Week 10—About them, but not without them

Week 10—About them, but not without them

Main reading: Francis et al. (2023); Salinger et al. (2024)

We will discuss how to approach this topic in class. The assigned and recommended works are examples of participatory development. On the basis of our previous discussions we can consider what this kind of approach to social programs might entail and what it means for politics.

References

Francis, Naomi, Becky Batagol, Allison P. Salinger, Litea Meo-Sewabu, Audra C. Bass, Sudirman Nasir, Daša Moschonas, et al. 2023. “Key Mechanisms of a Gender and Socially Inclusive Community Engagement and Participatory Design Approach in the RISE Program in Makassar, Indonesia and Suva, Fiji.” PLOS Water 2 (11): e0000186. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000186.

Salinger, Allison P., Isabel Charles, Naomi Francis, Becky Batagol, Litea Meo-Sewabu, Sudirman Nasir, Audra Bass, et al. 2024. “‘People Are Now Working Together for a Common Good’: The Effect on Social Capital of Participatory Design for Community-Level Sanitation Infrastructure in Urban Informal Settlements.” World Development 174 (February): 106449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106449.