Pathways to transform urban food systems: feminist action research from Cape Town and Nairobi by Nicole Paganini, Vanessa Farr, Jes Weigelt

“…It offers five pathways through which a strengthened informal sector can contribute to transforming urban food systems: identifying stronger entry points for institutionalized collaboration between local governments and community-based organizations; enhancing government capacities to collaborate with grassroots actors; the potential, and challenges, of controlled-environment agriculture; rethinking and shifting the regulatory environment surrounding the informal economy; and responding to detailed new data on the state of food security in South African informal settlements. …”
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Local perceptions of forest, conservation and logging in Papua New Guinea by Paul Sillitoe

“…This accords with current participatory development approaches to consult ‘grassroots’ opinion, as in indigenous knowledge (IK) research, which aims to facilitate interventions by promoting partnership and an awareness of local perspectives. …”
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NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH REPUBLICS by Towoju Adedoyin John, Mohammed Idris Danjuma, Ibrahim O Salawu

“…Somehow, the 1999 constitution of the fourth republic seems to have overridden the gains and aspirations of this tier of government, this assertion can be verified by looking at how the 1999 constitution undermined the autonomy and aspiration as well as the efficacy of grassroots governance, unlike the 1989 constitution of the third republic that gives more power to local governments. …”
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Analysis of Air Pollution Migration during COVID-19 Lockdown in Krakow, Poland by Mateusz Zaręba, Tomasz Danek

“…Abstract The historical analysis of particulate matter (PM) concentration proved that pro-clean-air legislation and grassroots movement have a positive impact on air quality in Krakow. …”
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Civic Activity in Non-Governmental Organizations for Ensuring Security of Local Communities by Kamila Jakubczak-Krawczyńska, Joanna Majchrzyk-Mikuła

“…The article also aims to identify factors that favor and disfavor the creation of grassroots social initiatives in conditions of deficiencies in civil society, which allow for a more complete understanding of the opportunities and challenges related to the use of social potential to ensure the security of local communities. …”
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How Does Social Mobilization Shape the Collective Coproduction of Urban Community Regeneration in China? by Jinpeng Wu, Yuting Chen, Ruiqi Shi, Jing Xiong

“…Against the backdrop of Chinese grassroots governance, this article employs social mobilization theory to explore the key factors contributing to collective coproduction and develops a theoretical framework that focuses on how the combination of top-down and bottom-up social mobilization shapes it. …”
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Event-Based User Classification in Weibo Media by Liang Guo, Wendong Wang, Shiduan Cheng, Xirong Que

“…By analyzing real data collected from Sina Weibo, we investigate the Weibo properties and utilize both content information and social network information to classify the numerous users into four primary groups: celebrities, organizations/media accounts, grassroots stars, and ordinary individuals. The experiments results show that our method identifies the user categories accurately.…”
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Application of Image Recognition Algorithm Based on Partial Differential Equation and Wavelet Transform in the Intelligent Linkage System of Government Urban Public Management by Xinyu Xu

“…This article starts with the description of the fragmentation of a street’s grassroots governance and sorts out the process of implementing overall governance with the “big linkage mechanism” as the main carrier. …”
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Investigating the Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Green Energy Innovations and Sustainable Practice in Lagos State, Nigeria by Bamidele Olajide, Loveth Walker, Victor Ojakorotu

“…The study found that NGOs have recorded relative success stories in green energy innovation and continue to be strategic partners to government and other sustainability stakeholders in mobilizing the grassroots for green energy adoption. It concludes that the efforts of NGOs in green energy innovations and sustainability practices adoption are fraught with challenges, including financial inadequacy, bureaucratic delays, and low cooperation from communities, among others. …”
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Men's gender role and attitude toward sexual autonomy of women in India. by Manas Ranjan Pradhan, Prasenjit De

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Results suggest promoting gender egalitarian norms through educational campaigns, community workshops held by local leaders, grassroots healthcare professionals, and non-governmental organizations, and broadening existing SRH strategies by including younger, non-literates, unmarried, unemployed, and rural men.…”
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Digital Sovereignty in times of AI: between perils of hegemonic agendas and possibilities of alternative approaches by Alexandre Costa-Barbosa, Bianca Herlo, Gesche Joost

“…However, through document and discourse analysis, the article examines alternative approaches such as sustainable, grassroots, and feminist digital sovereignties and those led by communities or indigenous peoples. …”
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CHALLENGES OF LOCALIZATION OF THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA by BEJI GOWAL BEKUMA, JOHN UKAWUILULU

“…The paper recommended that: effective national coordination is urgently needed to localize the policy at the grassroots. While, different civil society organizations should not work at cross-purposes but be coordinated in their activities toward preventing violent extremism in Plateau State. …”
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The parental care-seeking behavior of children with osteogenesis imperfecta based on the Anderson’s model: a qualitative study by Lin Mo, Fan-yan Du

“…There is a pressing need for the state to revise relevant policies, and for tertiary hospitals, grassroots medical institutions, and specialized medical personnel to each shoulder their responsibilities in the treatment and management of rare diseases. …”
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Identifying and Prioritizing Suitable Financing Methods in Mosques of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Mahdi Karimi, Mohammad Hosin Gavam, Yaser Ahmadi Beni

“…Based on this research, among the preferred financial methods for mosques in terms of tools, the most important are grassroots tools, technology-based financial tools, non-profit resource provisioning tools, for-profit resource provisioning tools, and investment-based tools, highlighting the effective role of the community in mosque financing. …”
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Forest Pedagogy towards the Problem of Polish Educational Monoculture: Projective Pilot Studies by Michał Paluch

“…At the same time, forest kindergartens as well as various grassroots initiatives based on the methodology of outdoor education are developing in Poland. …”
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INVESTMENT METHODOLOGY IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE: AN UNBALANCED GROWTH APPROACH by Omoleye B. Ojuri

“…The methodology combines photography with grassroots social action through interviews. The sample size is based on purposive sampling technique because the methodology requires adults that can participate in interview survey and handle instruments to be used for data collection. …”
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An Examination of Records Retention and Disposition Policy at Kabale University. by Nayakiira, Promise

“…There is a need for the University to increase its training programs or workshops in electronic records keeping to the grassroots people.…”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…This study, therefore, underscores the urgent need for local surveillance schemes more especially at the grassroots in Uganda to provide data for reference guideline development needed for the control of trypanosomiasis in Uganda.…”
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Sociodemographic characteristics, occupational characteristics, motivational factors, and job satisfaction among primary health service practitioners by Di Liu, Huanyan Wang, Wenlin Zhang, Peixuan Chen, Yuqing Lin, Yujin Xie, Mingyang Zou, Debao Li, Ming Fang, Bingjie Hu, Lei Shi

“…Establishing scientific and reasonable research on the incentive mechanism at grassroots medical institutions can help stabilize the team, enhance staff satisfaction and work performance, and optimize human resource utilization.…”
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Student Councils and Management Of Discipline in Selected Secondary Schools in Kamwenge District. by Wilson, Hakiza

“…It was also found out that the discipline roles of the student council included helping to shape the identity of students by insistence on certain modes of behavior expected to be adhered to, being close to the students and therefore dealt with discipline cases at the grassroots level and thwarting any planned strikes. …”
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