Understanding Resilience in International Development
In the discourse of development and philanthropy, the term resilience is used across the spectrum between two poles. In some contexts, resilience means weathering the transition to change (such as for the three case studies mentioned above), while in others it is used to protect the structural frames of the status quo and so to absolve the state and other actors of responsibility. In this paper, we explore this paradox. The goal is to develop an understanding of resilience in development and philanthropy so that it can be applied more meaningfully in our work.
