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From paternalism to participation: the motivations and understandings of the “developers”

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Recently there has been a shift in development discourse from ideas of paternalism to those of participation. Set within the framework of a postmodern critique of development, this paper questions the assumption that the ideas of development still exist in the same discursive space. Using University of East Anglia (UEA) development studies postgraduate students as a case study, it considers why students want to work in development and the manner in which individual students think of and conceptualise the enterprise. It explores the role of postgraduate study in developing a conscientisation needed for truly transformative development.Du paternalisme à la participation : les motivations et manières de voir des « développeurs »Il s'est récemment produit une évolution dans le discours du développement, des idées de paternalisme à celles de participation. Cet article se situe dans le contexte d'une critique postmoderne du développement et met en question la supposition selon laquelle les idées relatives au développement continuent d'exister dans le même espace discursif. En se basant sur les étudiants de troisième cycle en section études de développement de l'University of East Anglia (UEA), il tente de déterminer pourquoi les étudiants souhaitent travailler dans le secteur du développement et la manière dont l'individu appréhende et conceptualise cette entreprise. Il traite du rôle des études de troisième cycle dans l'élaboration d'une prise de conscience nécessaire pour parvenir à un développement vraiment transformateur.Do paternalismo à participação: as motivações e entendimentos dos “desenvolvedores”Recentemente tem havido uma mudança no discurso de desenvolvimento das ideias de paternalismo para aquelas de participação. Inserido em uma estrutura de crítica pós-moderna de desenvolvimento, este artigo questiona os pressupostos de que as ideias de desenvolvimento ainda existem no mesmo espaço discurssivo. Utilizando estudantes de pós-graduação em estudos de desenvolvimento da Universidade de East Anglia (UEA) como estudo de caso, ele avalia por que os estudantes desejam trabalhar na área de desenvolvimento e a maneira pela qual os estudantes individualmente pensam sobre a empreitada e a conceitualizam. O artigo examina o papel do estudo de pós-graduação no desenvolvimento de uma conscientização necessária para o desenvolvimento verdadeiramente transformador.Del paternalismo a la participación: motivos y percepciones de los “promotores del desarrollo”En tiempos recientes se ha producido un cambio en el discurso sobre el desarrollo, de ideas paternalistas a ideas de participación. En el marco de la crítica posmoderna del desarrollo, este ensayo cuestiona el supuesto de que las ideas sobre el desarrollo aún se manejan en el mismo espacio discursivo. Con la participación de estudiantes del posgrado en desarrollo de la Universidad de Anglia Oriental, el ensayo investiga por qué los estudiantes quieren trabajar en desarrollo, qué piensa cada uno individualmente sobre su carrera y cómo la conciben. También analiza el papel de los estudios de posgrado en el fomento de una concientización que conduzca a un desarrollo realmente transformador.

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  • Hannah Green, 2012. "From paternalism to participation: the motivations and understandings of the “developers”," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(8), pages 1109-1121, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:8:p:1109-1121
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.714351
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