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A class act: professional support to people’s organizations in towns and cities of the global South

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Grassroots organizations that have sought to scale up improvements to their urban neighbourhoods through engaging the state have found themselves drawn into relationships with professionals. The potentially negative consequences of such engagements have long been recognized. This paper explores the nature of relations between professionals and organizations of the urban poor, identifying and discussing associated relational tensions. It considers the ways in which one alliance of urban poor federations and support NGOs has responded to the challenge to build alternatives within professionalized mainstream urban development practice.

Source: Environment and Urbanization

DOI: 10.1177/0956247813488862

Author: Diana Mitlin

Institution: International Institute for Environment and Development

Language: English

Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2117119175

FWCI: 7.224

Cites: 27

Cited by: 23

Related to: 10