RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Rew, A. & M. Rew. 2005. Quality at Some Point becomes Quantity: a case as critique of Q2. Focaal: European Journal of Anthropology (forthcoming January 2005).
• Rew, A., S. Khan & M. Rew. 2004. P3>Q2 in northern Orissa: an example of integrating 'Combined Methods' (Q2) through a 'Platform for Probing Poverty' (P3). In Q2 in Practice (eds) R. Kanbur & P. Shaffer. Toronto: (volume in preparation)
• Rew, A., E. Fisher & B. Pandey. 2004. Policy Practices in Development-Induced Displacement and Rehabilitation. In Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement (ed.) C. De Wet. Oxford: Berghan (2004, forthcoming)
• Rew, A and S Khan 2004 The Moral Setting for Governance in Keonjhar: the cultural framing of public episodes and development processes in northern Orissa, India chapter 12 in eds. David Mosse and David Lewis Anthropology Upstream: the ethnography of aid donors and neo-liberal reform. (volume in preparation for EIDOS)
• Rew, A., M. Surr, A. Barnett & A. Duncan. 2003. Research for Poverty Reduction: DFID Research Policy Paper. Department for International Development report to Secretary of State, Department for International Development. 80 pages. 2003.
• Tapping the Bell at Governance Temple: project implementation as moral narrative. In A Moral Critique of Development: in search of global responsibilities (eds) P.Q.v. Ufford & A. K.Giri. London: Routledge. 2003.
• Why Has It Ended Up Here? Development (and other) messages and social connectivity in northern Orissa. Journal of International Development 15, 925-938.
• Rew, Alan & Martin Rew. Development Models 'Out-of-Place': social research on methods to improve livelihoods in eastern India. Community Development Journal 38.

RESEARCH/ADVISORY WORK 

• INDIA/UZBEKISTAN/TANZANIA/BOLIVIA Project Director of a UWS and SOAS, London team guiding a social development research capacity building programme, funded by DFID from 1999 onwards; individually responsible for India component and capacity development and joint research with two Indian Council for Social Science Research institutions in eastern India – in Calcutta and Bhubaneswar – and with a network of research-oriented NGOs.
• ROMANIA Project Director of UWS team of social workers, social scientists and lawyers/judges to support, technically and institutionally, the development of a national probation service – a five year programme that will be completed in December 2004. DFID.
• ORISSA, INDIA Project Director and lead researcher assessing the way households construct livelihood ‘portfolios’ and their coping strategies with periodic drought and crop failure, changing manual labour demands, household life cycles and major debts, and the varying impact of social prestige and ranking of occupations. Supervision of 2 PhD, and three other, research assistants over three years of surveys. Overall supervision of parallel research project in adjacent Jharkand State of which lead researcher was Prof S E Corbridge, Cambridge and Miami Universities (Geography). 2000- 2003, DFID and CDS funded.
• CZECH REPUBLIC Chief of Mission to establish strategic and institutional dimensions of equality of opportunity for ethnic groups and women, with special emphasis on the rights and opportunities of Roma communities. In association with National Minorities Commission and Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.
• KENYA Chief Adviser to National Poverty Eradication Plan; writing plan and integrating inputs on PPA, poverty mapping, pro-poor economic growth, access to social services and rights based approaches to poverty reduction. Analyses of dynamics of poverty, women and disadvantage, social mobilisation and participatory development strategies, and of a ‘charter for social integration’. Managed drafting team of seven - 3 GoK, 2 UNDP and 2 DFID - and incorporation of local inputs over 3 months period. DFID funded.
• SOUTH AFRICA Review of first phase of Rural Strategy Unit support programme in Free State; evaluation of institutional performance in adjusting to new social priorities in Orange Free State and prospects for programme extension; evaluation and design of proposals for future support targeted at rural livelihoods improvements and poverty eradication. DFID funded.
• CAMEROON Development of a participatory biodiversity conservation strategy for Mount Cameroon; leader of four person team to examine rural livelihoods and forest dependence; baseline survey and analysis of rural livelihoods; preparation of a draft participatory strategy. DFID funded.
• KENYA Assessment of social development aspects of national primary education and community education support project; assessment of methods of delivery, school-community relations and poverty implications. DFID funded.
• INDIA - Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal rainfed farming improvement project (KRIBHCO-East); Institutions Specialist (and Project Director) responsible for assessments of community group based savings and credit and participatory planning to improve rural livelihoods through SWC, JFM, non-farm enterprises, improved cropping systems, and selected high value additions eg aquaculture. 1996-2000.