1. Centre for Development Informatics Understanding Development Project Implementation: An Actor-Network Perspective on Local-Global Interactions Richard Heeks & Carolyne Stanforth Centre for Development Informatics, IDPM University of Manchester, UK http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi Centre for Development Informatics

2. Development Projects: Knowledge Gaps The ‘inner workings’ of development projects The connection to project trajectories Politics and power within projects

3. Centre for Development Informatics Law & Callon: Local/Global Networks Global network: resource-providing Local network: project- implementing Project as OPP between local and global Degree of attachment of actors in global network Degree of mobilisation of local network actors WEAK, DISAGGREGATING PROJECT High Low SOLID, INDISPENSABLE PROJECT

4. Centre for Development Informatics The Sri Lanka PEMS Project ADB Senior MoF Institute of Public Finance ConsultantsLine Ministry staff State Accounts Dept staff National Budget Dept staff CIGAS/TAS Global Network Local Network Project as OPP

5. Centre for Development Informatics PEMS Project Trajectory Phase One: Initiation and Consultant Strategy Phase Two: Crisis and Redesign Phase Three: Delivery and Completion

6. Centre for Development Informatics PEMS Project Network Analysis High Low High Low F B C G D E Degree of attachment of actors in global network Degree of mobilisation of local network actors

7. Centre for Development Informatics Conclusions: ANT and Development Projects Insights into inner workings Trajectory is more than success/failure Trajectory as a function of networks and OPP “Power to” not “Power over”

8. Centre for Development Informatics Conclusions: ANT and Practice Subjectivity of selection Flexible, improvised approach to projects Relational, political approach to projects Richard Heeks & Carolyne Stanforth cdi@manchester.ac.uk http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi