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Participation at the coalface: translating local knowledges and institutions in post-war Tigray, North Ethiopia
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posted on 2023-05-17, 16:31 authored by Hiruy, K, Eversole, RThe challenges of participatory development suggest an explicit role for community development practitioners as ‘translation agents’ across different institutional contexts. This paper illustrates this role in three case studies of rural community development projects in post-war Ethiopia. The case studies highlight the value of local community knowledge and institutions in tackling key development issues: from small-farm productivity, to water access, to animal health. They also demonstrate the frequent need for translation and mediation between community knowledges and institutions and those of outside organizations and professionals. This paper analyses the case studies to show how community development practitioners working in the field can play a central role in creating truly participatory development spaces.
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Publication title
Community Development Journal: an international forumVolume
48Article number
bss038Number
bss038Pagination
215-231ISSN
0010-3802Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
Oxford University PressPlace of publication
Oxford, UKRights statement
Copyright 2012 Oxford University Press and Community Development JournalRepository Status
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