Reflection-Action Lenses
A number of different lenses, or areas of analysis, can be used in combination to deepen understanding of a particular context or issue. One tool may be used to explore more than one area.
Resources
Toolboxes
AoA - Actor & institution analysis
Actors and institutions analysis involves identifying the actors and institutions that are friends/enemies/neutral/not to be trus…
AoA - Communications analysis
Communications analysis involves identifying the dominant means of communication in the community and analysing whether people’s …
AoA - Gender analysis
Gender analysis involves exploring the relationships between men and women and identifying the division of labour, productive and…
AoA - Livelihoods analysis
Livelihoods Analysis involves understanding people’s livelihood strategies in order to make sense of what they are doing and unde…
AoA - Power analysis
Power analysis involves exploring different forms of power (visible, hidden and invisible; public, private and intimate) men and …
AoA - Rights & policy analysis
Rights analysis involves identifying people living in poverty and excluded groups and their condition and positions; the key area…
AoA - Risks & feasibility analysis
Risks and feasibility analysis involves identifying the risks relating to a particular community, programme or organisation as we…
AoA - Trend or historical analysis
Trend or historical analysis involves observing patterns or changes over time relating to an issue or particular context.Particip…
AoA - Vulnerability analysis
Vulnerability analysis involves identifying the disasters people are most vulnerable to (for example, floods, conflict, drought, …
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