Participatory Action Research doesn’t only deliver sustainable and impactful projects, it also generates important real-life knowledge. At SevenSenses, we report on each of our PAR projects. Here you will find:
Goebel, K., Camargo-Borges, C. and Eelderink, M. (2019). Exploring participatory action research as a driver for sustainable tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research. DOI: 10.1002/jtr.2346.
Carola Van Eijk, Wilma Van der Vlegel-Brouwer and Jet Bussemaker
The Opportunities and Challenges of Co-Producing Citizens’ Health and Well-Being in Vulnerable Neighborhoods
Wilma van der vlegel-brouwer, Madelon Eelderink, Jet Bussemaker
A Co-creation Process Between Professionals and Citizens in a Deprived Neighbourhood in the Hague
Eelderink, M., J. M. Vervoort and F. Van Laerhoven. 2020. Using participatory action research to operationalize critical systems thinking in social-ecological systems. Ecology and Society 25 (1):16.
Eelderink, M., Vervoort, J., Snel, D., De Castro, F. (2016). Harnessing the plurality of actor frames in social-ecological systems: the case of ecological sanitation in Bolivia. Development in Practice (to be published).
Eelderink, M. & Verster, J. (2010). Development of a community-specific health promotion plan to improve children’s health in rural Guatemala. International Journal of Disability and Human Development. 9(1):35-46.
Livaha, P.K, Jeucken, L. and Eelderink, M. (2017). Report Women Empowerment Challenge, Kisii, Kenya.
Bosveld, L. (2017). Barriers community members face in accessing
prenatal care services in Salvador, Brazil. A qualitative study carried out in São Marcos (Baixa Fria) neighbourhood. Master thesis, VU Amsterdam.
Van Heijningen, G.A. (2016). The value of education: Perceptions of parents and teachers on school achievement and impeding factors in a Nairobi slum. Master thesis, VU Amsterdam.
Eelderink, M. (2015). Let THEM create impact. Insights from the Healthy Cooking Challenge and tips.
Paul, M. (2015). The other side of the story: providers’ perspective on the barriers of using family planning of woman of reproductive age in Kampala, Uganda. Bachelor’s thesis, VU University, Amsterdam.
Snijder, A. (2015). Vegetables are not for kids: parents perspectives on healthy nutrition for their children. A qualitative study carried out in Kampala, Uganda. Bachelor’s thesis, VU University, Amsterdam..
Kruitbosch, T. (2015). Influence of parental education on malnutrition in infants and children aged under-five in Kampala,
Uganda. Bachelor’s thesis, VU University, Amsterdam.
Dral, A. (2015). Association between maternal-related factors
and malnutrition in infants and children aged under-five in Kampala.
Bachelor’s thesis, VU University, Amsterdam.
Polet, J., Sentamu, D., Lubega, A., Vennik, N. (2014). Building a bridge through arts Tackling neglect of slumdwellers by creating linkages with people from other backgrounds Kampala, Uganda, the project plan.
Polet, J., Sentamu, D., Lubega, A., Vennik, N. (2014). Building a bridge through arts. Tackling neglect of slumdwellers by creating linkages with people from other backgrounds in Kampala, Uganda. Final report.
Van de Geest, K., Brown, S., Kastein, S. and Sekimpi, H. (2014). Twekembe water project: understanding motivations to keep water sources clean. Download here the final report of the Twekembe Water Challenge.
Vlegel, W. van der, & Bussemaker, M. (2021). Geluk en gezondheid: een co-creatieproces
met bewoners in Den Haag. In M. Canoy, S. van Dijk, & M. Ham (Eds.), Momentum voor de
menselijke maat (pp. 19-22). Utrecht: MOVISIE
Arendsen, K. (2019). The inclusive city. Towards a better inclusion of undocumented migrants in Amsterdam society.
Berest, R. and Ertmer, F. (2018). Rapport actieonderzoek bij ouderen in Vleuten.
Ertl, J. (2019). The socially inclusive community center. Report of the process and the results
Vlegel, W. (2020). Participatief Actieonderzoek Gelukkig en Gezond Moerwijk. PAR report.
Wilma van der Vlegel, Evert Jan van Hasselt, Madelon Eelderink, Sandra Niezink (2021). Plan van Aanpak. Community-up naar een gezonde wijk in Moerwijk en Laak. PAR conducted for GGD Haaglanden & Gezond & Gelukkig Den Haag.
Minke Dijkstra en Mischa Tydeman (2022). Samen vormgeven aan Een gezonde en veilige sekswerksector in Den Bosch via Participatief Actieonderzoek. PAO uitgevoerd voor het Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid
Wilma van der Vlegel en Madelon Eelderink (2023). MeerZicht in Actie Alleen samen maken we Meerzicht echt gezonder! PAO uitgevoerd voor Zoetermeer2025.
Evert Jan van Hasselt en Madelon Eelderink (2020). Wij-Werken Week. Gemeentesecretarissen Limburg. Een op PAO geïnspireerd project, waarin gemeentesecretarissen met elkaar plannen co-creëren die bijdragen aan een soepele opstart na de corona lock-down.
Eelderink, M. (2016). Saving sharks… through a fishermen’s agreement. PAR conducted for Dutch Council of State & Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance for the Save our Sharks project. Final report.
Posthuma, E. (2022). Contribution of PAR: towards a healthier neighborhood. Master’s thesis, VU University Amsterdam.
Popma, L. (2022). PAR, a new way of doing research. Master’s thesis, VU University, Amsterdam.
Eelderink, M. (2020). Zwerfhondenproblematiek Curaçao. Resultaten vooronderzoek 2019. Vooronderzoek naar mogelijkheden inzet PAO voor zwerfhondenproblematiek Curaçao
Smeenk, T. (2019). The seed for action. On the barriers to and enablers of funding participatory action research. Bachelor’s thesis, Utrecht University.