From Disciplinary to Interdisciplinary Community Development
The Jos-McMaster Drought and Rural Water Use Project in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6077264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Oladipo Fiki, Joash Amupitan (University of Jos), Daniel Dabi, Daniel Davou Dabi (University of Jos), Anthony Nyong (University of Jos) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 147-170 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j125v15n01_07 |
| OpenAlex | W2121561993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article presents an international university-to-university collaborative project with local communities in Nigeria between 1992 and 2000. The aim is to illustrate a marked shift from a "command and control" framework of the Nigerian state to interdisciplinary practice involving non-state actors in community development. Specifically, the article examines the potentials of interdisciplinarity for realizing an inclusive and networked community development practice in local communities in Nigeria. In particular, the case study shows how collaboration and knowledge shared across disciplines, communities and institution enhances capacity building. Knowledge shared with local communities and other partners helps to maximize opportunities for problem solving, knowledge production, teamwork and sustainability. The article moves existing discussions of local engagement toward programmatic proposals for community-centered practices that promise to cement state-community relationships and promote local and scholarly engagement in Nigeria. Implications for interdisciplinary practice in developing countries are suggested
Community development · Community engagement · Community of practice · Discipline · Engineering ethics · Institution · Knowledge management · Local community · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Sustainability · Teamwork · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Community Development and Social Impact · Computer Science · Engineering · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Ecology
Transnational social movements and global politics
Conflict generation, conflict management and self-organizing capabilities in drought-prone rural communities in north-eastern Nigeria
Identity, Culture and Politics
Globalization and Social Policy
Response to ‘Social Capital
Nodal Governance, Democracy, and the New ‘Denizens
The Rational Reconstruction of Society
Governmentality, criticism, politics
The death of the social? Re-figuring the territory of government
Indigenous governance
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2019 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |