LEADER 04809nam 2200481 450 001 9910512168203321 005 20231110234556.0 010 $a9783658359034$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783658359027 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6824932 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6824932 035 $a(CKB)20094256800041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9920094256800041 100 $a20220827d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStructuring people $ethe myth of participation and the organisation of civil society in development /$fEva Marie Schindler 210 1$aWiesbaden, Germany :$cSpringer,$d[2022] 210 4$d©2022 215 $a1 online resource (265 pages) 225 1 $aSozialwissenschaftliche Zugänge Zu Afrika 311 08$aPrint version: Schindler, Eva Marie Structuring People Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,c2022 9783658359027 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Participation in Development Interventions: Research Themes and Questions -- 1.2 Theoretical Concepts: Rationalized Myths and Partial Organization -- 1.3 Research Design: A Multi-sited Ethnography -- 1.4 Empirical Context -- 1.4.1 Two Development Interventions as Anchors for Studying Participation -- 1.4.2 Uganda's Politico-administrative System over Time -- 1.5 Chapter Overview and Findings -- 2 Theoretical Framework -- 2.1 Participation as an Orthodoxy in Development -- 2.2 A Neo-institutionalist Perspective on Participation in Development -- 2.3 International Development as a Field of Organisations -- 2.4 Participation as a Rationalized Myth -- 2.5 Municipal Development Forums as Partial Organization -- 2.6 Analytical Framework -- 3 Methodological Framework -- 3.1 An Interpretive Research Design -- 3.2 Data Generation -- 3.2.1 Methods -- 3.2.2 Fieldwork -- 3.3 Contemplating the Field: A Reflexive Journey -- 3.3.1 Access and Immersion -- 3.3.2 Positionality -- 3.3.3 Ethics -- 3.4 Data Analysis -- 3.4.1 Coding Process -- 3.4.2 Case Analysis -- 3.4.3 Core Topics -- 4 Responding to the Myth of Participation through Interpretation and Decoupling -- 4.1 Cities Alliance: Participation as Empowerment -- 4.2 World Bank: Participation as a Tool for Monitoring and Accountability -- 4.2.1 Understanding Participation as a Tool for Monitoring -- 4.2.2 Different Types of Monitoring through the MDFs -- 4.2.3 The MDFs as Mediator -- 4.2.4 MDFs as Functional Participation -- 4.3 Local Administrations: Participation as a Donor Conditionality -- 4.4 Intermediate Conclusion -- 5 Organising Civil Society by Building Membership -- 5.1 Citizens as Partners and Objects of Transformation -- 5.2 Creating Members: The Right People for Participation. 327 $a5.2.1 A Preconceived Notion of Who Belongs to the Community -- 5.2.2 Building on Existing Groups and Relationships -- 5.2.3 Understanding the System: Behavioural Expectations and Professional Requirements -- 5.3 Intermediate Conclusion -- 6 Organising Civil Society by Setting Rules -- 6.1 Formalisation of the MDFs' Structures and Processes -- 6.2 Formalisation of the MDFs' Interactions with Municipal Bureaucrats -- 6.2.1 Sending letters: Documenting Participation -- 6.2.2 Meetings: Listening to People's Needs? -- 6.3 Narratives of the MDFs' Prospective Formalisation in Legal Frameworks -- 6.4 Intermediate Conclusion -- 7 Discussion and Conclusion -- 7.1 Summary and Discussion of Findings -- 7.1.1 Explaining Different Interpretations of the Rationalized Myth -- 7.1.2 Understanding Decoupling of MDFs in Municipal Administrations -- 7.1.3 Partial Organization as Deciding on a Relationship -- 7.2 Contribution of the Study -- 7.3 Limitations of the Study -- 7.4 Avenues for Further Research -- Annex I-Interviews, Observations, and Documents -- Exploratory interviews (PI) -- Ethnographic interviews (EI) -- Semi-structured interviews -- Observations -- Documents -- Bibliography. 410 0$aSozialwissenschaftliche Zugänge Zu Afrika 606 $aEconomic development$xCitizen participation 606 $aPublic administration 606 $aOccupations$xSociological aspects 615 0$aEconomic development$xCitizen participation. 615 0$aPublic administration. 615 0$aOccupations$xSociological aspects. 676 $a338.96761 700 $aSchindler$b Eva Marie$01070186 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910512168203321 996 $aStructuring People$92558004 997 $aUNINA