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This book argues that the international development sector is in
crisis which can be mostly sourced to its side-stepping the
dominant development question of our age, the neoliberal growth
paradigm. It argues that this crisis can be addressed, at least in
part, by the sector's re-engagement with the radical development
education process that it helped to foster and sustain for over two
decades. The recent safeguarding scandal is symptomatic of a sector
that is becoming overly hierarchical, brand conscious and
disconnected from its base. This book argues that many of the
problems the sector is facing can be sourced to its failings in
grappling with the question of neoliberalism and formulating a
coherent critique of how market orthodoxy has accelerated poverty
in the global North and South. This book recommends re-embracing
the radical origins of global learning, situated in the
participative methodology and praxis (reflection and action) of
Paulo Freire, both as internal capacity-building and external
public engagement. The book proposes a new development paradigm,
focusing on bottomup, participative approaches to policy-making
based on the needs of those NGOs claim to represent - the poor,
marginalised and voiceless - rather than constantly following the
agenda of donors and governments. The recommendations made by this
book will serve as an important resource for researchers and
students of international development and global learning, as well
as to NGOs, civil society activists and education practitioners
looking for solutions to the problems within the sector.
This book argues that the international development sector is in
crisis which can be mostly sourced to its side-stepping the
dominant development question of our age, the neoliberal growth
paradigm. It argues that this crisis can be addressed, at least in
part, by the sector's re-engagement with the radical development
education process that it helped to foster and sustain for over two
decades. The recent safeguarding scandal is symptomatic of a sector
that is becoming overly hierarchical, brand conscious and
disconnected from its base. This book argues that many of the
problems the sector is facing can be sourced to its failings in
grappling with the question of neoliberalism and formulating a
coherent critique of how market orthodoxy has accelerated poverty
in the global North and South. This book recommends re-embracing
the radical origins of global learning, situated in the
participative methodology and praxis (reflection and action) of
Paulo Freire, both as internal capacity-building and external
public engagement. The book proposes a new development paradigm,
focusing on bottomup, participative approaches to policy-making
based on the needs of those NGOs claim to represent - the poor,
marginalised and voiceless - rather than constantly following the
agenda of donors and governments. The recommendations made by this
book will serve as an important resource for researchers and
students of international development and global learning, as well
as to NGOs, civil society activists and education practitioners
looking for solutions to the problems within the sector.
Development education is a radical form of learning that addresses
the structural causes of poverty and injustice in the global North
and South. This volume debates development education practice and
the policy environment in which it is delivered. It affirmatively
points to the transformative power of education as a means toward
social change.
Development education is a radical form of learning that addresses
the structural causes of poverty and injustice in the global North
and South. This volume debates development education practice and
the policy environment in which it is delivered. It affirmatively
points to the transformative power of education as a means toward
social change.
With international human rights under challenge, this book
represents a comprehensive critique that adds a social policy
perspective to recent political and legalistic analysis. Expert
contributors draw on local and global examples to review constructs
of universal rights and their impact on social policy and human
welfare. With thorough analysis of their strengths, weaknesses and
enforcement, it sets out their role in domestic and geopolitical
affairs. Including a forward by Albie Sachs, this book presents an
honest appraisal of both the concepts of international human rights
and their realities. It will engage those with an interest in
social policy, ethics, politics, international relations, civil
society organisations and human rights-based approaches to
campaigning and policy development.
The international development sector has found itself confronting
new challenges to poverty eradication and the promotion of human
rights. Climate change has loomed large as a crisis for development
practitioners and environmentalists, affecting the most vulnerable
in the Global South. The ongoing financial crisis has created
recurrent recessions in the global North, while causing budget
lines to be reduced for development aid. This textbook highlights
the extent to which the local and global are interconnected in
today's globalised economy. It questions the legitimacy of the
neoliberal model of development which propelled us into the crisis.
Including chapters on Latin America, China and sub-Saharan Africa,
and topics such as debt injustice, gender and migration, this
completely revised third edition takes stock of the international
development environment as it embarks on new policy frameworks to
confront new challenges.
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