Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Dev, Van-Wessel, Kontinen, B PB..

Name: Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Dev, Van-Wessel, Kontinen, B PB..
Brand: Taylor & Francis > Wageningen University

Taylor & Francis > Wageningen University

Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in DevelopmentStarting from the South\nAuthor(s): Margit van Wessel, Tiina Kontinen, Justice Nyigmah Bawole\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032147758, 978-1032147758\nSynopsis\nAt a time when uneven power dynamics are high on development actors agenda, this book will be an important contribution to researchers and practitioners working on innovation in development and civil society.\n\nWhile there is much discussion of localization, decolonization and shifting power in civil society collaborations in development, the debate thus far centers on the aid system. This book directs attention to CSOs as drivers of development in various contexts that we refer to as the Global South. This book take a transformative stance, reimagining roles, relations and processes. It does so from five complementary angles: (1) Southern CSOs reclaiming the lead, 2) displacement of the NorthSou.