Action Research for Accountable Governance

For ten years, the Accountability Research Center has been co-creating action research on many aspects of accountability and participation with partners in countries including Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, India, and the Philippines.

At this event we will hear members of the ARC team on what it takes to do this kind of partnership-based action research for social change, and from colleagues from other organizations on ARC's influence in the accountability community of practice.

Welcome from Interim Dean of SIS, Rachel Robinson

Welcome from Professor Jonathan Fox, outlining ARC's unique approach.

Panel 1 – Action Research Collaborations in ARC

Suchi Pande, Walter Flores, Rachel Nadelman, and Judy Gearhart (all from ARC) in conversation with Professor Scott Freeman (SIS).

Panel 2 – ARC’s Contribution to the Accountable Governance Ecosystem

Michael Jarvis (Trust, Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative), Cheri-Leigh Erasmus (Accountability Lab), Rose Nierras (Rights and Resources Initiative), and Eve Brecker (PAI) in conversation Associate Dean for Research Simon Nicholson (SIS).

Refreshments will be served after the panels.

Cover photo: Community members in northern Haiti meet to discuss their case for remedy for displacement by an aid-funded industrial park (Credit: Accountability Counsel, from Accountability Note 14, "")