Mohan, Giles and Stokke, Kristian
(2000).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://doi.org/10.1080/01436590050004346 |
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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.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| ISSN: | 1360-2241 |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Politics, Economics, Development, Geography Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC) Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD) |
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| Item ID: | 10955 |
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| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2008 18:20 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 13:15 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/10955 |
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