JASS Knowledge

JASS’ publications and materials are the product of lively collective analysis, action research and other kinds of reflection and learning with and among people in the thick of social justice work around the world. Drawing on the activist scholars in our JASS community we build bridges between theory and practice, researchers and practitioners, to sharpen knowledge and action. We hope these resources provide useful guidance and fresh insights about doing justice work from the ordinary and extraordinary actions and thinking of people and organizations we work with who are committed to making a difference in the fight for justice. 

Now Available! Women Navigate Power Released in August 2007, this collection of stories about how women navigate, resist, and transform power is the product of a unique writeshop process organized by Just Associates for ActionAid international, engaging long-time women's rights activists in reflection, creative writing and sharing stories.

A New Weave of Power, People & Politics: The Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation Takes a holistic, innovative approach to citizen participation, rights and advocacy. Provides tools, analytical frameworks, concepts, workshop and planning designs to help think and act strategically in contexts of shifting power dynamics. (more) Order through Stylus Publishing (in the U.S.) or Practical Action Publishing.

Making Change Happen Series Practical tools & concepts for strategic action The latest in our Making Change Happen series tackles the complexities and opportunities for understanding, constructing and transforming power. (See the Full Paper or more information on the series)

More...   Where is the Money for Women's Rights, with the Association for Women's Rights in Development     Forging A Global Movement: New Education Strategies for the United States and the World, with ActionAid International   See other Articles and Tools for Training.

Assessing Social Change JASS’ critiques and alternatives to depoliticized and linear approaches to social change continue in our extensive work on evaluation.  As a “learning organization”, JASS practices what we preach by integrating reflection and assessment in an ongoing way into our programs.  We bring this experience to other organizations to help them integrate reflection and analysis more systematically so that evaluation isn’t something that happens at the end of a project by an outside expert.  JASS has also carried out evaluations for a variety of organizations. (more)

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