Lessons from Vicos

This article describes the Cornell Peru Project of 1952 and the subsequent return of Cornell researchers to Vicos in 2005. It assesses the successes and failure of the 89 researchers over the 15-year period of the project during the Cold War and contrasts the time with the participatory methodologie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anthropology in action (London, England : 1994) England : 1994), 2009-12, Vol.16 (3), p.41-54
1. Verfasser: Isbell, Billie Jean
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article describes the Cornell Peru Project of 1952 and the subsequent return of Cornell researchers to Vicos in 2005. It assesses the successes and failure of the 89 researchers over the 15-year period of the project during the Cold War and contrasts the time with the participatory methodologies that guided Cornell's return to Vicos in 2005. Various interventionist methodologies of that contemporary projects are described and evaluated. KEYWORDS: Cold War development, Cornell Peru Project, intervention, participatory action research, Peru, sustainability, Vicos
ISSN:0967-201X
1752-2285
DOI:10.3167/aia.2009.160305