
Alternative Development
Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2014
Book
Hardback
374 pages
978-1-4724-0934-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together a collection of essays that discuss alternative development and its relevance for local/global processes of marginalization and change in the Global South. Alternative development questions who the producers of development knowledges and practices are, and aims at decentring development and geographical knowledge from the Anglo-American centre and the Global North. It involves resistance to dominant political-economic processes in order to further the possibilities for non-exploitative and just forms of development. By discussing how to unravel marginalization and voice change through alternative methods, actors and concepts, the book provides useful guidance on understanding the relationship between theory and practice. The main strength of the book is that it calls for a central role for alternative development in the current development discourse, most notably related to justice, rights, globalization, forced migration, conflict and climate change. The book provides new ways of engaging with alternative development thinking and making development alternatives relevant.
Reviews / Votes
'A refreshing exploration of alternative approaches to development, including bottom-up initiatives and a consideration of the intersections of marginalization, globalization and participation. Anyone interested in bridging the gap between development policy and practice will not be disappointed with this timely and thought-provoking collection.' Samantha Punch, University of Stirling, UKMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
728 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4724-0934-8 (9781472409348)
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Persons
Cathrine Brun and Michael Jones are both at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway and Piers Blaikie is Professor Emeritus of the University of East Anglia, UK.
Content
List of Figures and Tables, List of Contributors, Preface, 1 Introduction. Alternative Development: Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change, Part I: Knowledge, Policy and Practice of Development, Part II: Alternative Geographies of Gender and Development, Part III: Human-Environment Relations, Environmental Discourses and Development, Part IV: On the Margins: Conflict, Migration and Development, PART V: Conclusion, Index