIED and CTA, April 2006, 152pp. Price $32.00
Guest editors: Giacomo Rambaldi; Jon Corbett; Mike McCall; Rachel Olson; Julius Muchemi; Peter Kwaku Kyem; Daniel Weiner; with Robert Chambers
IIED and CTA, July 2007, CD Rom. Price $40.00
Guest editors: Giacomo Rambaldi; Jon Corbett; Mike McCall; Rachel Olson; Julius Muchemi; Peter Kwaku Kyem; Daniel Weiner; with Robert Chambers
Participatory Learning and Action 53: Tools for influencing power and policy
IIED, December 2005, 96pp, Price: $32.00
Guest editor: Sonja Vermeulen
Participatory Learning and Action 52: General issue
IIED, August 2005, 96pp, Price: $32.00
Editors: Nicole Kenton, Angela Milligan and Holly Ashley
Participatory Learning and Action 51: Civil society and poverty reduction
IIED, April 2005, 144 pp
Guest editors: Alexandra Hughes and Nicholas Atampugre
Participatory Learning and Action 50: Critical reflections, future directions
IIED, October 2004, 224 pp
Guest editors: Robert Chambers, Nicole Kenton and Holly Ashley
PLA Notes 49: Decentralisation and community-based planning
IIED, April 2004, 112 pp
Guest editors: Ian Goldman and Joanne Abbott.
PLA Notes 48: Learning and teaching participation
IIED, December 2003, 88 pp.
Guest editors: Peter Taylor and Jude Fransmann
PLA Notes 47: General issue
IIED, August 2003, 88 pp.
Editor: Angela Milligan PLA Notes 46: Participatory processes for policy change
IIED, February 2003,100 pp.
Guest Editors: Ian Scoones, John ThompsonPLA Notes 45: Community-based animal healthcare
IIED, October 2002. 88pp.
Guest Editors: Andy Catley and Tim LeylandPLA Notes 44: Local Government and Participation
IIED, June 2002. 88pp.
Guest Editors: Andy Inglis and Ced HessePLA Notes 43: Advocacy and Citizen Participation
IIED, February 2002. 80 pp.
Guest Editors: Cindy Clark, Beth Harrison, Valerie Miller, Jethro Pettit, Lisa VeneKlasenPLA Notes 42: Children's Participation - Evaluating Effectiveness
IIED, October 2001. 80 pp.
Guest Editors: Nadia Auriat, Per Miljeteig, Louise ChawlaPLA Notes 41: General Issue
IIED, June 2001. 68 pp.
Editor: Holly AshleyPLA Notes 40: Deliberative Democracy and Citizen Empowerment
IIED, February 2001. 96 pp.
Guest Editors: Michel Pimbert and Tom WakefordPLA Notes 39: Participatory Communication
IIED, October 2000. 80 pp.
Guest Editors: Joanna Howard and Patta Scott-VilliersPLA Notes 38: Participatory Processes in the North
IIED, June 2000. 104 pp.
Guest Editors: Charlotte Flower, Paul Mincher and Susan RimkusPLA Notes 37: Sexual and Reproductive Health
IIED, February 2000. 128 pp.
Guest Editors: Andrea Cornwall and Alice WelbournPLA Notes 36: General Issue
IIED, October 1999. 54 pp.
Editor: Laura Greenwood
PLA Notes 35: Community Water Management
IIED, June 1999. 96 pp.
Guest Editors: Marc P. Lammerink and Dick de JongPLA Notes 34: Learning from Analysis
IIED, February 1999. 94 pp.
Guest Editors: Irene Guijt and Su BradenPLA Notes 33: Understanding Market Opportunities
IIED, October 1998. 96 pp.
Guest Editor: Andy JeansPLA Notes 32: Participation, Literacy and Empowerment
IIED, June 1998. 144 pp.
Guest Editors: Bimal Phnuyal, David Archer and Sara CottinghamPLA Notes 31: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
IIED, February 1998. 91 pp.
Guest Editors: Mae Arevallo, Irene Guijt and Kiko SaladoresPLA Notes 30: Participation and Fishing Communities
IIED, October 1997, 92 pp.
Guest Editor: Marie-Thérèse SarchPLA Notes 29: Performance and Participation
IIED, June 1997.107 pp.
Guest Editor: Andrea CornwallPLA Notes 28: Methodological Complementarity
IIED, February 1997. 97 pp.PLA Notes 27: Participation, Policy and Institutionalisation
IIED, October 1996. 87 pp.PLA Notes 26: General Issue
IIED, June 1996. 73 pp.PLA Notes 25: Special Issue on Children's Participation
IIED, February 1996. 94 pp.
Guest Editor: Victoria JohnsonPLA Notes 24: Critical Reflections from Practice
IIED, October 1995. 94 pp.
Guest Editor: Andrea CornwallPLA Notes 23: Section on Participatory Approaches to HIV/AIDS Programmes
IIED, June 1995. 92 pp.
Guest Editor: Alice WelbournPLA Notes 22: General Issue
IIED, February 1995. 88 pp.RRA Notes 21: Participatory Tools and Methods in Urban Areas
IIED, November 1994. 110 pp.RRA Notes 20: Livestock
IIED, April 1994. 165 pp.RRA Notes 19: Training
IIED, February 1994. 114 pp.RRA Notes 18: General Issue
IIED, June 1993. 75 pp.RRA Notes 17: General Issue
IIED, March 1993. 74 pp.RRA Notes 16: Applications for Health
IIED, July 1992. 115 pp.
Guest Editors: Marc P. Lammerink and Dick de JongRRA Notes 15: Applications of Wealth Ranking
IIED, May 1992. 77 pp.RRA Notes 14: General Issue
IIED, December 199.1 67 pp.RRA Notes 13: Proceedings of the February 1991 Bangalore PRA Trainers Workshop
IIED, August 1991. 94 pp.RRA Notes 12: General Issue
IIED, July 1991. 57 pp.RRA Notes 11: Proceedings of Joint IIED & Development Administration Group (University of Birmingham), Local Level Adaptive Planning Workshop, London
IIED, May 1991. 86 pp.RRA Notes 10: General Issue
IIED, February 1991. 34 pp.RRA Notes 9: General Issue
IIED, August 1990. 35 pp.RRA Notes 8: General Issue
IIED, January 1990. 35 pp.RRA Notes 7: Proceedings of Second Joint IDS/IIED RRA Review Workshop
IIED, September 1989. 62 pp.RRA Notes 6: General Issue
IIED, June 1989. 37 pp.RRA Notes 5: General Issue
IIED, May 1989. 33 pp.
RRA Notes 4: General Issue
IIED, February 1989. 22 pp.
RRA Notes 3: General Issue
IIED, December 1988. 24 pp.RRA Notes 2: General Issue
IIED, October 1988. 19 pp.
RRA Notes 1: General Issue
IIED, June 1988. 19 pp.