From Input to Influence - Participatory Approaches to Research and Inquiry into Poverty (Paperback)

What real voice do people with direct experience of poverty have in research and inquiry into poverty? This report gives an overview of 'participatory' approaches in the UK - which mean more involvement and influence for people with experience of poverty. The study reviews the potential and pitfalls in the 'how', 'who' and 'what' of participatory approaches to poverty research. Drawing on lessons from international development, as well as practice in the UK, it suggests the next steps needed to take such approaches further forward in Britain, including making the links with policy debates and decision making. The report connects with debates about research ethics and user involvement in research and will be of interest to social policy researchers, anti-poverty activitists and community development workers, as well as policy makers seeking ways to work together with people living in poverty.