Susceptibility in development: micro-politics of local development in India and Indonesia
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In: Critical frontiers of theory, research, and policy in international development studies
In: Oxford scholarship online
In: Economics and Finance
In: Anthropology, Change and Development
In: Anthropology, Change, and Development Ser.
The ways we understand processes of agrarian change are pressing issues for policy makers and development practitioners. Interpreting changes in two agrarian societies in India and Indonesia, the author reveals how transformations to self are critical factors shaping change, as well as under-recognized consequences of development initiatives
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are widely heralded as an opportunity for the poor to have greater access to information that can help them escape poverty, as well as an important tool for development agencies. But as Tanya Jakimow shows, the consequences of the "information age" often deviate greatly from our image of an interconnected, modern world. Peddlers of Information offers a critical look at how local NGOs in rural India are using ICTs, particularly the internet--and the implications that this has for development work and ideas about poverty.
In: Contemporary South Asia, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 165-178
ISSN: 1469-364X
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 58, Heft 2, S. 175-191
ISSN: 1363-030X
In: Emotion, space and society, Band 44, S. 100897
ISSN: 1755-4586
In: Commonwealth journal of local governance, S. 74-93
ISSN: 1836-0394
The 2021 local government elections in New South Wales (NSW), Australia delivered a record 39.5% female representation, up from 31.2% in the previous election. The increased number of women elected to councils can be read as evidence of the success of a diversity strategy centred on encouraging and equipping women, and other under-represented groups, to stand for election. However, without detracting from the value of these initiatives, their capacity to achieve a councillor body reflective of the general population is limited. People of non-European ancestry, particularly women of 'colour' remain grossly underrepresented, while the gains in women's representation will fail to reach gender parity unless the practices that sustain male overrepresentation, particularly by Anglo and other 'white' European men, are challenged. This article draws upon qualitative interviews with councillors to offer fresh readings of conventional explanations for a lack of diversity in Australian local government, while also underscoring the importance of addressing issues that are currently neglected in 'technical' approaches.
In: Third world quarterly, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 513-524
ISSN: 1360-2241
The 2021 local government elections in New South Wales (NSW), Australia delivered a record 39.5% female representation, up from 31.2% in the previous election. The increased number of women elected to councils can be read as evidence of the success of a diversity strategy centred on encouraging and equipping women, and other under-represented groups, to stand for election. However, without detracting from the value of these initiatives, their capacity to achieve a councillor body reflective of the general population is limited. People of non-European ancestry, particularly women of 'colour' remain grossly underrepresented, while the gains in women's representation will fail to reach gender parity unless the practices that sustain male overrepresentation, particularly by Anglo and other 'white' European men, are challenged. This article draws upon qualitative interviews with councillors to offer fresh readings of conventional explanations for a lack of diversity in Australian local government, while also underscoring the importance of addressing issues that are currently neglected in 'technical' approaches.
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In: Third world quarterly, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 617-633
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: The journal of development studies, Band 57, Heft 11, S. 1795-1806
ISSN: 1743-9140
World Affairs Online
In: Ethnos: journal of anthropology, Band 88, Heft 1, S. 130-148
ISSN: 1469-588X
In: International journal of urban and regional research, Band 44, Heft 3, S. 429-446
ISSN: 1468-2427
Municipal Councillors (MCs) are the 'familiar face of the state' in Dehradun, India: the first port of call for citizens seeking to claim entitlements from the state. The way MCs respond to the requests of their constituents is a major factor in the uneven distribution of government welfare and services. This article seeks to contribute to understandings of citizen entitlements by drawing attention to the role of affect and emotion in shaping the interactions between MCs and voters. I examine the ways citizens consciously or unconsciously engender emotions and affective responses, and the effect these have in mobilizing MCs. Attention to the, at times, involuntary nature of these responses suggests a need to go beyond the instrumental and calculating motivations of municipal councillors, to consider the way they are compelled and animated to meet the demands of some citizens, but not of others. The capacity to affect, and the ways one is affected, are tied to the social identities and self‐making projects of both the MC and the voter, resulting in an uneven (mal)distribution of state resources. A focus on affective configurations in urban governance thereby reveals heretofore overlooked determinants of unequal access to urban resources and services.
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 108, S. 47-56
In: The journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 550-567
ISSN: 1467-9655
AbstractComplaints, accusations, and failures of gratitude are everyday experiences for volunteers in community‐driven development in Medan, Indonesia. In this article I develop the analytic of 'affective injury' to describe the force of such encounters: the sensation of having one's ethical self questioned or put at risk that manifests as an immediate force or lingering hurt. While humanitarian and development workers are all susceptible to affective injuries, I argue that they operate on a different register for developers who belong to, and have an enduring relationship with, the 'community'. The ways local volunteers respond to, and seek to recover from, affective injuries are distinct from reflective responses to ethical dilemmas. The suppression of, or diversion from, thoughts that could derail self‐understanding is a hindrance to reflexive development practice.