All projects are required to produce one or more outputs, but we do not specify exactly what kind of outputs should be produced, or how these should be disseminated. This depends on the nature of your research.
In deciding what outputs to produce, it helps to think about two questions: who might benefit from your research and how might they benefit?
Academic Outputs
All projects should involve research, and as such, all projects should be of interest to an academic audience. At least one appropriate academic output should be produced. Examples of outputs:
- Conference or seminar papers
- Working papers
- Articles for academic journals
As a project output, you are very welcome to propose to write a Working Paper for the Creating Safer Space network’s forthcoming working paper series on Unarmed Civilian Protection. More information will be available on our website soon.
Outputs for Communities or Policymakers
Think carefully about who might benefit from your research. Will specific communities living in the midst of violent conflict benefit from the research? What about policymakers at different levels, or humanitarian organisations working to protect people from violence? How can you best inform them about your research? Examples of outputs:
- Leaflets or booklets
- Policy briefings
- Reports
- Training materials
- Public engagement events
- Documentaries
- Digital resources
- Comics (e.g. see https://appliedcomicsetc.com/)
- Exhibition
- Performance
Each of these should be developed with your target audience in mind. Think carefully about what languages to use, and whether you need to budget in translation. Think carefully about how you will ensure that your target audience finds out about your research. If you produce a report, how will you ensure that people find out about it?
The Creating Safer Space network encourages the use of creative research methods. Think about whether you could use painting, theatre, poetry, storytelling, photography or filming to encourage participants to reflect on their experiences. The use of such methods can also support your dissemination strategy. For example:
- If you have used painting as a research method, could you organise an exhibition to showcase the paintings? See this YouTube video for an example.
- If you have used theatre as a research method, could your participants perform the research findings in their community?
- If you have used photography as a research method, could you produce an illustrated book to showcase your findings?
Please consult our training videos on YouTube to learn more about creative research methods.