'I am not a Post-Developmentalist, but…' The influence of Post-Development on development studies
In: Third world quarterly, Band 38, Heft 12, S. 2719-2734
ISSN: 1360-2241
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In: Third world quarterly, Band 38, Heft 12, S. 2719-2734
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Die Dämonisierung der Anderen
In: Postkoloniale Politikwissenschaft
In: Postkoloniale Politikwissenschaft
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In: Development and change, Band 46, Heft 4, S. 833-854
ISSN: 1467-7660
ABSTRACTWhile the Post‐Development school in development theory tried to bury the concept of 'development', this attempt turned out to be unsuccessful. A closer investigation reveals that different post‐development texts reproduce the polysemy of 'development' in their criticism of it, attacking different phenomena subsumed under this heading. Development theory, on the other hand, was also premature in declaring post‐development obsolete fifteen years ago. By examining the works of two prominent authors, this contribution shows that the critics of post‐development have adopted central arguments of that approach. It concludes by identifying some points of convergence between post‐development and its (progressive) critics in development theory.
The manner in which people have been talking and writing about 'development' and the rules according to which they have done so have evolved over time.Development Discourse and Global History uses the archaeological and genealogical methods of Michel Foucault to trace the origins of development discourse back to late colonialism and notes the significant discontinuities that led to the establishment of a new discourse and its accompanying industry. This book goes on to describe the contestations, appropriations and transformations of the concept. It shows how some of the trends in development discourse since the crisis of the 1980s – the emphasis on participation and ownership, sustainable development and free markets – are incompatible with the original rules and thus lead to serious contradictions. The Eurocentric, authoritarian and depoliticizing elements in development discourse are uncovered, whilst still recognizing its progressive appropriations. The author concludes by analysing the old and new features of development discourse which can be found in the debate on Sustainable Development Goals and discussing the contribution of discourse analysis to development studies. This book is aimed at researchers and students in development studies, global history and discourse analysis as well as an interdisciplinary audience from international relations, political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, language and literary studies.
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