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Journal Article

IDS Bulletin Vol. 41 Nos. 3

Context and Position in a Systemic Approach to Capacity Development

Published on 1 May 2010

This article discusses a process of facilitating capacity development in the Africa Adapt network using a systemic approach.

The author reflects on the extent to which the context of Africa Adapt enabled a systemic approach, and how the practice of facilitating capacity development in this context differed from the theory on which it was based. The article argues that a systemic approach to facilitating capacity development has been enabled by the complicated context of Africa Adapt. However, the approach would have been strengthened by ensuring a more dynamic understanding of the system, and a more explicit acknowledgement of the positional power of capacity development facilitators within this context.

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This article comes from the IDS Bulletin 41.3 (2010) Context and Position in a Systemic Approach to Capacity Development

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Jackson, C. (2010) Context and Position in a Systemic Approach to Capacity Development. IDS Bulletin 41(3): 100-107

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Carl Jackson

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published by
Institute of Development Studies
authors
Jackson, Carl
doi
10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00141.x

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