Consensus or cover-up? the limitations of group meetings
This article discusses concerns that information obtained in the public arena, a common forum for PRA work, can hide disparate, multiple and muted voices. Concern about these 'absent voices' arose during a participatory research workshop held in Uganda to find out how food insecure groups and individuals perceive obstacles to food security. It brought together outside professionals and a number of local people, who were chosen by the sub-county chief.