Copy the page URI to the clipboard
Mohan, Giles and Stokke, Kristian
(2000).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01436590050004346
URL: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?co...
Abstract
Recent discussions in development have moved away from holistic theorisation towards more localised, empirical and inductive approaches. In development practice there has been a parallel move towards local 'participation' and 'empowerment', which has produced, albeit with very different agendas, a high level of agreement between actors and institutions of the 'new' Left and the 'new' Right. This paper examines the manifestations of this move in four key political arenas: decentralised service delivery, participatory development, social capital formation and local development, and collective actions for 'radical democracy'. We argue that, by focusing so heavily on 'the local', the see manifestations tend to underplay both local inequalities and power relations as well as national and transnational economic and political forces. Following from this, we advocate a stronger emphasis on the politics of the local, ie on the political use of 'the local' by hegemonic and counter-hegemonic interests.
Viewing alternatives
Metrics
Public Attention
Altmetrics from AltmetricNumber of Citations
Citations from DimensionsItem Actions
Export
About
- Item ORO ID
- 10955
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1360-2241
- Academic Unit or School
-
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Development
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Research Group
-
Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD)
OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC) - Related URLs
-
- http://dpp.open.ac.uk/(Research Group)
- Depositing User
- Users 4181 not found.