Most development policies and interventions are based on an assumption that 'modernisation' in the Western sense is the ultimate goal of human societies. Culture is therefore regarded either as an impediment to progress or as something outside the economic and political spheres and consigned to areas of religion and ritual. This collection of papers, published in association with World Faiths Development Dialogue and written by a range of aid practitioners and scholars, shows the need not merely to view culture as an important dimension of development but to see development itself as a cultural expression and culture as the basis upon which societies can develop through self-renewal and growth.

Deborah Eade Deborah Eade was Editor-in-Chief of Development in Practice from 1991 to 2010, prior to which she worked for 10 years in Latin America. She is now an independent writer on development and humanitarian issues, based near Geneva.

Agroforestry

Agroforestry Systems as Adaptation Measures for Sustainable Livelihoods and Socio-economic Development in the Sikkim Himalaya

Sharma, Ghanashyam

Sharma, Eklabya

2017

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7650-3_8 [Citations: 2]

Conceptualising disability in Ghana: implications for EFA and inclusive education

Anthony, Jane

International Journal of Inclusive Education, Vol. 15 (2011), Iss. 10 P.1073

https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2011.555062 [Citations: 55]

Promoting gender equality in the context of Nigerian cultural and religious expression: beyond increasing female access to education

Para‐Mallam, Funmi J.

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, Vol. 40 (2010), Iss. 4 P.459

https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2010.490370 [Citations: 13]

Culture and food security: a case study of homestead food production in South Africa

Trefry, Amy

Parkins, John R.

Cundill, Georgina

Food Security, Vol. 6 (2014), Iss. 4 P.555

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0362-4 [Citations: 17]

Governmental donor agencies and faith-based organizations

Holenstein, Anne-Marie

International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 87 (2005), Iss. 858 P.367

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1816383100181391 [Citations: 4]

Transnationalism and the Development of the Deterritorialised Tongan Nation-State

Wallis, Joanne

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Vol. 8 (2008), Iss. 3 P.408

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9469.2008.00033.x [Citations: 3]

Going Beyond

Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in Sacred Places: Towards a New Approach

Serafi, Sara Anas

Fouseki, Kalliopi

2017

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57165-2_9 [Citations: 1]