Horizontal Development: Shifting Power and Privilege in Aid - Brossura

Banerjee, Shonali

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1529224586 ISBN 13: 9781529224580

Casa editrice: Bristol University Press, 2025

Riassunto

Accessible and comprehensive, this book puts forth an innovative perspective on international aid, going beyond top-down attempts to centre local voices and practices.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Shonali Banerjee is an Assistant Professor of International Development in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick. She was formerly the Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge Centre for Strategic Philanthropy. Dr Banerjee holds a PhD in International Development from the University of Sussex, an has spent nearly fifteen years studying and working within the development sector, focusing on NGOs, philanthropy, and financialisation in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Anne-Meike Fechter is Professor of Anthropology and International Development in the School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, UK. She is fascinated by the myriad way in which people support others, on the margins and outside of the formal aid and development system, and how that shapes our ideas not just of aid, but what it tells us about societies hang together. She currently works with colleagues on informal and mutual aid among displaced people in Myanmar.

Thabani Mutambasere is Lecturer in African Studies and International Development in the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. His research explores how African diasporas impact their home countries through political engagement, development work, and humanitarian efforts, beyond just financial remittances. Before joining academia, Thabani worked in the development sector tackling issues related to governance and civic education.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Bristol University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1529224586
• ISBN 13: 9781529224580
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 166
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile