Developing Sustainability, Developing the Self: An Integral Approach to International & Community Development

Hochachka, Gail

ISBN 10: 1426901585 / ISBN 13: 9781426901584

Published by Trafford Pub, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing Sustainability, Developing the Self: An Integral Approach to International & Community Development
• Publisher: Trafford Pub
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426901585
• ISBN 13: 9781426901584
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This book explores an Integral Approach to community and international development, integrating previous practices to move into new arenas of action and inquiry. It suggests that development involves personal, collective and systemic transformation, and to work in these three areas effectively requires a broader and deeper approach to developmentbroader in terms of including interior and exterior needs of humans, and deeper to more fully engage individual and collective transformation. The underlying premise is that all previous and current practices in development have important insights to offer the field. The task for today's development practitioner is to honor these multiple truths, integrating their methodologies for a comprehensive, dynamic approach to addressing global issues.

The book is written for anyone involved in international development, community development, and/or social change in general. Included is an introduction to Integral Theory applied to the field of international development. The last half of the booklet provides an example of an Integral Approach in practice in El Salvador.

This is based on MA thesis fieldwork in San Juan del Gozo, El Salvador in collaboration with CESTA, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, and Drishti-Centre for Integral Action, with financial support from Canada's International Development Research Centre.