Papers by Elizabeth Harrison
AGRIS record. Record number, GB1999004653. Titles, Whose development? an ethnography of aid. Pers... more AGRIS record. Record number, GB1999004653. Titles, Whose development? an ethnography of aid. Personal Authors, Crewe, E.; Harrison, E. (Department ...
Development in Practice
Incl. bibl., abstract This article engages with the ways in which corruption has taken centre sta... more Incl. bibl., abstract This article engages with the ways in which corruption has taken centre stage in much development policy making and rhetoric. It argues that there is a need to destabilise 'taken for granted' assumptions about what corruption is and how it operates. This means generating an understanding of how meanings of corruption vary, and how this variation is determined by the social characteristics of those engaged in corruption talk. It also means examination of how discourses of corruption and anti-corruption are translated from international to national and local stages - from the anti-corruption 'establishment' to the realities of bureaucratic encounters in diverse contexts.
Critical Social Policy
This paper critically engages with a recent shift towards an emphasis on ‘resilience’ in policy a... more This paper critically engages with a recent shift towards an emphasis on ‘resilience’ in policy and academic fields. The paper suggests that this shift is problematic for several reasons: that it supports normative value judgements; that it may overemphasize the ability of people to ‘bounce back’ and undervalue the hidden costs of resilience, especially those with gendered dimensions; and that it may be associated with policy prescriptions that shift responsibility for dealing with crisis away from the public sphere. The empirical illustration for this analysis is a qualitative study of the impact of economic decline in the Sussex town of Newhaven.
BLDSC reference no.: DX199543. Thesis (doctoral)--University of Sussex, 1996.
Society & Natural Resources, 2012
This article investigates the treatment of gender issues in “research for development” natural re... more This article investigates the treatment of gender issues in “research for development” natural resources management (NRM) projects. Through discussion of an NRM research project in the United Kingdom and India, the article explores how the use of inaccurate gender stereotypes results in projects being compromised. The article seeks to explain why this happens despite widespread appreciation of the centrality of gender issues to NRM and poverty. In explanation the article identifies the significance of difficulties in the partnerships between the natural and social science dimensions of these projects. The study demonstrates that instead of easy and equal partnership, the relationship between natural and social science practitioners and practices remains characterized by inequality and poor communication, with serious consequences for the understanding of, and response to, gender issues.
Oxford Development Studies, 2006
This paper explores the dilemmas involved in an anthropological examination of both corruption an... more This paper explores the dilemmas involved in an anthropological examination of both corruption and the international anti-corruption agenda, arguing that the two must be seen as closely related. The dilemma for anthropologists is that in either unpacking the meaning of ...
IDS Bulletin, 1997
1 Introduction This paper is a preliminary examination of the meanings associated with women'... more 1 Introduction This paper is a preliminary examination of the meanings associated with women's groups in sub-Saharan Africa and - by implication - their role in poverty alleviation policy. The gender blindness of the New Poverty Agenda has been increasingly noted (eg Jackson ...
IDS Bulletin, 1995
Despite apparent acceptance of gender analysis within development organisations, this is still on... more Despite apparent acceptance of gender analysis within development organisations, this is still only rarely translated into gender-sensitive practice. The language of gender and development is adopted, but is accompanied by a subtle shift into 'projects for women'. The article considers the problem through a case study of a programme in one international development organisation -the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The programme promotes small-scale fish farming in southern Africa, and gender issues have gained a high profile in its stated aims. The case study traces the articulation of gender issues from headquarters to a pilot project in Luapula Province, Zambia.
IDS Bulletin, 2004
... becomes a particular object of contestation when it is applied and advocated within bureaucra... more ... becomes a particular object of contestation when it is applied and advocated within bureaucracies. ... international political climate of the new millennium that could both respect and bridge difference. ... is that of the new politics of armed democratisation and regime change within in ...
Focaal, 2011
ABSTRACT This article interrogates the complex ways in which “community is constructed in a Suss... more ABSTRACT This article interrogates the complex ways in which “community is constructed in a Sussex town. It contributes to long-standing debates in anthropology about the meaning of community, considering the relevance of these to current policy agendas of localism and “Big Society. The article opens with an account of apparently strong community resistance to changes induced from outside. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research, it goes on to argue that the ways in which people relate to this community are complex. The extent to which individuals engage in more or less formalized group activity and how this intersects with class, education, and mobility are important aspects of this complexity. The article finds that as some groups become more professionalized, processes of exclusion are consolidated: those who become most able to effect change ironically become distanced from the community they seek to represent.
special issue of IDS Bulletin, 2004
The Wageningen UR Library Catalogue contains bibliographic data on books and periodicals held by ... more The Wageningen UR Library Catalogue contains bibliographic data on books and periodicals held by the libraries of Wageningen University and Research Centre and some 15 associated libraries. Holding data are added to each record.
The European Journal of Development Research, 2000
This study is concerned with time allocation of men and women in Luapula Province, Zambia. It dis... more This study is concerned with time allocation of men and women in Luapula Province, Zambia. It discusses the discrepancies between a detailed quantitative survey and the more qualitative information gained through diaries. The study focuses in particular on the diary ...
Development and Change, 2002
This article examines the proliferation of development discourses about participation and partner... more This article examines the proliferation of development discourses about participation and partnership, focusing on natural resources management policy in Ethiopia. It argues that relationships between the state and donors and between donors themselves are contested and negotiated. The generation of policy is a value-laden process. However, because these institutions are not monolithic, the agency and positioning of those individuals charged with implementing participatory policy influence both practice and interpretation. This may go some way towards explaining the frequent gaps between policy and practice.
Critique of Anthropology, 2013
ABSTRACT This paper engages with an emerging genre in anthropology’s engagement with internationa... more ABSTRACT This paper engages with an emerging genre in anthropology’s engagement with international development – writing about ‘Aidland’ which focus attention on the lives, motivations and personalities of ‘development professionals’. It suggests that there are two possible problems with the growing popularity of work on Aidland: first, that it rests on a reified and dated view of the worlds of aid and development; second, that an ethnographic focus on development professionals may serve to divert attention to the significance of both the politics and the material effects of development intervention and the relations of power within which they are embedded.
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Abate, all of whom gave him insights and inspired him to work on this topic. Last but not least h... more Abate, all of whom gave him insights and inspired him to work on this topic. Last but not least he worked closely with graduate students: special thanks go to Mengistu Dessalegn, Kassahun Kebede and Indris Seid, who carried out much of the fieldwork on which this report is based.
DFID Natural Resources Systems Programme ( …, 2006
American Anthropologist, 2005
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Papers by Elizabeth Harrison
Dans les montagnes Uluguru de Tanzanie, une expansion dans l'irrigation de tuyau d'arrosage informel par des petits cultivateurs a permis le développement de l'horticulture, et a donné lieu à l'amélioration des moyens de subsistance des agriculteurs. Cela a eu lieu en grande partie indépendamment de soutien extérieur et peut être considérée comme un exemple de l'irrigation « privé » qui est de plus en plus perçue comme importantes pour l'Afrique subsaharienne. Toutefois, ces activités sont considérées par les deux représentants du gouvernement et des bailleurs de fonds, comme la cause de dégradation de l'environnement et de pénuries d'eau en aval, notamment dans la ville voisine de Morogoro. En conséquence, il y a eu des tentatives d'expulser les cultivateurs de la montagne. Les discours négatifs persistent, et les agriculteurs sur le flanc de la montagne sont dépeints comme un problème soit « résolu ». Cet article explore ces tensions, contribuer aux débats sur la formalisation des modalités de gestion de l'eau et la place de l'État dans la régulation et la sanction des droits d'accès à l'eau. Nous soutenons que mettant l'accent sur la légalité et la formalisation sert à masquer la nature politique de réclamations concurrentes sur les ressources qui illustre le cas.
En las montañas Uluguru de Tanzania, la expansión del riego informal de mangueras por parte de pequeños agricultores ha permitido el desarrollo de la horticultura y ha dado como resultado mejoras en los medios de subsistencia de los agricultores. Esto ha ocurrido en gran medida independientemente del apoyo externo y puede ser visto como un ejemplo del riego "privado" que cada vez se considera más importante para el África subsahariana. Sin embargo, estas actividades son vistas tanto por representantes del gobierno como por al-gunos donantes como causa de degradación ambiental y escasez de agua en río abajo, especialmente en la cercana ciudad de Morogoro. Como resultado, ha habido intentos de desalojar a los campesinos de la monta-ña. Las narrativas negativas persisten y los agricultores de la ladera de la montaña se presentan como un prob-lema que debe ser "resuelto". Este artículo explora estas tensiones, contribuyendo a los debates sobre la for-malización de los mecanismos de gestión del agua y el lugar del Estado en la regulación y adjudicación de los derechos de acceso al agua. Sostenemos que un enfoque en la legalidad y la formalización sirve para ocultar la política de las demandas competitivas sobre los recursos que el caso ilustra.