Building Development Studies for the New Millennium

Description

This book brings together multiple critical assessments of the current state and future visions of global development studies. It examines how the field engages with new paradigms and narratives, methodologies and scientific impact, and perspectives from the Global South. The authors focus on social and democratic transformation, inclusive development and global environmental issues, and implications for research practices. Leading academics provide an excellent overview of recent insights for post-graduate students and scholars in these research areas. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Introduction: Reflecting on Development Studies in the New Millennium (Elisabetta Basile, Isa Baud)....Pages 1-22 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 An Inclusive Development Perspective on Development Studies in the Anthropocene (Joyeeta Gupta, Michaela Hordijk, Courtney Vegelin)....Pages 25-50 Development Studies in Spanish: A Critical and Constructive Response from the Peripheries (Rogelio Madrueño, Pablo Martínez-Osés)....Pages 51-73 Social Change and Democratic Forms: Revisiting the Contribution of the Francophone Literature on Development Studies (Christine Lutringer)....Pages 75-96 Imagining Postcolonial-Development Studies: Reflections on Positionalities and Research Practices (Julia Schöneberg)....Pages 97-116 Front Matter ....Pages 117-117 Engaged Excellence in Development Studies (Katy Oswald, Melissa Leach, John Gaventa)....Pages 119-139 ‘Transformation’ in International Development Studies: Across Disciplines, Knowledge Hierarchies and Oceanic Spaces (Henryk Alff, Anna-Katharina Hornidge)....Pages 141-161 Making the Most of Knowledge for Development and Development Studies (Mike Powell, Sarah Cummings)....Pages 163-187 Front Matter ....Pages 189-189 Analysing the Scientific Impact of Development Studies: Challenges for the Future (Sergio Tezanos, Carmen Trueba)....Pages 191-216 Novel Perceptions on Development Studies: International Review and Consultations Toward a Renewed Vision (Joost Mönks, Gilles Carbonnier, Aude Mellet, Leo de Haan)....Pages 217-241 Methodologies in Development Studies: An Overview (Laura Camfield)....Pages 243-262 Front Matter ....Pages 263-263 Knowledge Production, Ownership and the Power of Definition: Perspectives on and from Sub-Saharan Africa (Henning Melber)....Pages 265-287 Working Towards a Shared Vision on Development Studies in India and The Netherlands (Amrita Chhachhi, Inge Hutter, Sumangala Damodaran, Isa Baud)....Pages 289-313 Development Studies in Tanzania: Historical Trajectory and Future Visions (Adalgot Komba, Tiina Kontinen, Colman Msoka)....Pages 315-336 The Relevance of Environmental Research for Development Studies (Imme Scholz)....Pages 337-359 What a Gender Lens Brings to Development Studies (Wendy Harcourt)....Pages 361-380 Saving the Planet by Design: For an Environmentally and Socially Sound Development Approach to Urbanization (Pietro Garau)....Pages 381-395 Back Matter ....Pages 397-406