
Global Learning and International Development in the Age of Neoliberalism
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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.
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"In Global Learning and International Development in the Age of Neoliberalism, McCloskey explores these problems presented to the sector through the contextual lens of global learning. He argues that neoliberalism, specifically the pro-growth neoliberal model of development, is the core reason why the international development sector is in crisis. Thus, for McCloskey, re-embracing radical development education practice can help to build capacity to challenge the extreme levels of inequality created by neoliberalism ... the book offers a different perspective on today's debates about the main challenges within the field of international development and the development education sector. It engages with a wide range of cases and actors to support the critical discussion, and it raises important concerns and questions within the development sector."Natalya Hanley, Associate Research Fellow, University of Sussex, UK in International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning
"The book Global Learning and International Development in the Age of Neoliberalism by Stephen McCloskey, published in 2022 by Routledge, appears to be a crucial work to accompany the critical debate on cooperation for development and education for development/ global citizenship education (ED/ECG). Following the tradition of critical pedagogy that is based on the work of Paulo Freire, in particular his seminal text from 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Freire, 2005), McCloskey guides us along the paths of the crisis that the sector of cooperation for development is experiencing the neoliberal growth paradigm as the main driver of this crisis ... This book, by the approach that follows, is an excellent guide for researchers, students and activists, since it does not limit itself to taking the reader along the paths of this crisis, pointing out, throughout the book, alternatives that can contribute to mitigate this crisis, indicating critical ED/ECG as an essential point ... Stephen McCloskey's book is a must-read for activists and students interested in the area of development cooperation and ED/ECG as it provides a comprehensive reflection on the field and allows questioning the NGOization of the sector under analysis."
Rui da Silva, Center for African Studies at the University of Porto and La Salete Coelho, Center for African Studies at the University of Porto and Higher School of Education at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo in Sinergias ed
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