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The
stakes of cooperation and development support have considerably changed.
For all involved, the main issues are to eradicate poverty, to support
civil society in order to strengthen skills. Even so, this consensus often
hides
a great
weakness in the strategic and methodological thinking.
Nevertheless,
the evolution of technical approaches and know-how were slower than the
change of development issues. Within the system
of international cooperation, the "culture of
project" continues despite its well-known perverse effects.
Without
purporting to have ready-made solutions, but looking closely at the socio-political
local contexts, members of Groupe initiatives are constantly
involved in a critical analysis of their work
methods. To contribute to a theoretical, strategic and methodological
multidisciplinary debate, Groupe initiatives publishes the Traverses series.
We welcome working documents, intellectual literature and analyses of
the of knowledge gained through development experiences which are noteworthy
in terms of methodology and strategy development.
Developing sustainable services for marginalized populations... Building
sustainable services that respond to the populations’ needs...
Reinforcing but not smothering local organisations and technical service
providers... Determining methods and the know-how to achieve an ideal
of development that puts local populations at the heart of the work
without preaching to them.
While the institutional dimensions of development have long been neglected
due to an overwhelming focus on concrete results, they are once again
emerging as major issues. Far from the idyllic image of consensual
development, development practices give rise to a complex web of actors,
each of whom must be understood and considered. It is necessary to
move beyond the boilerplate discourse and discuss the "recipe" of
intervention.
Designed for development practitioners, the Traverses series seeks
to contribute to a strategic and methodological debate on these questions,
with a
multidisciplinary approach that examines different types of interventions. |
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