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This article examines the role of traditional authorities around protected areas in Africa, engaging with debates regarding the efficacy of traditional authorities in contemporary governance in Africa. Some scholars have supported such authority as epitomising African customs and practices, and thereby offering continuity and relevance. Others have questioned the usefulness and relevance of such authority in democratic spaces given their hereditary nature. The article considers these debates in relation to the challenges that arise due to protected areas being spaces of bifurcated governance, in contrast to other rural areas, utilising two case studies: Gwayi Forest in Zimbabwe and Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve in South Africa. Protected areas pose challenges for post-colonial African states regarding how they should be governed. The article argues that it is time for states to bring finality over the governance of such areas. State institutions should be restricted to an advisory role in protected areas. Local populations should be able to choose their own leadership and governance over these spaces.

The paper presents a strategic and practical guide for how to design and implement action research in value chains in a way that integrates poverty, environmental and gender concerns. The focus is on small producers in developing countries and other weak chain actors such as small trading and processing firms. The toolbox guides the design and implementation of action research projects by presenting a step by step approach describing in detail (and with comprehensive checklists) what to do, questions to ask and issues to consider in each of the steps from the choice of overall research design, over participatory research and implementation of action, to evaluation, adjustment and exit. Reflections and decisions concerning effective action are assisted by a strategic framework for identifying 'upgrading' strategies potentially available for improving value chain participation for small producers, with the ultimate purpose of increasing the rewards and/or reducing the risks from participation. The stepwise approach is further aided by a comprehensive evaluation of specific action research methods, which first of all helps to select the specific research methods most suitable for the purpose and conditions of a particular action research project. A hypothetical example based on a real-world situation, shows how the toolbox might be applied in practice in its entirety, while real-world examples illustrate the most common upgrading strategies pursued by smallholders.

In Latin languages speaking countries, increasing reference to EBP is often dismissed as an insignificant effect of rhetoric or an attempt to depolitisize debate. But an analysis of its origins suggests a more nuanced judgement. It rather shows the will to renew positive approaches to help public decision-making through an arsenal of ad hoc methodologies. In particular, EBP approaches contribute to counterbalance the increasing use of knowledge models based exclusively on opinions or simulations that relieve themselves from empirical validation. ; Dans les pays latins, les approches en terme d' »evidence-based policy » sont souvent assimilées à un simple effet de rhétorique ou une tentative de dépolitiser les débats. L'analyse de leur genèse invite à plus de nuances et montre plutôt la volonté de renouveler les démarches positives d'aide à la décision publique en proposant des méthodes ad hoc pour proposer une alternative au recours croissant à des modèles de connaissances reposant trop exclusivement sur des opinions ou des simulations qui s'exonèrent de tests de validation empiriques.

In Latin languages speaking countries, increasing reference to EBP is often dismissed as an insignificant effect of rhetoric or an attempt to depolitisize debate. But an analysis of its origins suggests a more nuanced judgement. It rather shows the will to renew positive approaches to help public decision-making through an arsenal of ad hoc methodologies. In particular, EBP approaches contribute to counterbalance the increasing use of knowledge models based exclusively on opinions or simulations that relieve themselves from empirical validation. ; Dans les pays latins, les approches en terme d' »evidence-based policy » sont souvent assimilées à un simple effet de rhétorique ou une tentative de dépolitiser les débats. L'analyse de leur genèse invite à plus de nuances et montre plutôt la volonté de renouveler les démarches positives d'aide à la décision publique en proposant des méthodes ad hoc pour proposer une alternative au recours croissant à des modèles de connaissances reposant trop exclusivement sur des opinions ou des simulations qui s'exonèrent de tests de validation empiriques.

In Latin languages speaking countries, increasing reference to EBP is often dismissed as an insignificant effect of rhetoric or an attempt to depolitisize debate. But an analysis of its origins suggests a more nuanced judgement. It rather shows the will to renew positive approaches to help public decision-making through an arsenal of ad hoc methodologies. In particular, EBP approaches contribute to counterbalance the increasing use of knowledge models based exclusively on opinions or simulations that relieve themselves from empirical validation. ; Dans les pays latins, les approches en terme d' »evidence-based policy » sont souvent assimilées à un simple effet de rhétorique ou une tentative de dépolitiser les débats. L'analyse de leur genèse invite à plus de nuances et montre plutôt la volonté de renouveler les démarches positives d'aide à la décision publique en proposant des méthodes ad hoc pour proposer une alternative au recours croissant à des modèles de connaissances reposant trop exclusivement sur des opinions ou des simulations qui s'exonèrent de tests de validation empiriques.

In Latin languages speaking countries, increasing reference to EBP is often dismissed as an insignificant effect of rhetoric or an attempt to depolitisize debate. But an analysis of its origins suggests a more nuanced judgement. It rather shows the will to renew positive approaches to help public decision-making through an arsenal of ad hoc methodologies. In particular, EBP approaches contribute to counterbalance the increasing use of knowledge models based exclusively on opinions or simulations that relieve themselves from empirical validation. ; Dans les pays latins, les approches en terme d' »evidence-based policy » sont souvent assimilées à un simple effet de rhétorique ou une tentative de dépolitiser les débats. L'analyse de leur genèse invite à plus de nuances et montre plutôt la volonté de renouveler les démarches positives d'aide à la décision publique en proposant des méthodes ad hoc pour proposer une alternative au recours croissant à des modèles de connaissances reposant trop exclusivement sur des opinions ou des simulations qui s'exonèrent de tests de validation empiriques.

In Latin languages speaking countries, increasing reference to EBP is often dismissed as an insignificant effect of rhetoric or an attempt to depolitisize debate. But an analysis of its origins suggests a more nuanced judgement. It rather shows the will to renew positive approaches to help public decision-making through an arsenal of ad hoc methodologies. In particular, EBP approaches contribute to counterbalance the increasing use of knowledge models based exclusively on opinions or simulations that relieve themselves from empirical validation. ; Dans les pays latins, les approches en terme d' »evidence-based policy » sont souvent assimilées à un simple effet de rhétorique ou une tentative de dépolitiser les débats. L'analyse de leur genèse invite à plus de nuances et montre plutôt la volonté de renouveler les démarches positives d'aide à la décision publique en proposant des méthodes ad hoc pour proposer une alternative au recours croissant à des modèles de connaissances reposant trop exclusivement sur des opinions ou des simulations qui s'exonèrent de tests de validation empiriques.