News
3rd March 2010
On the 11th March, Practical Action Publishing in association with Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, and Overseas Development Institute are launching the publication of Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis (EMMA) Toolkit.
The event will take place at the Overseas Development Institute, London.
'The IFRC has been proud to support the development of the EMMA Toolkit and recognises the value it brings to post-disaster needs assessment'
- Simon Eccleshall, Head, Disaster Services Department, IFRC
25th February 2010
Practical Action Publishing will be exhibiting at the forthcoming London Bookfair. The fair is being held at Earls Court, 19-21 April 2010. Visit us at stand N406 where we will be showcasing our latest publications and publications from Oxfam GB.
2nd February 2010
Duncan Green’s book From Poverty to Power is now in its third print run. It is available from developmentbookshop.com and is still competitively priced at £18.95
Duncan will be speaking at the following events:
- The Oxford Forum on International Development at the Said Business School on the 5th of February.
- The Sheffield International Development Network, University of Sheffield on the 18th of March.
26th January 2010
We offer our sympathy to those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti. We publish a range of books on emergency relief and post disaster reconstruction:
- Emergency Market and Mapping Analysis Toolkit (EMMA)
- Lessons from Aceh
- Click for a full list of our Disasters and Emergencies titles
19th January 2010
Conferences to be attended by staff or with displays from Practical Action Publishing
- Development Studies Association Conference, London, 5 November 2010
- Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, 6-10 October 2010
- Chronic Poverty Centre Conference, Manchester, UK, 8-10 September 2010
- Interaction Annual Forum, Washington DC, USA, 2-4 June 2010
- London Book Fair, Earls Court, London, 19-21 April 2010
- World Book Fair, New Delhi, 27 Jan – 3 Feb 2010
24th September 2009
Conferences to be attended by staff or with displays from Practical Action Publishing, June 2009-
- Online Information Show, Olympia, London, 1-3 December 2009
- Know How Now Event, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 6 November 2009
- BOND Conference, Kings Fund, London, 5 November 2009
- Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, 14-18 October 2009
- Protecting People in Conflict and Crisis Conference, QEH, University of Oxford, 22-24 September 2009
- UKFIET Conference, New College, University of Oxford, 17 September 2009
- ALPSP Conference, The Belfry, Oxford, 9-11 September 2009
- Development Studies Association UK Conference, University of Coleraine, 2-4 September 2009
- Enterprise Development Seminar, University of Bath, 21 July 2009
- InterAction Forum, Arlington USA, 4-7 July 2009
23rd November 2009
Practical Action Publishing has produced the first 3 books in its association with Oxfam GB. View companion mini sites for the books by clicking on the links below:
1st December 2008
PRACTICAL ACTION PUBLISHING TO MANAGE OXFAM GB’S BOOK PUBLISHING FOR DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS
Oxfam GB and Practical Action Publishing have signed an agreement to publish new international development books aimed at the professional development audience over the next five years, effective from 1 December 2008. Practical Action Publishing has now taken on the management of Oxfam's past publications, comprising some 400 titles for international relief and development practitioners. The two organisations will work in partnership to develop at least four new titles each year based on Oxfam's work.
Practical Action Publishing (formerly Intermediate Technology Publications and ITDG Publishing) has been a wholly owned not-for-profit publishing company within the Practical Action group (formerly ITDG) since 1974. It specialises in publishing practical manuals and policy-relevant reports for international development practitioners.
Practical Action Publishing Managing Director Toby Milner explains: “Oxfam's publishing and our own have an obvious overlap and the synergies in working together were quickly made clear. We very much look forward to developing a range of new titles with Oxfam GB.”
Founded in 1942, Oxfam is now one of the largest non-governmental organisations in the world, concentrating on international emergency relief and development work. Its programme generates information and knowledge that it seeks to share with others working in the field of development, to improve both practice and policy.
Oxfam GB’s Programme PolicyDirector, Sam Bickersteth, said yesterday: “It is vital that we increase the value of learning from our development, campaigns, and humanitarian practice by sharing it with others workingto overcome poverty. This partnership with Practical Action Publishingprovides us with an opportunity to do that more effectively.”
While the initial focus of the agreement is on print publishing, Oxfam and Practical Action Publishing will also be working on developing a wider range of e-books and electronic publications.
Oxfam’s two journals, Gender and Development and Development in Practice, will continue to be published by Routledge. Oxfam will also continue to work on a range of free print and online resources to share its learning.
For more information, please contact: Toby Milner, Practical Action Publishing, Tel: 01926 634501. To see Oxfam's publications visit http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/policy_practice.asp
