Damned Development: The Perception and Practice of Participatory Development in a SRI Lankan Village

可恶的发展：斯里兰卡村庄参与式发展的认知与实践

• 批准号: 0001667
• 金额: $ 8.01万
• 依托单位: Hartwick College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-01-01 至 2001-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0001667&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Damned; Development; Perception; Practice; Participatory

Abstract 0001667This project will investigate the factors behind the failure of participatory development programs in Suduwarura Ara Gama, a small, impoverished village in southeastern Sri Lanka. Previous research suggests that villagers, although originally enthusiastic, have become increasingly critical of development efforts (in agriculture, irrigation, handloom factories, schools). At the same time, they are unable to articulate their own development goals. The researcher hypothesizes that specific development agendas are formulated by villagers in their interaction with local, state, and international development agencies, and that this process may result in limited consideration of development alternatives. In this village restudy, the research will focus on the nature of this interaction. Methods include structured interviews, collection of oral histories of development and village improvement, focus groups and formal opinion surveys. This project will contribute to our understanding of how rural populations in the developing world shape their own development agendas and perceptions, a critical factor in the ultimate success or failure of participatory development initiatives.

摘要0001667本项目将调查斯里兰卡东南部一个贫穷的小村庄Suduwarura Ara Gama参与式发展计划失败的原因。先前的研究表明，村民们虽然最初很热情，但对发展努力（农业、灌溉、手摇纺织厂、学校）越来越挑剔。与此同时，它们也无法阐明自己的发展目标。研究人员假设，具体的发展议程制定的村民在与当地，国家和国际发展机构的互动，这一过程可能会导致有限的考虑发展的替代方案。在这个村庄的再研究中，研究将集中在这种相互作用的性质。方法包括有组织的访谈、收集发展和村庄改善的口述历史、焦点小组和正式的民意调查。这个项目将有助于我们了解发展中国家的农村人口如何形成自己的发展议程和观念，这是参与性发展倡议最终成败的一个关键因素。