Samenvatting
Beneficiary participation in development projects has been an important topic of debate during the
last decades. In the empirical research on the matter beneficiaries themselves are seldom, if ever, asked about
their perceptions of participatory mechanisms in place. We present such a (case) study on the Vietnamese local
office of a European non-governmental development organisation, also probing into other stakeholders’ perceptions
(46 interviews in total). Our observations allow us to refine some aspects of the extant theoretical insights on
beneficiary participation and representation, as well as to formulate some recommendations for organisations
aiming at increasing beneficiary participation in their decision-making.
last decades. In the empirical research on the matter beneficiaries themselves are seldom, if ever, asked about
their perceptions of participatory mechanisms in place. We present such a (case) study on the Vietnamese local
office of a European non-governmental development organisation, also probing into other stakeholders’ perceptions
(46 interviews in total). Our observations allow us to refine some aspects of the extant theoretical insights on
beneficiary participation and representation, as well as to formulate some recommendations for organisations
aiming at increasing beneficiary participation in their decision-making.
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 1446-1462 |
| Aantal pagina's | 17 |
| Tijdschrift | The Journal of Development Studies |
| Volume | 52 |
| Nummer van het tijdschrift | 10 |
| DOI's | |
| Status | Published - 2016 |