Tracing Deep Participation in West Africa

Abstract

In this and the next chapter, we trace the dynamics and factors that make up deep participation in real-life situations. In this chapter, “Local Level Institutions and Poverty Reduction in West Africa”, a previously published case study, provides an example of deep participation that is well established and in full bloom. In Chapter 7, the second case study, “Environmental Stewardship in North America”, also previously published, provides an example of deep participation in its initial stages. But it has the potential to achieve similar large-scale changes, if continued over time.