In this paper I aim to improve the theory and practice of participation in local, grassroots, or micro-development …

agency in the household and increased political participation at the societal level as related to NGO involvement. Moreover …, we show links between increased personal agency, and changes in beliefs regarding gender norms at the societal level …

In recent years, postcolonial and feminist theories have had enormous consequences for how development is … conceptualized. In light of this, the present paper explores the intersections between postcolonialism, feminism and development. It … does so by, first, reviewing the primary issues underpinning postcolonial approaches to development. Secondly, the paper …

. I use the concept of institutional agency to question whether as gendered individuals, development practitioners can …This article considers how, in the context of development, the negotiation of meanings and individual values can create … challenge how development organizations go about their work? Or whether we are all trapped in a ‘meta structure’ of norms …

that, while they have fostered the PEI of the local communities, the development projects of the oil companies had a rather … development policy should focus. …