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| Title | The power mapping tool |
| Subtitle | A method for the empirical research of power relations |
| Author | Schiffer, Eva |
| Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | "This paper presents an innovative participatory method to visualize, discuss and analyze the power of different actors in a given governance field. The Power Mapping Tool was first used to analyze the governance effects of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia. This example is presented as a case study to show how the method works: The actors involved are represented by board game figures that are characterized through “range-of-action-cards” and put on wooden “power towers” to show their power in the governance field. The result is a three dimensional sketch that provides quantitative data and guides the qualitative discussion about reasons for and effects of the power of different actors. In the case of Namibian CBNRM Power Mapping helped to understand how power indeed had been devolved from the national to the local level. However, on the community level elite-capture was seen as a serious problem. In this research the Power Mapping Tool proved to be easy to use with a very diverse mix of interview partners and provided not only a wealth of data but also increased the interviewees’ understanding of their own situation." -- from Authors' Abstract |
| Series Name | IFPRI Discussion Paper |
| Series Number | 703 |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English |
| Record Type | Discussion paper |
| Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | Non-PR |
| Subject - country location |
NAMIBIA SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| Subject - keywords |
Governance Participatory methods Decentralization Natural resource management Political power |
| IFPRI Descriptors |
IFPRI1 GRP-37 Theme 5 Subtheme 5.2 Country and regional food, nutrition, and agricultural strategies Governance Environment and Natural Resource Management Research Methodology and Models |
| IFPRI Division | EPTD |
| LOC call number | IFPRIDP00703 |
| Physical description | 25 pages |
| IFPRI Web link | http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00703.asp |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 38995.cpd |
| Date cataloged | 2015-03-06 |
| Date modified | 2015-03-06 |
| OCLC number | 778454158 |
| CONTENTdm number | 38994 |
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| Title | ifpridp00703 1 |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 38959.pdfpage |
| Date cataloged | 2015-03-06 |
| Date modified | 2015-03-06 |
| CONTENTdm number | 38958 |
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