@article{fdi:010072057,
  title = {{R}oom for manoeuvre : user participation in water resources management in {B}urkina {F}aso},
  author = {{D}ar{\'e}, {W}. and {V}enot, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}articipation in natural resources management is widely promoted in sub-{S}aharan {A}frica, but faces mounting criticism from social science scholars who rarely engage with it in practice. {W}e use the notion of room for manoeuvre to reflect on a multi-level participatory approach designed to support the {B}urkinabe {I}ntegrated {W}ater {R}esources {M}anagement policy and propose ways of engaging constructively with local users and policy-makers. {W}ithin an invited space of participation, water users' room for manoeuvre was enhanced through the acquisition of new knowledge on the legal {I}ntegrated {W}ater {R}esources {M}anagement ({IWRM}) framework. {T}his allowed them to interact with decision-makers and to extend their networks. {P}ower imbalances were discussed, but this did not lead to modifying existing power structures that hinge on broader societal dynamics.},
  keywords = {companion modelling ; {I}ntegrated {W}ater {R}esources {M}anagement ; knowledge ; participation ; power ; {W}est {A}frica ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}evelopment {P}olicy {R}eview},
  volume = {36},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {175--189},
  ISSN = {0950-6764},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1111/dpr.12278},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072057},
}