Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial

Caddell, Martha and Yanacopulos, Helen (2006). Knowing but not knowing: conflict, development and denial. Conflict, Security and Development, 6(4), pp. 557–579.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link:	http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1080/14678800601066561
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Abstract

Drawing on case study material from Uganda and Nepal, this paper highlights the tension between what is ‘known’ and what is ‘done’ by practitioners working in the arena of conflict and development. It explores the forms of knowledge given conceptual and practical influence and the development interventions that are consequently sanctioned or sidelined. Examining Stanley Cohen's work on atrocities and suffering, the paper considers the explanatory potential of the concepts of denial and acknowledgement in the context of conflict and development. It argues that this approach opens conceptual and practical space in which to address the interplay between personal experiences of conflict contexts and institutional barriers to communication and changed practice.

Item Type:	Journal Article
ISSN:	1478-1174
Academic Unit/Department:	Other Departments > Other Departments Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Design, Development, Environment and Materials
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC)
Related URLs:	http://dpp.open.ac.uk/(Research Group) http://dpp.open.ac.uk/(Research Group)
Item ID:	8436
Depositing User:	Martha Caddell
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2007
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2010 20:01
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/8436

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