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    Participation: Building Perspectives
    (PRIA, 0000) Jaitli, Namrata
    This document explores the concept of participation in development from various perspectives, including its definition, functions, and nature. It delves into the instrumental, political, social, and psychological functions of participation in development, with a focus on empowering the marginalized sections of society. The text also critically examines the different ways participation is defined, with a particular emphasis on its role in rural development and social change. The document includes a review of various definitions of participation by researchers and international agencies and highlights the challenges of manipulating or co-opting participation in development initiatives.
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    'Participation: Building Perspectives' PRIA December,1997
    (2001-08-20) Jaitli, Namrata
    Literature review has provided interesting insights to participation as seen by a number of researchers, academicians and practitioners. To find an ideal definition is difficult, as it is historically related with different ideologies, thus acquiring different meanings. While some view participation as a result of a bottom up empowering process, others see it more in a project context. Peter Oakely has reviewed work done on this subject by a number of academicians(i.e. Hague et al, 1977, Pearse and Stiefel, 1979, Lele, 1975, Upoff, 1985). On the basis of that he has categorised the different definitions of researchers (Peter and Stiefel, 1979, Cohen and Uphoff, 1977, Paul, 1987) on participation into following broad interpretations(18,20): Participation as contribution: Here participation implies voluntary or other form of contributions by rural people to predetermined programmes and projects in return for some perceived expected benefits. This reflects the project or programme nature of participation (passive participation), not linked to changing fundamental problems. No institutionalised base of participation exists in this definition.