ABSTRACT
This chapter describes Sarec’s research for development discourse between 1998 and 2008. It provides a glance into how the concept of capacity building is seen within Sarec’s new context, Sida. The chapter comprises an analysis of annual reports and policy and methods documents. The chapter then discusses how the evaluations of 2006 portrayed Sarec’s activities and rounds off with a discussion on the disbanding of the organization in 2008. Large international development organization policy focused more on the role of science, technology and knowledge for development, as evidenced for example by the UN World Science Conference in 1999, and supporting research became a part of the aid agendas of more countries. The concept of capacity building was central in the policies of Sarec from the beginning, so one might wonder if there were any changes after the merger with Sida.
