LED 2016 Group D Democratic Change Process - Revision history

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

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	1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore ~~trying~~ to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.		1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore try to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.

	2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).		2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).

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	Limitations are:		Limitations are:

	1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.		1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.

	2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).		2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).

	3. Ensuring those with the least voice are represented and heard.		3. Ensuring those with the least voice are represented and heard.

	4. Irrelvence: Initiatives need to put concrete resources into people’s hands and ensure workshops meet the needs of people in the community, enabling them to come together to work through projects.		4. Irrelvence: Initiatives need to put concrete resources into people’s hands and ensure workshops meet the needs of people in the community, enabling them to come together to work through projects.

	5. Internet connectivity especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.		5. Internet connectivity especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

	Potentials are:		Potentials are:

	1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.		1.The website fulfils a need for bringing together people who live in the area or still have strong contacts with the area to work towards a more positive future.

	2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.		2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.

	3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.		3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.

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	*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?		*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?

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	Limitations are:		Limitations are:
	1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.		1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.

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Concluding reflections

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	File:Group D-Slide07.jpg		File:Group D-Slide07.jpg
	Limitations are:		Limitations are:
	1. ~~Those in power~~ may have an interest ~~are to maintain~~ the status quo ~~and will~~ therefore ~~try~~ to either squash ~~the initiative~~ or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.		1. The powerful may have an interest in maintaining the status quo therefore trying to either squash or co-opt the initiative for their own benefit.
	2. Elite capture by ~~those with a~~ better ~~education or more money~~ to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites ~~who have the interests of others at~~ heart can facilitate such initiatives, but ~~can~~ also unwittingly put others off).		2. Elite capture by the richer or better educated to harness resources better for themselves, either inadvertently or deliberately (elites with a heart for community can facilitate such initiatives, but also unwittingly put others off).
	3. Ensuring ~~that~~ those with the least voice are ~~also~~ represented and heard.		3. Ensuring those with the least voice are represented and heard.
	4. Irrelvence: ~~Some initiatives can be seen as irrelevant unless it puts~~ concrete resources into people’s hands and ~~ensures that~~ workshops meet the needs of people in the community ~~and enable~~ them to come together to work through projects.		4. Irrelvence: Initiatives need to put concrete resources into people’s hands and ensure workshops meet the needs of people in the community, enabling them to come together to work through projects.
	5. Internet connectivity ~~could be an issue,~~ especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.		5. Internet connectivity especially amongst the older generation, but Latvia is one of the most connected in Europe and mobile internet is viable.

	Potentials are:		Potentials are:
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	'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference		'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

	Planning projects should not be one off events ~~but aimed at skill building with steps taken~~ to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.		Influences:

			'''Robert Chambers''': developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion in 1990s, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

			'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge and participation, something to be aware of in Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

			'''Frankfurt Gestalten website''': promotes community networks, publicises practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

			Planning projects should be ongoing projects, not one off events, to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes by building skills, with planners acting as facilitators where local skills are lacking. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

	== References ==		== References ==

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References

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	Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324		Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324

	Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1		Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1

	Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/		Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/


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References

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	== References ==		== References ==

			Chambers, R. (1983). Rural Development: Putting the Last First. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Vol. 55). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. http://doi.org/10.2307/1160324
			Gaventa, J. (1982). Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley. University of Illinois Press. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osTx9nJZ9HoC&pgis=1
			Frankfurt Gestalten: http://www.frankfurt-gestalten.de/


	[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]		[[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

Joannas: /* Concluding reflections */

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	'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.		'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

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	2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.		2. It encourages participation without having to travel to a certain place each day or week – which can be time consuming on inadequate roads and lack of transport.
	3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.		3. To develop synergies and unexpected spin offs with both local and locally connected persons when they realise they have similar ideas or can connect to ideas they feel would be helpful.


	*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.		*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.

	Influences:		Influences:
	Robert Chambers: founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.		'''Robert Chambers''': founding father of participatory development in the 1990s, developed the idea of putting people first ahead of expert opinion, a concept that has been refined, redefined and sometimes coopted but the guiding principle is still important.

	John Gaventa: Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.		'''John Gaventa''': Cautions how the powerful can dominate the dialogue, suppressing local knowledge, something to be aware of in post-Soviet Latvia where the actions of the Soviet authorities hampers people’s skills to participate today.

	Frankfurt Gestalten: a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference		'''Frankfurt Gestalten''': a website for promoting community networks, publicising practical projects for people to be involved in and for reference

	Planning projects should not be one off events but aimed at skill building with steps taken to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.		Planning projects should not be one off events but aimed at skill building with steps taken to aid a community’s ability to take control of their own landscapes. Space for synergies should be created and planners should be prepared for ideas to take off in directions they do not expect and be prepared to accept that.

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 == Concluding reflections ==
-*Reflect on your case and your change model. Potentials? Limitations?
+*Reflections: Potentials and limitations of the website?
-*Which practices or practitioners have framed your work, including a brief narrative of the potential gaps you have filled in our knowledge as designers and planners of participation.(approx. 150 words)
 == References ==
 [[Category:Democratic Change Process LED 2016]]

Joannas: /* Change Process */

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Change Process

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	<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">		<gallery caption="Change Process" widths="600px" heights="300px" perrow="1">
	File:Slide1.jpg\|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.		File:Slide1.jpg\|Change Process: Raising awareness of the benefits of the website on village life will be an ongoing process over many years. Attendance at various markets and village events will help to keep the website in the forefront of people's minds. The workshop will help to develop the website to bring the maximum benefit to the community and ensure their input and needs are properly incorporated.

			File:Group D-Slide06.jpg\| Long-term change process: It is envisaged that there is an iterative cycle of awareness raising followed by workshops to ensure that the website remains connected to the communities needs. These workshops would have to be continued in a fun, interesting and creative way to maintain enthusiasm and to attract new people to participate.
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