Social Research and Policy in the Development Arena: Critical Encounters

243 Pages·2015·0.91 MB·English

by  Martin Doornbos

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Critical Encounters
Martin Doornbos
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Contents
Acknowledgements x
ListofAcronyms xi
Introduction 1
Thisvolume 6
Provenanceofchapters 14
Part I TheResearch–PolicyNexus
1 MultipleEncounters,MultipleFrictions 19
Introduction 19
Delineatingdistinctspheres 20
Researchfacingpoliticsandpolicy 22
Policyandpoliticsfacingresearch 28
Conflictdynamics:Whatroleforresearchers? 34
Thelimitsofcompetence:Twosidesofempty-handedness 38
2 ConceptualizingAfricanStatehoodandLegitimacy:
ShiftingPositionsintheResearch–PoliticsNexus 44
Stateandcrises,statesincrisis 45
Onconceptualizinglegitimacy 48
SomaliaandUganda 53
Changingpoliticalfortunes 57
Theresearchrelationship:Shiftingpositions 61
Concludingremarks 65
3 A‘NegotiatingStatehood’Perspective:Implications
forPolicy? 67
Introduction 67
Queriesandobjectives 69
Conceptualreach 70
‘Negotiatingstatehood’and‘nation-building’ 72
Dynamicdimensions 73
Contrastedcontexts 75
Microandmacrosettings 78
Negationversusnegotiation 82
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Externaldimensionsandinvolvements 83
Limitstonegotiability 85
Conclusion 89
Part II ResearchandPolicy:Complementarities
4 Research-LedPolicyDeliberationinPost-Conflict
Contexts:SearchingtoOvercomeInstitutionalGaps 93
Introduction 93
Theproblem 95
Theterrainandtheactors 96
War-tornsocietiesprojectsinEritreaandSomalia 99
Eritrea 102
Somalia 103
Participatorypolicydialogueandtheroleofthestate 105
Concludingreflections:Applicabilitytoothercontexts 106
5 ComplexEmergencies,FoodSecurityandtheNeedfor
Research-basedPolicyResponses 109
Introduction 109
‘Complexemergencies’ 111
‘Foodsecurity’ 116
Drawingconnections 120
Developingappropriateresponsecapacities 125
Conclusion 132
Part III Research,PolicyandPolitics:Collisions
6 TheLimitsofIndependentPolicyResearch:Analysing
theEC–IndiaDairyAidNexus 137
MartinDoornbosandPietTerhal
Introduction 137
Internationaldairyaid:Abackground 138
Indiandairydevelopment:TheIDPADproject’sresearch
entry 140
Roleconflicts 146
Conclusions 151
7 Academia–PoliticsCollisionsintheAftermathofa
Coup:AFijianEncounter 153
Introduction 153
‘Thingsfallapart’ 154
TheUniversityoftheSouthPacific 159
Abattleofwords 161
Contents ix
Crisisandidentities 164
Appraisingtheaftermath 165
8 ReconnoitringaPoliticalMicrocosm:FirstFieldwork
inAnkole,Uganda 168
Mbarara 168
Dutchletter 175
Searchingforanexplanation 179
Part IV ByWayofConclusion
9 ResearchingDevelopmentPolicyandPolitics:
APersonalRetrospectiveandItinerary 187
Introduction 187
Jayapura 187
Amsterdam 189
Berkeley 190
Kampala 191
TheHague 195
TheHorn 196
RoleofresearchersintheAfricancontext 198
Appreciatingtheglobalcontext 200
Comparativedimensions 201
Pastoralism,landissuesandruraldevelopment 202
India:Studyingdairydevelopment 203
Broaderaspects 207
Inconclusion:Developmentstudiesinretrospect 208
Notes 213
Bibliography 215
Index 226