tailieunhanh - Development and Local Knowledge

There is a change happening in the practice of applied anthropology. A new field of ‘indigenous knowledge’ is emerging which aims to make local voices heard and ensure that development initiatives meet the needs of ordinary people. Indigenous knowledge, an aspect of participatory approaches to devel- opment, offers an alternative to schemes and strategies that are imposed on lesser developed countries by international agencies and state organizations. | Development and Local Knowledge New approaches to issues in natural resources management conservation and agriculture Edited by Alan Bicker Paul Sillitoe and Johan Pottier Routledge g Taylor Frands Croup LONDON AND NEW YORK Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details Development and Local Knowledge There is a change happening in the practice of applied anthropology. A new field of indigenous knowledge is emerging which aims to make local voices heard and ensure that development initiatives meet the needs of ordinary people. Indigenous knowledge an aspect of participatory approaches to development offers an alternative to schemes and strategies that are imposed on lesser developed countries by international agencies and state organizations. The philosophy behind the indigenous knowledge initiative is straightforward. It is based on the belief that effective assistance will benefit from some understanding of local knowledge and practices by promoting culturally appropriate and sustainable interventions. Achieving the aims of indigenous knowledge presents significant challenges. Development and Local Knowledge focuses on two major issues that might be addressed by anthropology first the proper definition of indigenous knowledge - what is it who should define it and what are the implications particularly political of any definition second the advancement of methodologies appropriate to the exploitation of indigenous knowledge - how can development access it sympathetically who should control its use and how While accepting that working with local knowledge is never easy the authors offer ways of advancing the relationship between local knowledge and development and of furthering anthropology s key role in development processes. Alan Bicker is Lecturer and Research Fellow at the University of Kent. Paul Sillitoe is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Durham. Johan Pottier is Professor of African Anthropology at the School of Oriental and

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