“Lat Does Not Exist”: The Last Testament of a Dead Village
In India debates rage over how to handle the dilemma of development-induced displacement. Each year 15m people find themselves placed in the way of desired dams or mines.
In Celebration of Senseless Acts of Kindness
There are many blogs on humanitarianism & development. They tend to be overly-technical, narrowly prescriptive, and circulate within the international aid industry. The Flesh and Blood blog will offer something different.
Review – UNICEF: Global Governance That Works
Jolly’s analysis offers its readers a powerful understanding of the work that UNICEF has done on humanity-focused development and its unique nature within the UN system.
Review – Shanghai Gone: Domicide and Defiance in a Chinese Megacity
Shao’s remarkable work offers a rich interpretive approach to China’s complex urban landscape that will interest both China-watchers and urban scholars.
Opposition in Bolivarian Venezuela: Caught Between Conflict and Compromise
The Venezuelan opposition has undergone important changes in an institutionalist direction in its composition, discursive emphasis, and strategic direction.
No Security Required: The Danger of Boardroom-Driven Development
We should be wary of buzzwords and trends in development, as ideas that make a great deal of sense in a boardroom are, at times, very difficult to justify in the field.
Review – NGDOs and the Poverty Reduction Agenda
Makuwira brings new ideas to the discussion of the role of NGOs in development, allowing for a more critical analysis of the relationships between global and local NGOs.
Review – The Personal and the Professional in Aid Work
Fechter’s edited collection takes issue with the absence of the personal from the debate on aid work, yet fails to consider what giving more space to the personal means.
Post-Development and the Practitioner
Post-development thinking interrogates the history, meaning, and motives of the development industry while forcing the development professional to change how they view the world.
Review – Doing Bad by Doing Good
Coyne has provided a readable treatment of why well-intentioned humanitarian assistance is often less successful than promised and can lead to negative unintended consequences.
