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Participant observation
Participant observation is fundamental to understanding the social dynamics, actions, social behavior, and social practices, of a research partner, be it an individual, such as... -
Qualitative Interviews
Ethnographic interviews are helpful to gain very in-depth data about a topic/concern in a relatively short time. They provide insightful knowledge about individuals,... -
Open Letter
Letter to the Brussels water operators The platform Délier Les Fils de l’eau in Brussels aims to better understand the issues related to water management in the rue Gray... -
Cross-deliberation
The aim of this method is to bring the problems of a particular community to the other communities and to receive the others in their own space, where they can share their... -
Open courtyards
This method tests the capacity of the Roma community living in disadvantaged areas to define topics of interest and to come together around the issues that are defined in an... -
Participatory Mapping
Participatory mapping is an innovative method that provides communities with visual tools representing their living environment, enabling them to be more involved in territorial... -
Focus group discussions
Focus Group Discussions falls under qualitative research. It serves to better understand local practices, perceptions, common attitudes, opinions or ideas. It involves gathering... -
Seasonal Calendar Mapping
A Seasonal Calendar is both a calendar and a chart that shows the changes taking place in the community throughout the year. It also identifies the times of stress,... -
Video interviews
This creative methodology involves conducting video interviews within street markets to capture the perspectives of traders and shoppers through a dialogic approach. It serves... -
Atlas Caremaps & Community Mapping
This method combines Atlas Caremaps, a tool for visualizing personal care networks, with community mapping using KUMU (a free to access software for public projects to map... -
Feedback session
The “feed-back” session of a study consists in presenting, opening to debate and inputs, and sometimes strategically shaping the findings or preliminary findings of a research... -
Participatory Time Machine
The method of participatory "time machine" can be seen as another device and way of travelling through time. It aims to the understanding and the collective “reconstruction” of... -
Power Mapping
Power mapping is a process of identifying and analysing power relations and power asymmetries that determine the access and the control over local resources and/or shape... -
Atelier populaire d’urbanisme
Since 2019, Un Centre Ville Pour Tous has been organizing and leading Ateliers Populaires d'Urbanisme (APUs). The first APU was launched in the 1970s in France by residents of...
