Research Essay Proposal

General questions as an entry-point for a more specific debate: 1. What roles do NGOs play in development? Identify an area of debate and evaluate it using case studies. 2. Talk about development commonly refers to development 'projects'. Drawing on case studies, describe the idea of a development project and what might be the strengths and weaknesses of this concept as a way of delivering development outcomes. 3. Development projects are frequently 'multilateral'. What does this mean? Why is this the case? Evaluate the relationships of power and control in such partnerships. 4. What is participatory development? Why has it come to be an important aspect of policy debate? 5. Development itself is a contested idea. The last 20 years has seen a major shift from primarily economic criteria to more social and health•based criteria. Why has this shift taken place? What are the implications for those on the receiving end of development projects? 6. Development is increasingly seen as a gendered process, with distinct differences between men and women's roles in spheres of production (work) and reproduction (care). Describe the nature of these