A pathbreaking introduction to the controversial, contested and deeply political topic of development. Written in an engaging and eminently readable style, leading authors invite readers to examine the political dynamics behind some of today’s most complex global issues, from rising inequality and social exclusion to the climate crisis. By confronting false assumptions and dispelling myths, the book challenges readers to see politics as not only the obstacle to development, but also the means to achieve it.
The Politics of Development is grounded in the everyday challenges facing people around the world in accessing the vital resources they need to survive and thrive. It illustrates the unavoidable reality that politics shapes who gets what, when, how; whether in family settings, local communities, national stages or global arenas. It provides readers with a clear roadmap for action centred on institutions, interests, and ideas, to better navigate competing demands and push forward profound change.
There are no easy answers to the politics of development – instead, this book provides the analytical tools to understand why getting development right can be so hard and how you can positively respond to some of the critical challenges facing governments, societies and citizens around the world today.
This text is essential reading for any student of the politics of development or Development Studies, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Claire Mcloughlin is Associate Professor of Politics and Development, University of Birmingham, UK
Sameen Ali is Assistant Professor of International Development, University of Birmingham, UK
Kailing Xie is Assistant Professor of International Development, University of Birmingham, UK
Nicholas Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy and International Development, University of Birmingham, UK
David Hudson is Professor of Politics and Development, University of Birmingham, UK
Зміст
UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT
1 Why is development political? – Claire Mcloughlin, David Hudson, Nic Cheeseman, Sameen Ali, and Kailing Xie
2 Whose knowledge counts? Global inequalities, knowledge production and the need for decolonisation – Zenobia Ismail
FOUNDATIONS: INSTITUTIONS, INTERESTS, AND IDEAS
3 Do institutions rule? Order, incentives, and norms – Jasmine Burnley, Niheer Dasandi, and David Hudson
4 Development in whose interest? Elites, power, and collective action – Sameen Ali, David Hudson, and Claire Mcloughlin
5 What’s the big idea? Ideology, beliefs, and discourse – Nic Cheeseman, Claire Mcloughlin, and Kate Pruce
CHANGE-MAKERS: GOVERNMENT, MARKET, PEOPLE, DONORS
6 Are some governments better than others? Democracy, authoritarianism, and development states – Nic Cheeseman
7 Should markets rule? Economic policy, international financial institutions, and free trade – Bizuneh Yimenu
8 Power to the people? Social movements, popular participation, and deepening democracy – Chris Lyon and Ellie Chowns
9 Follow the money? Global and local aid, donor influence, and reparations – Emily Scott
CHALLENGES: THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT FROM THE GROUND UP
10 How does my identity matter? Intersectionality, positionality, and power relations – Kailing Xie, Emeka Njoku, and Merisa Thompson
11 Why doesn’t everyone get the same? Inequality, exclusion, and inclusion – Soomin Oh and David Hudson
12 How can I jump this queue? Petty corruption, clientelism, and other games within the rules – Claire Mcloughlin and Sameen Ali
13 Can the planet cope with development? Sustainability, justice, and transformational political change – Fiona Nunan, Harriet Croome, and Chukwumerije Okereke
14 When do people accept authority? Legitimacy, coercion, and the social contract – Jonathan Fisher and Claire Mcloughlin
15 When does contestation turn violent? Conflict and peacebuilding – Jonathan Fisher and Paul Jackson
Про автора
David is currently the PI and Co-I on 2 large research projects: (1) the Developmental Leadership Program (funded by the Australian Aid Program) with Dr Claire Mcloughlin and Professor Chris Roche, (2) the Development Engagement Lab (formerly the Aid Attitudes Tracker (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) with Professor Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson (UCL).He is also part of the IOM-DFID funded project MIGCHOICE looking at migrant decision-making in West Africa with Dr Cassilde Schwartz and Dr Miranda Simon, and previously part of the Migrant Networks, Decisions, and Immigration Policy (Leverhulme Trust), alongside Professor Shane Johnson and Dr Cassilde Schwartz and Dr Miranda Simon.David joined the University of Birmingham in March 2017 after nearly 12 years at UCL, in the Department of Political Science. Prior to joining UCL he was an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham (2004-05).In 2013 David was a British Academy Mid-Career Fellow working on the project ‘Public Engagement with Global Poverty’.In 2016 he was a Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University, and a Visiting Fellow, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.David has also taught at the Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham, and SOAS.
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