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Title	Looking at collaboration in North-South networks : experiences from an action research
Authors	K. Faber, E. Wielinga, A. Gaffar, G. Ismael, F. Ng'ambi, S. Rai, V. Ricco, V. Sandjojo, R. Sigit
Year	2011
Publisher	PSO
Place	The Hague
Pages	54
Organisation	PSO - Capacity Building in Developing Countries
Subject	Development Cooperation General
Keywords	international cooperation, non-governmental organizations
Region	Western Europe
Country	Netherlands
Abstract	Networks pose different challenges than conventional organisations. This publication showcases 5 different networks’ stories written by the key persons involved, the co-authors of this publication. These stories reflect on each network’s context at the time and what the key persons did in order to enhance the health of their network. It also shows the key persons’ quests to transform their networks and the impact the action research had on the former. For analysis purposes used the Free Actors in Networks (FAN) approach was used, which provided a different way of looking at network relations and at who plays a role in improving network connectivity. The action research was initiated by PSO in April 2010 with four Dutch development organisations and a network secretariat based in the Netherlands. These organisations are involved in North-South networks and wanted to understand the perspectives of their network partners.
Language	English
Category	Research
Document type	Report
Rights	© 2011 PSO
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