At Context we reinvest a chunk of our revenues into extra research. This allows us to publish books and reports on the subject of social business and international development. These publications are written primarily for social business practitioners and third sector organisations.
Additionally, we regularly play an editorial role and are commissioned by leading experts to research, write and finalise publication. On this page you can browse through a catalogue of our work.
Publications can be ordered using our order form:
Measuring and managing efficiency
Measuring and Managing Efficiency in Development Programmes While the focus with efficiency in development settings is often [...]
Mid-term programme review for Rikolto
Rikolto is an international NGO with more than 40 years’ experience in partnering farmer organisations and food chain stakeholders [...]
Recommendations for philanthropists
World Bank data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause the first increase in global poverty [...]
Final Evaluation of the Kenya Market-led Horticulture Project
The goal of the Kenya Market-led Horticulture Project (KMHP) – also known as HortIMPACT – was to contribute [...]
Corporate Tax Dodging
Mid-term evaluation of Oxfam's Effective Rules against Corporate Tax Dodging Project By Pol De Greve The ‘Effective [...]
Stop Child Labour Coalition
End term Evaluation of Getting down to Business Programme Evaluation carried out by Geert Phlix (ACE Europe) [...]
Final Evaluation of the Sustainable Diets for All Programme
Final Evaluation of the Sustainable Diets for All Programme The Sustainable Diets for All programme aims to [...]
Power and Service: a critical essay
Power and Service A critical essay about the functioning of Dutch private development organisations At the request [...]
Towards a fair and just economy. Social business as a transformational approach (2018)
Towards a fair and just economy. Social business as a transformational approach. Fons van der Velden Currently, the [...]
Practices and lessons regarding effective lobby and advocacy (2016)
Practices and lessons regarding effective lobby and advocacy Fons van der Velden In the period 2011 – 2015, ActionAid [...]
Governance in complex multi-stakeholder settings: The case of UAFC (2016)
Governance in complex multi-stakeholder settings: The case of UAFC Karine Godthelp, Fons van der Velden In this article, Karine Godthelp [...]
Sociale bedrijven: Minister Ploumens blinde vlek (2016)
Sociale bedrijven: Minister Ploumens blinde vlek Fons van der Velden, Pol De Greve Fons van der Velden and Pol De Greve [...]
MO* paper about social business (2016)
MO* paper about social business Fons van der Velden, Pol De Greve Fons van der Velden and Pol De Greve [...]
Moving forward with civic driven change and social business (2015)
Moving forward with civic driven change and social business Pol De Greve, Fons van der Velden, Margherita Scazza, Titus van [...]
Advocating female condoms (2015)
Advocating female condoms A reflection on stakeholder commitments & trends in support for female condoms Karine Godthelp Female condoms are [...]
Facilitating organisational change within development organisations. A resource book for development practitioners. (2013)
Facilitating organisational change within development organisations. A resource book for development practitioners. Fons van der Velden This book has emerged [...]
Leadership in Social Business – Contextual No. 11 (2013)
Leadership in Social Business – Contextual No. 11 (2013) Anne-Marie Schreven, Titus van der Spek, Fons van der Velden Leadership [...]
Narrative Numeracy: Social Impact Assessment. A brief guide to Social Return on Investment – Contextual No. 10 (2013)
Narrative Numeracy: Social Impact Assessment. A brief guide to Social Return on Investment – Contextual No. 10 (2013) Pol De [...]
New approaches to international development cooperation (2011)
New approaches to international development cooperation Fons van der Velden Many individuals, organisations and institutions are involved in the search [...]
A summative report of nine Social Return On Investment pilots – Contextual No. 9 (2009)
A summative report of nine Social Return On Investment pilots – Contextual No. 9 (2009) Social Return On Investment (SROI) is [...]
Measuring results in the development sector: issues and challenges – Contextual no. 7 (2009)
Measuring results in the development sector: issues and challenges – Contextual No. 7 (2009) Chris Eijkemans, Peter Das The subject [...]
Civic Driven Change and international development: exploring a complexity perspective – Contextual No. 6 (2007)
Civic Driven Change and international development: exploring a complexity perspective. – Contextual No. 6 (2007) Alan Fowler This paper [...]
Wereldburgerschap. Handreikingen voor het vergroten van draagvlak voor mondiale vraagstukken (2007)
Wereldburgerschap. Handreikingen voor het vergroten van draagvlak voor mondiale vraagstukken Fons van der Velden In deze publicatie staat de vraag [...]
Facilitation of organisational change: beyond organisational and institutional development – Contextual No. 5 (2006)
Facilitation of organisational change: beyond organisational and institutional development. Contextual No. 5 (2006) Fons van der Velden Anne-Marie Leenknegt [...]
Social Return on Investment: an introduction – Contextual No. 4 (2006)
Social Return on Investment: an introduction - Contextual No. 4 (2006) Eelco Tinga, Fons van der Velden & Peter [...]
Capacity for development: a plea for a real paradigm shift – Contextual No. 2 (2004)
Capacity for development: a plea for a real paradigm shift - Contextual No. 2 (2004) Fons van der Velden [...]
Capacity Assessment of Non-Governmental Development Organisations: Beyond the logical framework approach – Contextual no. 1 (2003)
Capacity Assessment of Non-Governmental Development Organisations: Beyond the logical framework approach - Contextual no. 1 (2003) Fons van der Velden [...]