Transforming Participation?: The Politics of Development in Malawi and Ireland (Rethinking International Development series)

Do participatory processes open a political space to marginalized groups and individuals? Or do they co-opt and coerce groups to reinforce existing inequitable relations? In an innovative comparative study which breaks with tradition this book explores these questions by looking at Malawi and Ireland. Contents......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 10 Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 11 List of Abbreviations......Page 14 Introduction: Participation and Development – Beyond the Impasse?......Page 18 Participation contested......Page 21 Malawi's PRSP/MGDS and Ireland's Social Partnership......Page 27 Methodological approach......Page 32 The arrangement of the book......Page 34 Part I: Participation in Context......Page 36 1 Globalisation, Governance and Participation......Page 38 State legitimacy and the network state......Page 39 States, power and civil society......Page 46 Manufacturing civil society......Page 51 Working with, not for: Conscientisation and organic leadership......Page 62 Conclusion......Page 66 2 Malawi and Ireland in a Globalised World......Page 68 Development paradigms and pathways......Page 69 Governance legacies......Page 73 Citizens or subjects?: Political culture......Page 78 Conclusion......Page 86 3 Analysing Participation: A Theoretical Framework of Analysis......Page 87 Institutional frameworks......Page 88 Power and discourse......Page 91 Communication and decision-making......Page 94 Representation and democracy......Page 102 Conclusion......Page 105 Part II: Participation in Practice......Page 108 Institutional design: Differential access......Page 110 Internalising discourses: Excluding members......Page 123 Communication within: Restricting expression......Page 137 Communication without: The power of public debate......Page 140 Consensus decision-making: True or false?......Page 145 Conclusion: Enablers and constraints to transformative participation......Page 150 5 The State and Participation in Malawi and Ireland......Page 153 Layering governance: State participation......Page 154 Spinning participation: Globalised states and 'invisible' governments......Page 157 Contracting participation: Securing domestic legitimacy......Page 164 Conclusion: Spinning participation, contracting partners, diluting democracy?......Page 179 6 Civil Society and Participation in Malawi and Ireland......Page 182 Transforming participation: Initial engagement......Page 183 Disciplining participation: Ongoing engagement......Page 190 Transforming participation?: MEJN as organic leader?......Page 210 Conclusion: Janus-headed NGOs and transformative participation......Page 217 Part III: Transforming Participation?: Conclusion......Page 220 7 Transforming Participation?: The Politics of Development in Malawi and Ireland......Page 222 Transforming participation: Some practical lessons......Page 224 Transforming participation: Some conceptual lessons......Page 230 Transforming participation, choosing our path......Page 236 Notes......Page 239 Bibliography......Page 244 C......Page 259 G......Page 260 M......Page 261 P......Page 262 S......Page 263 Y......Page 264 Palgrave Macmillan Contents 8 List of Tables 10 Preface and Acknowledgements 11 List of Abbreviations 14 Introduction: Participation and Development – Beyond the Impasse? 18 Participation contested 21 Malawi's PRSP/MGDS and Ireland's Social Partnership 27 Methodological approach 32 The arrangement of the book 34 Part I: Participation in Context 36 1 Globalisation, Governance and Participation 38 State legitimacy and the network state 39 States, power and civil society 46 Manufacturing civil society 51 Working with, not for: Conscientisation and organic leadership 62 Conclusion 66 2 Malawi and Ireland in a Globalised World 68 Development paradigms and pathways 69 Governance legacies 73 Citizens or subjects?: Political culture 78 Conclusion 86 3 Analysing Participation: A Theoretical Framework of Analysis 87 Institutional frameworks 88 Power and discourse 91 Communication and decision-making 94 Representation and democracy 102 Conclusion 105 Part II: Participation in Practice 108 4 The Dynamics of Participation in Malawi and Ireland 110 Institutional design: Differential access 110 Internalising discourses: Excluding members 123 Communication within: Restricting expression 137 Communication without: The power of public debate 140 Consensus decision-making: True or false? 145 Conclusion: Enablers and constraints to transformative participation 150 5 The State and Participation in Malawi and Ireland 153 Layering governance: State participation 154 Spinning participation: Globalised states and 'invisible' governments 157 Contracting participation: Securing domestic legitimacy 164 Conclusion: Spinning participation, contracting partners, diluting democracy? 179 6 Civil Society and Participation in Malawi and Ireland 182 Transforming participation: Initial engagement 183 Disciplining participation: Ongoing engagement 190 Transforming participation?: MEJN as organic leader? 210 Conclusion: Janus-headed NGOs and transformative participation 217 Part III: Transforming Participation?: Conclusion 220 7 Transforming Participation?: The Politics of Development in Malawi and Ireland 222 Transforming participation: Some practical lessons 224 Transforming participation: Some conceptual lessons 230 Transforming participation, choosing our path 236 Notes 239 Bibliography 244 Index 259 A 259 B 259 C 259 D 260 E 260 F 260 G 260 H 261 I 261 J 261 K 261 L 261 M 261 N 262 O 262 P 262 R 263 S 263 T 264 U 264 W 264 Y 264 0230238947,9780230238947