Appreciation is achieved through appropriate patterns of interaction.
Current development strategies rely upon outdated models that equate power with control and that hold an institutionally focused view of the world. The new paradigm, encapsulated by the concept of relationships, should be an expansion of, rather than a break with, the current model. This new model should also include a defined process of interaction that promotes citizens as political actors who will maintain a sustained presence, and thereby exert popular power. If development work is to be effective, the adoption of this new paradigm is essential. The existing model, the politics-power paradigm, offers an institutionally based view of the world and focuses on politics as the seat of power.