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4.7 In the Name of Development

4.7 In the Name of Development

FromRethinking Development Podcast


4.7 In the Name of Development

FromRethinking Development Podcast

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Andrea Cornwall is currently Pro Director of Research and Enterprise and Professor of Global Development and Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She is a political anthropologist and her research focuses on power, inclusion and rights. Some of her work has focused on reproductive and sexual health in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, citizen participation and accountability in health policy and governance in the UK and Brazil, and contestations over gender, empowerment, and rights in international development. She joins us from London, UK.  We speak about:applying an anthropological lens to the development sectorfashions, fads and buzzwords in development work interrogating  participatory methods analyzing power dynamics decolonizing international development studies social movements being the biggest catalysts for change care, leisure and compassion as part of a wholistic approach to development - and much more!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rethinkingdevelopment)
Released:
Apr 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (56)

Long-form, personal conversations with international development and humanitarian aid practitioners, thinkers, activists, academics and more. Conversations center on lived experiences and reflections on ethical issues, power dynamics, systemic challenges and lessons learnt. Common themes: redistributing power, working with diverse stakeholders, negotiating partnerships, measuring impact, learning from mistakes, doing no harm, building trust, ensuring accountability, rejecting saviour complexes, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination, and much more. Want to support our content? Become a monthly patron: https://www.patreon.com/rethinkingdevelopment