Facilitators and obstacles to cooperation in international development networks: a network approach

Il-haam Petersen

Development in Practice, 2016, vol. 26, issue 3, 360-374

Abstract: This paper draws attention to the value of a network approach for understanding cooperation in international development networks. The approach emphasises the impact of social interaction, and the values, ideas, and behaviours of individuals on the achievement of development goals. Social network analysis is used to analyse the social structure and dynamics of interaction in an aid-funded development network organisation that aimed to develop optometry capacity in Mozambique. The analysis shows the value of combining quantitative and qualitative methods in a complementary way to identify factors facilitating (network consciousness and social skill) and hindering (power dynamics) cooperation.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2016.1148661

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