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The Dialogue Process
This project is participatory in its conception and implementation. Because many of the key players nationally in water and sanitation are active participants in the national Working Group, results from the project will be taken up as they arise, and not only at the end of the research. Ongoing discussion will ensure that results do not just sit in unread reports but are actively engaged with. Documentation through reports, papers and a website will ensure that results can be shared more broadly, including with other countries and international decision makers. |
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The process of dialogue amongst stakeholders is as important to the WD-SA as the expected research product. The WD-SA does not reflect or promote any one agenda or position. Its intention is not to force consensus, but to engender what has been referred to as "confrontative dialogue". Confrontative dialogue aims for better understanding between stakeholders with unequal relationships, significant conceptual gaps, and a high degree of mistrust. It aims to "make diverging values and interests visible and understandable and to illuminate political alternatives" (Abrahamsson, 2004). This stands in contrast to the increasingly popular use of “dialogue” to describe a range of processes.
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