Operationalising the Rights Agenda: Participatory Rights Assessment in Peru and Malawi

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2005
Country:
Malawi, Peru
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Holland, J., Blackburn, J., Brocklesby, M.A., Crawford, S.

Abstract

This article looks at the challenges facing donor agencies as they seek to operationalise a stated commitment to rights-based development. These experiences of assessing rights in practice draw attention to how rights are defined in particular contexts and how the effectiveness of rights in a particular context is mediated by existing power structures, which may be slow to change.

Citation

Blackburn, J.; Brocklesby, M.A.; Crawford, S.; Holland, J. Operationalising the Rights Agenda: Participatory Rights Assessment in Peru and Malawi. IDS Bulletin (2005) 36 (1) 91-99. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00183.x]

Operationalising the Rights Agenda: Participatory Rights Assessment in Peru and Malawi

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