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Academic and Practice-Oriented Literature Review: Building and Sustaining Virtual Communities of Practice

Philip Poppelreuter, Alexander Bramble

Inclusive Peace (2023), 17 pp.

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Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto

Michel Bauwens, Vasilis Kostakis, Alex Pazaitis

London: University of Westminster Press (2019), 91 pp.

"As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. What is peer to peer (P2P)? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions we try to answer, by tying together four o ... more

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Networking African Journalism Educators: Bonding, Bridging, and Linking

Guy Berger

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), 23 pp.

"Professional networking of African journalism educators is a complex matter for reasons related to the fragmentary identity and fragile resource base of this constituency. African journalism educators thus share many characteristics which ironically dilute the sense of a clear and common identity t ... more

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Development Through Dialogue: Report of a Research Initiative

Sarah Cummings

Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) (2008), 65 pp.

"This report covers a research study of Dgroups which took place during September 2006-July 2007. Dgroups is a number of things at the same time: (1) it is a web-based technical platform which supports and provides for the creation and use of discrete e-mail based discussion lists and web workspaces ... that are used to support knowledge networking by people and institutions working in development; (2) it is also the plural name for these online networks, individually known as a dgroup; and (3) it is also a partnership of development organizations who share a commitment to collaboration in development and who are developing a common vision of the need for such a platform and such online groups. The Dgroups platform currently supports 2,308 dgroups and 88,700 individual users (15 July, 2007), but there has not yet been an analysis of the development role of dgroups on a global scale. Many partners and members of the Dgroups Partnership continue to support the platform, not only because of the access to online knowledge networks with which it provides them, but also because of an intuitive understanding of the processes supported by dgroups. The study examines whether and how dgroups: • facilitate the spread of information and knowledge among the actors (individual and institutional) working in the thematic areas of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); • facilitate learning processes (individual, social, and organizational learning) in the diverse institutions working in areas related to the MDGs; and • facilitate the bridging of the multitude of ‘knowledge divides’ in development between the North and South, and South-South; between different sorts of institutions (multilateral, bilateral, NGOs, universities, ministries) and professional groups (practitioners, researchers and policymakers); and in terms of language [...] It has been concluded that dgroups facilitate information and knowledge sharing within the subject areas of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and that they also facilitate individual, social and organizational learning within these subject areas. Dgroups also play an important role in bridging the ‘knowledge divides’ between North and South, between different types of institutions, and between different professional groups, as well as crossing the digital divide. An ability to bridge South-South divides and to forge links between different language groups has not been demonstrated. In terms of development impact, Dgroups was found to represent a very cost-effective manner of hosting groups (an average of Euro 60.70 per dgroup per year) and most moderators felt that participation in dgroups was an ‘effective’ use of their time. Dgroups were also found to have had an organizational impact on the way many of the partner and member organizations work. It is argued that Dgroups provides a unique resource: there is nothing comparable within development that facilitates information and knowledge sharing on such a large scale. Finally, some recommendations are made for the future development of Dgroups." (Executive summary) more

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Wikis, Webs and Networks: Creating Connections for Conflict-Prone Settings

Rebecca Linder et al.

Washington, DC: Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (2006), vi, 53 pp.

"This publication recommends ways to improve connectivity between the various actors working in conflict-prone settings. The ultimate goal of enhanced connectivity is to enable local populations to prevent and mitigate conflict and help rebuild their country. This report is intended for civilians as ... more

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Communities @ USAID: Technical Guidance

Washington, DC: USAID (2006), iii, 101 pp.

"Communities of practice (CoPs) provide people with a desire to address, discuss, and share their knowledge on a particular topic or issue with the means to do so. The USAID Knowledge for Development Strategy identifies such communities as vital to allowing USAID to reach its full knowledge-sharing ... more

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Wissensmanagement lernen: Ein Leitfaden zur Gestaltung von Workshops und zum Selberlernen

Gabi Reinmann-Rothmeier, Heinz Mandl, Christine Erlach, Andrea Neubauer

Weinheim: Beltz (2001), 149 pp.