Based on papers from a conference of social scientists, mainly from within the CGIAR (consultative group on international agricultural research) held in CIAT, Colombia.
Stock taking and new challenges in social research : editor's preface / Michael M. Cernea and Amir H. Kassam
Rites of entrance and rights of citizenship : the uphill battle for social research in CGIAR / Michael M. Cernea
Agricultural institutions and receptivity to social research : the case of the CGIAR / Amir H. Kassam
Who are the social researchers of the CGIAR system? / Eva Rathgeber
Rice for the poor : the call and opportunity for social research / Thelma R. Paris ... [et al.]
Understanding forests-people links : the voice of social scientists / Carol J. Pierce Colfer ... [et al.]
Humanizing technology development in the green revolution's home / Mauricio R. Bellon ... [et al.]
Water to thirsty fields : how social research can contribute / Madar Samad and Douglas J. Merrey
Rootcrops in agricultural societies : what social research has revealed / Gordon Prain ... [et al.]
Why the 'livestock revolution' requires research on people / Dannie Romney and B. Minjauw
Aquatic resources : collective management patterns and governance for the world's fish wealth / K. Kuperan Viswanathan ... [et al.]
Tropical agriculture and social research : an analytical perspective / Dean Holland ... [et al.]
Dry areas and the changing demands for social research / Aden A. Aw-Hassan and Malika Abdelali-Martini
Agricultural biodiversity and how human culture is shaping it / Pablo B. Eyzaguirre
Studying property rights and collective action : a systemwide programme / Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Crafting food policy with social science knowledge / Ruth Meinzen-Dick ... [et al.]
Not just one best system : the diversity of institutions for coping with the commons / Elinor Ostrom
Social research and researchers in CGIAR : an underused potential / Robert Chambers
The Rockfeller Foundation and social research in agriculture / Gordon Conway ... [et al.]
A donor perspective : accomplishments, limitations and opportunities for social research / Scott Bode and Deborah Rubin
Seeking half our brains : constraints and incentives in the social context of interdisciplinary research / Robert E. Rhoades
Roots : reflections of a 'rocky doc' on social science in CGIAR / Scott Guggenheim
Social science knowledge as a public good / Dana G. Dalrymple.
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Researching the culture in agri-culture : social research for international development. ISBN 9780851990262. Published by CABI Pub. in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
