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Depoliticising development: the uses and abuses of participation

dc.contributor.authorWhite, Sarah*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:46:22Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:46:22Zen
dc.date.issued1996-02-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/0961452961000157564en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130209en
dc.descriptionParticipation must be seen as political. There are always tensions underlying issues such as who is involved, how, and on whose terms. While participation has the potential to challenge patterns of dominance, it may also be the means through which existing power relations are entrenched and reproduced. The arenas in which people perceive their interests and judge whether they can express them are not neutral. Participation may take place for a whole range of unfree reasons. It is important to see participation as a dynamic process, and to understand that its own form and function can become a focus for struggle.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>en
dc.format.extent10en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/depoliticising-development-the-uses-and-abuses-of-participation-130209
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.subjectGovernance and citizenship
dc.titleDepoliticising development: the uses and abuses of participationen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordParticipation
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment in Practice Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordDiP
prism.number1en
prism.volume6en
dc.year.issuedate1996en


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