Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bath
Department Name: Social and Policy Sciences
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ORCID iD |
| Sarah White (Principal Investigator) | |
| STANLEY GAINES (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Baertl-Helguero, A.
(2014)
Wellbeing Pathways Report. Zambia Round Two
Fernandez, A.
(2014)
Wellbeing Pathways Report. India Round Two
Gaines SO
(2014)
Evaluation of the inner wellbeing model in Zambia.
in Psychology of well-being
Gaines, S.O.; White, S.C.;
(2014)
Toward Sustainable Development Through Nurturing Diversity
Jha S
(2016)
Cultures of Wellbeing
Marshall, N.; White, S. C.; Gaines, S. O.; Jha, S.
(2014)
Wellbeing-Ranking. Developments in Applied Community Level Poverty Research
Stanley Gaines (Author)
(2014)
Developing nations and developing surveys: Measuring inner wellbeing in Zambia and India, 2010-2013
White S
(2014)
Wellbeing and Quality of Life Assessment - A Practical Guide
White S
(2014)
Wellbeing and Quality of Life Assessment - A Practical Guide
White S
(2023)
Exploring the Relational in Relational Wellbeing
in Social Sciences
| Description | The project has both conceptual/methodological and empirical findings, both having more general and more location-specific dimensions. Conceptual/methodological - general 1. The project validated a multi-dimensional model of wellbeing, comprising seven domains that span material, relational and personal factors. Intensive field-based development in Zambia (Chiawa) and India (Sarguja, Chhattisgarh) ensures the model reflects what matters to people in resource-poor communities in the global south (Briefing Paper 1). 2. The project produced a distinctive concept, 'Inner Wellbeing', what people think and feel they are able to be and do. This new approach to subjective dimensions of wellbeing is published online in Social Indicators Research, 2013. 3. The project demonstrates the contribution of mixed methods to wellbeing research. Critical reflection across quantitative and qualitative approaches shows how constructions of wellbeing are shaped by the location and methods of investigation. An edited book Wellbeing: culture, methods, politics (35% project authors) will be publshed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Conceptual/methodological - specific 4. The roots of wellbeing lie in the collective, not just the individual. In Chiawa wellbeing is grounded in an ethic of 'taking care' of others. In Sarguja participation in social exchange and joint community action are highly valued. Understandings of wellbeing thus unite material, moral and relational dimensions. 5. Relations with the natural environment are integral to human wellbeing. In Sarguja, social solidarity is linked with a shared responsibility to care for the earth. In Chiawa, environmental challenges undermine wellbeing at numerous levels. Personal wellbeing is grounded in a broader wellbeing ecology, connecting culture, community and place with the political economy of environment, rights and resources. Empirical - general 6. Better socio-economic status is matched by higher inner wellbeing scores. Qualitative evidence confirms this, suggesting that more secure livelihoods have a broader impact on people's confidence and experience of quality in life. 7. Gender significantly affects wellbeing. Constructions of wellbeing differ by gender and women's inner wellbeing scores are generally lower than men's. Women heading households alone score particularly low in both objective and subjective measures. 8. Apart from culture, the striking difference between our field sites is the strong presence of the state in Sarguja, and its relative absence in Chiawa. Beyond individual characteristics, it is social, economic and political settlements that govern the potential for wellbeing. Empirical - specific 9. In Chiawa resource conflicts pose major threats to local wellbeing. Wild animals destroy crops and present constant danger of injury or even death. Land alienation is ongoing and local development initiatives are subject to elite capture (Chiawa Briefing Paper). 10. In Sarguja major improvements in wellbeing have followed the successful delivery of social protection measures, reflecting a combination of government commitment from above and popular mobilisation from below (Sarguja Briefing Paper). Overall 11. Our findings support a continued focus on livelihoods and rights in development. To replace these with subjective wellbeing would be mistaken. Nevertheless, wellbeing provides an alternative, more people-centred register to economic development, including important psycho-social dimensions. Its apparently a-political character can provide valuable cover in situations of conflict. |
| Exploitation Route | Our model of wellbeing can be used by others for wellbeing assessment. The conceptual and methodological developments we have made will inform the theory and practice of future wellbeing research. Our practical findings, especially with respect to the importance of land rights to wellbeing in Zambia, are already informing policy there. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | 1. Impact in Zambia on government policy and corporate behaviour. In our Briefing Paper 3 (Zambia) we pointed to the harm to people in our research area resulting from the increasing alienation of customary land. Shortly after our return from sharing this Briefing Paper with the policy and practice community in Zambia, the Government announced it was banning the sale of customary land (Lusaka Times, 10/12/2013). We also pointed to the exclusion of local people from development in the area and linked the building of a new road to the erosion of people's land rights. Both these points were re-iterated by the vice president when he officially opened the bridge (reported in Times of Zambia, 22/8/2014; Lusaka Times, 23/8/2014). The vice president was one of the people with whom we had directly discussed our research findings. In addition, we heard from our local staff that land which had been annexed by a major agri-business enterprise in the area was restored to villages within a few months of us presenting our findings. Local people saw this as the result of our research. This specific piece of encroachment had been one of the issues we had raised in our communications meetings with policy makers. 2. Adoption of our model of wellbeing assessment in NGO/third sector. Alongside our main research we worked with the NGO Traidcraft to develop a means to assess the wellbeing impact of their programmes (2011-12). They wrote up their experience in a book that I edited (Wellbeing and Quality of Life Assessment: A Practical Guide, published October 2014). They have continued with this approach now quite independently, although they keep in touch with me and are keen (April 2015) to publish something further together on their results. They have now used our model to assess programmes in India, Bangladesh and Tanzania. This was initiated originally from the M&E department in Traidcraft head office (Gateshead). An exciting update from 2018 is that, despite significant changes at head office resulting in a reduced emphasis on wellbeing overall, the Traidcraft Africa programme is keen to continue using a reduced version of our wellbeing scale in evaluating their programmes. 3. In addition to Traidcraft, Tostan, an international NGO working mainly in West Africa, has used my work. This is how it is described by Diane Gillespie, Emerita Professor, Community Psychology, UWB and Tostan volunteer: 'Your concept papers and research on wellbeing and relational wellbeing have informed Tostan in many ways. Tostan's three-year nonformal human rights based education program is holistic and your work helped us to design more holistic M&E practices. Specifically we designed indicators on governance, education, health, environment, and economic empowerment. Our qualitative protocols then asked informants about experiences in these areas. Having wellbeing as the framework for these indicators has helped us communicate to the communities we partner with, to our staff, and to our donors. Tostan has a training center and since 2015 as offered 10-day trainings to now hundreds of participants from many countries, mostly representatives of nonprofits (e.g., Girls not Brides) working in the South. They learn about community wellbeing from a PowerPoint that recognizes you and your work and many take that PP back to use in their settings. Although wellbeing has become a more common term, in 2015 most trainees had not heard of it. It has been transformative for trainees who have assumed the project based development is all that is possible; they leave recognizing that they must go back to the communities that they serve and ask about their strengths and visions for the future. https://www.tostan.org/programs/tostan-training-center/ ' |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | DFID Congo consultation |
| Geographic Reach | Africa |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | http://www.gsdrc.org/go/display&type=Helpdesk&id=1211 |
| Description | Senior Research Fellowship |
| Amount | £46,515 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | SF150070 |
| Organisation | The British Academy |
| Department | British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | University Research Studentship |
| Amount | £56,843 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2010 |
| End | 07/2013 |
| Title | Inner wellbeing |
| Description | Inner wellbeing is a model of psychosocial wellbeing with 7 domains that can be assessed through questions (five per domain) to build up a picture of an individual's inner wellbeing, which is defined as 'what people think or feel they can be or do'. The seven domains are: economic confidence; agency and participation; social connections; close relationships; physical and mental health; competence and self-worth; values and meaning. Alongside quantitative assessment, qualitative data collection and analysis should be employed to ensure the ways people themselves are thinking about their wellbeing are understood. |
| Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - human |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Traidcraft are using an adapted (shortened) version of the model in monitoring and evaluating their projects. Liza Stevens, Head of Programme Funding and Evaluation at Traidcraft, stated: "Our partnership with the Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways team on the development of Traidcraft's wellbeing assessment methodology has been invaluable, as it has enabled us to draw upon their expertise and extensive research, providing us with a credible framework for our assessment, while at the same time bringing a real understanding of the importance of both practicality on the ground and utility in terms of demonstrating and improving our impact." In March 2012 I produced a version of our wellbeing assessment schedule and issued it to a GP involved in doctors' training in the UK, on a royalty free exclusive use contract. |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org/resources/briefing-papers/158-briefing-paper1 |
| Title | Wellbeing Pathways Survey Data |
| Description | Survey data in SPSS from rural Chiawa, Zambia (2010, 2012) and rural Chhattisgarh, India (2011, 2013) from Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways project. Submitted to Re share, UK data service, as 'Poverty and Inner wellbeing', 2014. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Various of our research team's publications draw on this data |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=851338&type=Data%20catalogue |
| Description | Chaupal |
| Organisation | Chaupal |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We trained Chaupal members (Chaupal is a local Adivasi community organisation) in interviewing approaches. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They facilitated our research by introducing us to the villages where we worked and encouraging people to talk to us. |
| Impact | Briefing paper 3 - noted in publications |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | G B Pant collaboration |
| Organisation | Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We have presented seminars on our research at Allahabad on three occasions - at the beginning, during our second field work period, and at the end of our research. We also invited one of the Allahabad researchers to present his work in a panel we co-organised at the annual conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists, 2012, New Delhi. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partnership with the Institute provided us with permission to undertake research in India. In addition, one of their researchers knew our field site well and gave us very helpful advice on survey content during our initial piloting period, including joining us in some of our field visits. |
| Impact | Shared participation in a panel we co-organised at the annual conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists, 2012, New Delhi. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Traidcraft Wellbeing Assessment |
| Organisation | Traidcraft |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We advised Traidcraft on designing a tool for wellbeing assessment based on the model we developed during our research. We assisted them with piloting the tool and initial analysis of results. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They provided all the practical resources needed to develop and pilot the tool. |
| Impact | The output is a tool for assessing the wellbeing outcomes of Traidcraft programmes. They have now piloted this in two locations in India, in Bangladesh, and in Tanzania. They are currently (November 2014) using it for a first assessment in India. Although our formal relationship is concluded, we remain on friendly terms and they still contact us from time to time to discuss findings and analysis. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | WWF Namibia conservancies |
| Organisation | FICO |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We provided training to WWF on wellbeing assessment, and provided a consultant to undertake piloting for the development of a wellbeing assessment tool in the Namibia conservancies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They provided information on the Namibia conservancies, plus all the material support to make the training workshop and exploratory consultancy possible. |
| Impact | No outputs. Complexities in the relationship led us to withdraw from the partnership at the end of the first phase. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | 'The Weight Falls on My Shoulders': Encounters in Researching Wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Paper presented at Enquiring into Wellbeing symposium, Bath, October 2013. Publication forthcoming. None |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | 'Wellbeing Perspectives on Social Protection: Food Security in Adivasi communities, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation based on the third briefing paper of the project at the Indian Social Policy Association inaugural workshop in Sonipat, Haryana, March 2013. The workshop brings together academics, practitioners and government officials who are working on emerging social policy issues in India and the United Kingdom with the primary aim to explore the question 'What is Social Policy?' by providing an overview of its key theoretical and methodological approaches. None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Assessing wellbeing in the global south |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Paper presented to Traidcraft board provoked lively discussion A partnership between Traidcraft and the Wellbeing Pathways project was established to develop and pilot tools for wellbeing assessment of their programmes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Beyond GDP Welsh government symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I was the only person present (it was a small, invitation only event) with international experience of researching wellbeing. My contributions on issues of culture and the importance of qualitative methods were particularly well received. This meeting cemented my link with the NGO Wellbeing Wales. The Director of the Wellbeing Wales subsequently asked my advice on a number of consultancies he was undertaking on wellbeing. He also later wrote a chapter for our book, Wellbeing and Quality of Life assessment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Centre for Development Studies seminar: Voicing subjectivity : reflection on researching wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Questions were asked about the project's research in Zambia and India, in particular discussing questions around the voicing of subjectivity and the importance of context in research on and measurement of wellbeing. Increased interest amongst students in wellbeing research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Child rights conference, Educo, Madrid |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I presented an invited keynote paper: 'Child Wellbeing in Social Practice and International Development' at a conference on child rights organised by Educo, a Spanish child rights organisation. The conference was mainly attended by Spanish social workers. The paper was very well received. A link was made with Educo which became a partnership in a my (successful) senior research fellowship application (British Academy/Leverhulme). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.equityforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Educo-memoria-divulgativa-congreso_ING_p... |
| Description | Conceptualization and measurement of inner wellbeing among wives and husbands in Zambia. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Paper presented at the 2013 conference of the Association of Black Psychologists, New Orleans, USA. None |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Context matters : researching subjective wellbeing in India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Seminar paper given at Psychology Department, University of Allahabad, India resulted in lively discussion. A relationship was established with the Psychology department in Allahabad. We subsequently co-organised with them a panel on wellbeing at the Association for Social Anthropologists conference, New Delhi, 2012. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | DFID learning pack on wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Commissioned to prepare a reading pack on Wellbeing as part of a suite of professional development products being commissioned for DFID social development advisers. This involves a summary of key issues, short video, and suggested readings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.gsdrc.org/professional-dev/wellbeing/ |
| Description | Development Studies Association conference 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Organised two session panel on 'relational wellbeing' at DSA conference, including papers by Melania Calestani, University of Southampton Gabby Davies, University of Bath Caroline Dyer, University of Leeds Päivi Hasu, University of Helsinki Allister McGregor, Jaideep Gupte and Dolf te Lintelo, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex Andrea Rigon, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London Rebecca Schaaf, Bath Spa University Sarah White, University of Bath |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Does wellbeing travel? : debating universalism and cultural difference in understandings of wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Advocates of wellbeing argue that it offers a new way to measure what matters not only for the individual, but also for societal progress. This implies that concepts of wellbeing are the same everywhere, or at least that measures can be used in ways that side-step cultural difference.This one day symposium offered an opportunity to discuss how understandings of wellbeing differ by national, economic, or cultural context, and the implications this has for wellbeing measurement. Keynote speakers: _ Leverhulme lecture: Professor Richard Ryan, Dept. of Psychology,University of Rochester _ Dr Laura Camfield, School of International Development, University of East Anglia _ Dr Sarah C White, Centre for Development Studies,University of Bath The event attracted around 40 delegates from across the UK and Europe, including both academics, postgraduate researchers and representatives of NGOs and policy research organisations. People were clearly stimulated and encouraged to pursue work on wellbeing - both research and in policy/practice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | ESRC 7 days |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I did not receive any feedback None known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/ESRC_Seven_Days_tcm8-21806.pdf |
| Description | ESRC/DFID Poverty Alleviation grantholders workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presented Grantholder-led workshop: 'Engaging with policy-makers: who should do it?' at ESRC/DFID Poverty Alleviation grantholders workshop at the Congress Centre in London, September. Lively discussion and questions. Diverse audience of grantholders so difficult to assess impact but the sharing of experience we facilitated certainly gave us some new ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Essex Sustainability Institute seminar, 'Wellbeing and poverty in marginalised communities: Zambia and India compared' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion. Researchers from the institute contacted me later for peer advice on a research application they were making. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Green Economy symposium (UWE) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion Contacts made with academics whom I had previously not known, working in human rights and green economy at University of West of England |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | India launch event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways' India research team hosted a workshop to introduce the project to researchers, development policymakers and practitioners, and the media. The half-day event in Raipur on 20 April 2011 saw the project's director and deputy director, visiting from the UK, join other research staff and locally-recruited researchers to introduce attendees to the project. Event participants heard and offered feedback about the project's work to date and shared their thoughts on wellbeing in the local area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Network of wellbeing blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Blog on Network of Wellbeing website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.networkofwellbeing.org/index.php/blog/post/relational-wellbeing-the-links-between-persona... |
| Description | Network of wellbeing interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Interview on Network of Wellbeing website. Aim to popularise the idea of relational wellbeing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.networkofwellbeing.org/index.php/videos/post/professor-sarah-white-on-relational-wellbein... |
| Description | ODI Blog: Policy and the people's voice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Post in response: 'Great post, very interesting to see people linking well being to political economy concerns and international narratives. I look forward to your book.' Difficult to assess impact |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.developmentprogress.org/blog/2014/02/17/policy-and-people%E2%80%99s-voice |
| Description | Poverty and the drivers of wellbeing : initial findings from Chhattisgarh, 2011 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation made to DFID India, range of representatives from different departments were present and contributed to lively discussion. Contacts established with DFID and one of their Indian partner organisations. These links maintained throughout project lifetime. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Practical action local group talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked lively discussion - many of the (mainly elderly) people in the audience had practical experience of development work and said they enjoyed the combination of intellectual stimulation and descriptive information. None |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Researching wellbeing in the global south |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by PI at London offices of nef (new economics foundation) explaining background to the project, methods and model of wellbeing used and reflections on changes and challenges encountered in the first few months of the project. Relationship with nef established and their researchers subsequently attended other project events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | School visit (King Edward's, Bath) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards Geography teacher said they would use our research as case study in their teaching |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Symposium to discern future research agenda |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | EqUIP Symposium, 'Sustainable Prosperity, Well Being and Innovation', 9-10 June 2016 in Helsinki, Finland. Purpose was to identify themes for future research between India and Europe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://equipproject.eu/third-equip-symposium-sustainable-prosperity-well-being-and-innovation/ |
| Description | The attractions and pitfalls of working on wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation made by PI at Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, Research centre on children, families and communities None |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | The political potential of a wellbeing approach: a case study from Zambia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to Development Studies Annual Conference, 2013. Based on Briefing Paper: The Politics of Wellbeing, Conservation and Development in Chiawa, Zambia. Lively discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | UNA Post 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | No feedback as yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://17aa47148cdcdf8b5c51-da5ed784d101708d617ec977f6449487.r27.cf2.rackcdn.com/Global%20Developmen... |
| Description | Webinar on wellbeing and extreme poverty |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Webinar on wellbeing and extreme poverty, with Andrew Shepherd (Overseas Development Institute) organised by GSDRC for DFID. Follow up to wellbeing pack/video. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.gsdrc.org/professional-dev/webinar-wellbeing-and-extreme-and-persistent-poverty/ |
| Description | Wellbeing and its assessment in development research and practice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by PI and RO at GBPant Institute, Allahabad, India. Paper generated positive relationship which led to research collaboration with the institute. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Wellbeing and social policy in developing countries, UNRISD |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation at the UNRISD workshop for the project 'New Directions in Social Policy: Alternatives from and for the Global South. Talk advanced networking with other researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | Working with wellbeing and quality of life: an NGO Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In May 2013, Wellbeing and Poverty Pathways co-hosted a one-day symposium for NGOs working with wellbeing and quality of life. This event brought together NGOs working with these concepts in the UK and internationally, and was co-organised with CAFOD, Traidcraft and Wellbeing Wales. This ultimately led to a book with chapter contributions from the organising NGOs and Oxfam: Wellbeing and Quality of Life Assessment. A Practical Guide. Practical Action Publishing, 2014, ed. S.C.White with A. Abeyasekera. Links were made and/or strengthened between the presenters - mainly representatives from NGOs who had been working individually in developing tools to use wellbeing or quality of life assessment of their programmes. This led to the publication of an edited book, with chapters written by the seminar contributors: Wellbeing and Quality of Life Assessment: A Practical Guide. Ed S C White with A. Abeyasekera, 2014. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org/resources/project-papers/162-ngos-and-wellbeing |
| Description | Zambia launch event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Launch event in Lusaka (August 2010) publicising the project and facilitating active input from potential users and beneficiaries as part of establishing the Zambia advisory group. Attendees were drawn from academic/research organisations, NGOs/ INGOs, development/development communications consultants, and the Zambian Ministry of Community Development. Links made with representatives from civil society groups and academics. We were able to follow these up in sharing results and seeking advice as the research project progressed |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Zambia talk, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussions about politics of wellbeing in UK as well as globally None known. Public meeting so audience just disperse at the end. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.wellbeingpathways.org |
| Description | philosophy for life blog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was interviewed for the blog and the interview was then posted there I did not have direct feedback citing this blog |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://philosophyforlife.org/is-well-being-a-western-construct/ |