Expanding spaces of participation: insights from an infrastructural project in rural Nepal

Cima, O.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-70-353-2015

Articles | Volume 70, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-70-353-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-70-353-2015

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Articles | Volume 70, issue 4

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Expanding spaces of participation: insights from an infrastructural project in rural Nepal

O. Cima

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Short summary

Participatory development has multiplied opportunities to engage in development activities. Building on the investigation of an infrastructural project in Nepal, this paper suggests that participatory development has expanded opportunities for social mobility also for traditionally marginalised groups, though these opportunities are not necessarily open to everyone. When failing to reflect on complex power relations, participatory practices risk missing their transformational promises.