A common theme in development and natural resources management literature is that making processes, programs, and management arrangements more participatory is valued, but there are many concerns related to the emphasis on participation. Much of the development literature on participation is focused on techniques of participation (Cleaver, 1999). Hickey and Mohan (2005: 11) argue that many of the problems are due to participation being dominated by a focus on “development interventions and experts” that “obscures an analysis of what makes participation difficult for marginal groups in the first place”.