Capacity Development in Practice Book

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes ix

List of Contributors xi

Acknowledgements xvii

Preface xix

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xxi

A Resource Volume on Capacity Development 1

Part I Perspectives on Capacity

Introduction to Part I 9

1 Multiple Dimensions: The Multi-faceted Nature of Capacity: Two Leading Models Alan Fowler Jan Ubels 11

2 Multiple Actors: Capacity Lives Between Multiple Stakeholders Jim Woodhill 25

3 Multiple Levels: Capacities at Multiple Levels and the Need for Connection: A Bhutan Example Hendrik Visser 42

Part II Establishing your Practice

Introduction to Part II 55

4 Advisers' Roles: Choosing a Consulting Role: Principles and Dynamics of Matching Role to Situation Douglas Champion David Kiel Jean McLendon 57

5 Thematic and Change Expertise: The Balanced Practitioner Naa-Aku Acquaye-Baddoo 65

6 Ownership, Authority and Conflict: Who is the Boss? Behavioural Guidance for the Practitioner in Complex Capacity-Development Settings Joe McMahon 80

7 Whose Values Count?: Voice, Values and Exclusion in Capacity-Development Processes: Experiences from India Rajesh Tandon 93

8 Organization Development as a Source: Riding the Pendulum between 'Clocks' and 'Clouds': The History of OD and Its Relation to CD Ingrid Richter 101

9 'Reading' Situations: Looking to See the Whole Catherine Collingwood 116

10 Dialogue: The Place of Dialogue in Capacity Development Marianne Bojer 130

Part III Working with Connections

Introduction to Part III 141

11 Institutions, Power and Politics: Looking for Change Beyond the Boundaries, the Formal and the Functional Niels Boesen 145

12 Public Accountability: Capacity is Political, Not Technical: The Case of HakiElimu in Promoting Accountability in Education in Tanzania Rakesh Rajani 157

13 The Micro-Macro Gap: Bridging the Micro-Macro Gap: Gaining Capacity by Connecting Levels of Development Action Jan Ubels Rinus van Klinken Hendrik Visser 167

14 Working with Value Chains: Using Multi-Stakeholder Processes for Capacity Development in an Agricultural Value Chain in Uganda Duncan Mwesige 180

15 Engaging with Community-based Organizations: Lessons from Below: Capacity Development and Communities Schirin Yachkaschi 194

16 Leadership Development: Leadership, the Hidden Factor in Capacity Development: A West African Experience Brigitte Dia Jan Willem Eggink 208

17 Knowledge Networking: Learning Together: Knowledge Networks in Capacity Development Initiatives Geoff Parcell 225

Part IV Improving on Results

Introduction to Part IV 237

18 Measuring Capacity Development: Combining the 'Best of Two Worlds' in Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Development David Watson 239

19 Time Matters: Effective Capacity Development: The Importance of Connecting Time Frames Heinz Greijn Alan Fowler 250

20 Self-Reflection: Monitoring and Evaluation for Personal Learning Bruce Britton 264

21 Accountability and Learning: Exploding the Myth of Incompatibility between Accountability and Learning Irene Guijt 277

Part V Looking Ahead

Introduction to Part V 293

22 Taking Stock: Learning about the Field of Capacity Development: Characteristics, Practitioner Challenges and Future Perspectives Jan Ubels Alan Fowler Naa-Aku Acquaye Baddoo 295

23 A Capacity Development Market?: Stimulating the Provision of Local Capacity Development Support Jan Ubels 307

24 Becoming Professional: A Professional Field in Formation? Naa-Aku Acquaye Baddoo Jan Ubels Alan Fowler 323

Index 329