The expectations of intercultural discourse promoted by international cooperation in Peru does not seem to hold against the tensions formed from negotiating development. Instead of a depoliticised understanding of interculturality - found in the literature about Peru and elsewhere - the findings of this research urge to expose the complexity of intercultural practice. This call for the re-politicisation of cross-cultural interactions under the umbrella of interculturality. To sustain my argument I will present the case of Andean communities and development experts encounters amid a development action-research project. This case serves to understand that even in the occasions in which heterogeneous groups are supposed to benefit from interaction, there are tensions arising from it. Hence, making such tensions an inseparable element for the analysis of intercultural practice.
Chichizola, B
The Re-politization of Intercultural Discourse Within Development Studies: An Andean Case
Journal Of Intercultural Studies