Mary Drosopulos is the Post-doctoral Research Assistant of the Co-Learn SEE project (January-July 2021): a comparative, evaluative and participatory research project investigating the learning from four CtS participatory-arts projects in the SEE region. Getting involved in the CoLearn SEE project When I got involved in the ‘Changing the Story’ project...
By Lisa Glybchenko, PhD student in International Relations, founder of Color Up Peace My recent engagement with Changing the Story’s Youth Research Board made me once again, and slightly differently, reflect on the project I started as an undergraduate student at the American University in Bulgaria four and a half...
Youth, Voice and Development is a Leeds University-based programme that asks: ‘What works for putting young people at the heart of research that contributes to positive change?’ Phase One, in 2020, was a collaboration between Changing the Story and the British Council which aimed to map connections and synergies between...
PRAXIS focuses on Arts and Humanities research across the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and Newton Fund portfolio. Specifically, its aims are to consolidate learning across research projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), to amplify their impact and policy relevance, and to champion the distinctive contribution...
Giulia Levi is a doctoral candidate at Bournemouth University, which is a partner university in Changing the Story. Based on her practice experience with civil society initiatives working towards peace building in Bosnia Hercegovina since 2005, she is currently completing a comparative, VC-funded PhD project called ‘Bridging societal divisions in...
This article draws on the findings of a collaboration between the British Council and Changing the Story (CTS). Through this collaboration, we have been sharing knowledge about innovative approaches for working with young people in complex situations in developing countries and have examined the impact of COVID-19. Young people matter. They represent over...
Written by Lucia Rost Studying children’s time use can shed light on different aspects of children’s lives and is important for highlighting the important contributions children make to their families, communities and societies. But measuring children’s time use is not easy, especially in low-income settings. My recent paper highlights five...
[English Version. Sigue desplazándote para ver la versión en Español] Are you a young person (18-24) connected to Changing the Story and interested in finding out about how young people are trying to change their societies around the world? Are you interested in finding out more about research, activism...
While digital methods have been around for some time, the COVID-19 pandemic has required projects around the world to move to the digital sphere and adapt their approaches accordingly. In our new ¿Cuál es la verdad? project briefing, we reflect on our learning in relation to engaging digitally with young...
The next online installment of the PRAXIS Virtual Workshop Series will take place via Zoom on Oct 15th, from 12-1 pm UK time. Read the blog from the previous PRAXIS online workshop here. Workshop Summary Confinement for people living in the Global South is not only geographical, but also extends to temporal...