This is part of a series of chapter summaries of the Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry.
This report represents the findings of The Voices of the Marginalised pilot research project. This was carried out by a consortium that included Sightsavers, HelpAge International, ADD and Alzheimer’s Disease International. The research sought out real-life stories of persons with disabilities and older people, and aimed to enable a better understanding of their experiences of social, political and economic exclusion, from their own perspectives. The work was carried out in Bangladesh, the world’s seventh most populous country and one experiencing rapid demographic change.
This article explores the characteristics of systemic action research. It looks at the conceptual underpinnings of systemic action research and explores some of the ways in which it differs from (builds on) other forms of action research. It then explores some of the issues and dilemmas faced by systemic action researchers.