The Participation Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842774034 ISBN 13: 9781842774038

Publisher: Zed Books, 2011

Synopsis

Calls for greater participation of those affected by development interventions have a long history. This expert reader explores the conceptual and methodological dimensions of participatory research and the politics and practice of participation in development. Through excerpts from the texts that have inspired contemporary advocates of participation, accounts of the principles of participatory research, and empirical studies that show some of the complexities of participation in practice, it offers a range of reflections on participation that will be of interest to both those new to the field and experienced practitioners alike. Bringing together for the first time classic and contemporary writings from a literature that spans a century, it offers a unique perspective on the possibilities and dilemmas that face those seeking to enable those affected by development projects, programs, and policies.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrea Cornwall is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. She has worked in the field of participation for many years, and is author of Beneficiary, Consumer, Citizen: Perspectives on Participation for Poverty Reduction (Sida 2000), and co-editor of Pathways to Participation (with Garett Pratt, IT Publications 2003) and Spaces for Change? The Politics of Citizen Participation in New Democratic Arenas (with Vera Schattan Coelho, Zed Books 2006).

Review:

"Cornwall's Participation Reader, which brings together some of the most insightful writings on the discourses, politics and practice of participation in development since the 1960s, is a valuable document of record. The articles are lively, well written and provide the necessary critical engagement with one of the most contentious but often taken for granted ideas in development. The Participation Reader is certain to become as must read for all students, teachers, researchers and practitioners of development." -- Professor Dzodzi Tsikata, University of Ghana

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1842774034
• ISBN 13: 9781842774038
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Cornwall Andrea