The Participation Reader

Andrea Cornwall [Editor]

ISBN 10: 1842774034 / ISBN 13: 9781842774038

Published by Zed Books May 2011, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Participation Reader
• Publisher: Zed Books May 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842774034
• ISBN 13: 9781842774038
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Lit Crit:: General

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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 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, programmes and policies.

About the Author

Andrea Cornwall is professor in anthropology and development at the University of Sussex, where she is an affiliate of the Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence and director of the Pathways of Women's Empowerment programme. Joining the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as a fellow in 1998, she supported the emergence of work on sexuality and helped establish the Sexuality and Development Programme. She has published widely on gender and sexuality in development and is executive producer of Save us from Saviours, a short film on Indian sex workers' challenge of the rescue industry.