Call for Papers: A one day workshop on Wednesday June 14, 2006 held at Heaton Mount, University of Bradford's School of Management. To enhance our discussions, interested practitioners, academics and representatives of relevant funding bodies are invited to join.
The idea that community-driven development contributes to the accessibility, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and cultural effectiveness of service delivery has maintained its credibility over the decades. Nevertheless, there are few critical studies of the functioning of Community-Based Workers (CBWs), their relationships with the beneficiaries, and with relevant institutions.
The workshop is facilitated by the Livelihoods and Poverty Research Group at Bradford Centre for International Development. In particular, the workshop links up with the Department for International Development (DfID) funded research in Tanzania and South Africa, ‘Understanding Community Action: Exploring the interlinkages between individuals, community workers and institutions’.
This workshop seeks to bring together critical studies of Community-Driven Development, with special attention for Community-Based Worker (CBW) programmes.
In this workshop we will share scholarship and practitioner experiences with regard to community-driven development and community-based workers. Papers for this workshop should reflect on community-driven service delivery and in particular on the role of CBWs.
If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send an abstract to Dr Jelke Boesten (j.boesten@bradford.ac.uk). Please use the same address to contact us if you are just interested in participating.
