The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation: Concepts, Methods and Applications (1st ed. 2019) (Rethinking International Development series)

By: Mario Biggeri and David Alexander Clark and Alexandre Apsan Frediani

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Synopsis: This book explores the linkages between Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach and participatory forms of development – especially those associated with critical pedagogy and empowerment from the bottom-up. It shows how the capability approach and the participatory movement can complement and reinforce each other helping to ensure that democratic principles are respected and become the foundation for sustainable human development. The Capability Approach provides guiding principles for protecting the transformative roots of participation (safeguarding ownership, accountability and empowerment), while participation delivers vital methods for making the Capability Approach operational. Divided into three overlapping parts that focus on concepts, methods and applications, this work draws on diverse fieldwork experiences to unpack power relations, address adaptive preferences, explore individual and collective agency, consider new partnerships for development, and develop innovative concepts.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781137352309
Related ISBNs:: 9781137352293
Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Date of Addition:: 12/24/22
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: David Alexander Clark
Edited by:: Mario Biggeri
Edited by:: Alexandre Apsan Frediani