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Participatory urban appraisal and its application for research on violence

Caroline Moser

The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433, USA cmoser{at}worldbank.org

Cathy McIlwaine

Dept. of Geography, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK c.j.mcilwaine{at}qmw.ac.uk

This paper emphasizes the importance of conducting participatory research on violence and describes the range of participatory urban appraisal tools that can be used to do so. This includes tools that can document the perceptions of poorer groups regarding the kinds of violence (economic, social or political), the extent, causes (and the links with poverty and exclusion) and consequences of violence, as well as the strategies for coping with or reducing, it. The use of these tools is illustrated with examples drawn from the findings of research on violence in 18 low-income communities in different cities in Colombia and Guatemala. The paper also outlines a conceptual framework on violence, poverty/exclusion, inequality and social capital that can help in the research design and in analyzing the findings.

Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 11, No. 2, 203-226 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/095624789901100217
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