INTRAC, Development in Practice, and shifting the power
Development in Practice is a leading journal on the topic of international development. INTRAC held the editorship of the journal from 2020 to 2020, when it was taken on by the Development Studies Association of Australia (DSAA). Development in Practice periodically publishes Special Issues, in which all articles are connected with a particular topic. Volume 35, Issue 8 (2025) is a Special Issue focused on the topic of shifting the power. This issue was guest-edited by a team with strong INTRAC connections, including our Chief Executive Kate Newman.
Further details on the issue and its editorial team, plus free and open access downloads of all the articles, are available directly from INTRAC.
A unique shift the power discussion
On 25 February 2026, INTRAC gathered a panel of seven civil society speakers, each of whom had co-written one of the articles in the Development in Practice special issue. In an event chaired by Kate Newman, the seven speakers each briefly introduced their topic, all related to the practice of shifting the power in civil society support.
Development in Practice and shifting the power: full event
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Ashika Gunasena is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding Director of Chrysalis, a Sri Lankan organization working to empower women and youth by fostering inclusive growth. She is a co-author of the article “Claiming agency and creating change: shifting power in international non-government organisations”.
Vibhor is a researcher, activist and social entrepreneur. He is the co-author of the article “From saviour to partner: reflections on relational needs-based organising in India”.
Zunera is Vice Program Director of the Global Challenges program and a researcher at the Radboud Centre for Social Sciences and the co-author of the article “Navigating the shift: unravelling power dynamics with the power awareness tool”.
Rachel Smith leads Programs at GlobalGiving and is the co-author of the article “From intermediaries to transformative partnerships: reimagining intermediaries as ecosystem builders, advocates, amplifiers, co-conspirators, and learners”.
Jess Crombie works researcher and scholar at the University of the Arts London (UAL) and London School of Economics (LSE), and a consultant for leading humanitarian and development organisations. She is the co-author of the article “You hear me, are you listening? Reflections on positionality and performative change in INGO representations”.
Mohamed Yassein is Program Quality, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager at Plan International – Egypt. He is co-author of the article “Use of participatory action research (PAR) to develop participatory monitoring, evaluation, and learning practices”.
Suyheang Kry is a gender and peace practitioner, researcher, and accredited mediator, and currently serves as Executive Director of Women Peace Makers in Cambodia. She is co-author of the article “The power in re-telling research: a Cambodian community-based approach generating knowledge by subjects of study”.
This article, co-written with Raymond Hyma, Briony Jones, Le Sen, Sreyneang Loek, Nika Tath and Thida Kuy, won the HDR Prize.
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