Drawing development: Analysing local understandings of development in three Andean communities

This article shows how local understandings of development can be researched empirically by reference to experiences presented from three drawing workshops performed with children in the Ayacucho region in the Peruvian Andes. The children were asked to draw pictures from their community, as they wou...

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Published in:	Development in practice Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 27 - 39
Main Authors:	Lauritsen, Peter, Mathiasen, Stinne Hoejer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 01-02-2003 Carfax, Taylor & Francis
Subjects:	Andes Aspirations Automobiles Children Childrens art Communities Community Community life Community relations Development Development studies Grounded theory Grounded theory method Guerrilla movements Local communities Numbers Perception Peru Peruvian Andes Rural development Villages Violence War
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Summary:	This article shows how local understandings of development can be researched empirically by reference to experiences presented from three drawing workshops performed with children in the Ayacucho region in the Peruvian Andes. The children were asked to draw pictures from their community, as they would like it to become in the future. Their drawings are analysed by using an adapted form of Grounded Theory, and further interpreted as expressions of local development discourses. Although the three villages are located within the same area and share a violent history of war and instability, the research shows how each community has its own interpretation of development.
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ISSN:	0961-4524 1364-9213
DOI:	10.1080/0961452022000037964