ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I take examples of solidarity groups and social movements in Haiti to explore spaces for alternatives to development, as called for by postdevelopment proponents. I look at possible shifts in North-South relationships from apolitical development projects towards interactions as a form of ‘development-as-politics’, in which local social movements and international NGOs jointly engage in resistance struggles. First, I bring Haitian solidarity peasant groupings to the focus to explore their resistances and emancipatory potential for alternatives to development. Second, I look at the work of Kolektif Jistis Min (KJM), a collective of Haitian civil society actors struggling for voice in civil and political spaces and demanding government accountability. Third, I discuss openings for supporting local resistances and analyse problems and limitations arising from external agents’ engagement in local political struggles. The chapter concludes by proposing possibilities for overcoming dualisms through diversified alliance building.
