Home Institution
University of Vermont
Publication Date
Fall 2009
Abstract
This paper assess the political capital of the rural Kenyan coast village of Shirazi in the context of the project planning process, using the subjective well-being paradigm of development to guide the research parameters. Household surveys were conducted to provide a baseline of information about village demographics, political efficacy, and measure subjective well-being. The surveys found that Shirazi village, although disadvantaged by limited access to economic markets and financial capital, has a wealth of political capital. The results of the survey, supported by an observation of and participation in the village’s political processes, indicate that Shirazi village will be a competent project partner, capable of independent action and self-accountability. The subsequent project development and planning initiatives undertaken confirm the above assumption and indicate a promising future for the Shirazi Community Health Project.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health | Regional Sociology
Recommended Citation
Beebe, Lindsay, "Political Capital and the Project Planning Process: An Action Research Exercise of the Shirazi Community Health Clinic Project" (2009). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 746.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/746
Program Name
Kenya: Development, Health, and Society