Is Development Dead? Far from it: Get Ready For A New Era of Global Development Education

GDP - The Global Development Primer

There is a lot of talk amongst Global Development Studies as to whether or not the discipline itself is in decline. One of the key features of global development education was the opportunity to gain real world experience in cross-cultural settings. Dodgy past practices, climate concerns, and decolonial critique have put service learning abroad out of style.

Prof. Anke Schwittay says that before we bury development studies, we should ask "How can university work experiences contribute to reframing International Development from expert saviourism rooted in colonial legacies into a project of social justice and global solidarity?" She joins Dr. Bob in a conversation about approaches to development education that can keep the discipline alive and kicking.

Anke Schwittay is Professor of Anthropology and Global Development at the University of Sussex, UK. She is the author of New Media and International Development: Representation and Affect in Microfinance and Creative Universities: Reimagining Education for Global Challenges and Alternative Futures.

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