Participation making a difference? Critical analysis of the participatory claims of change, reversal, and empowerment

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Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-331

  Masschelein, Jan ^a   Quaghebeur, Kerlijn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Change; Development cooperation; Difference; Empowerment; Foucault; Mobilisation; Participation; Power; Practices of freedom; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846009822     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: 15731790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10780-006-9006-8     Document Type: Article

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