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Below you find the most recent blogposts, linking you directly to the EADI Debating Development Research Blog where you can also subscribe to get notified whenever a new post is published. This happens around two to five times a month. Enjoy the read!

Recent Blogposts

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Confronting My Family’s Colonial Past. A Personal Journey

Martha Knight - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Unravelling the threads that shape our understanding of the impacts of colonialism is a multifaceted and highly complex task. I know this because I teach Global Development for the Open University (OU) and grapple with decolonising dominant discourses around development and change. However, this is a personal story.
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Navigating France’s Political Landscape: Implications for International Development Aid

Hugo Pilkington - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

In Defense of Development Studies: Why “Global Development” Falls Short

Alfredo Saad-Filho - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
There is a growing debate in academic circles about the merits of shifting from traditional Development Studies to a broader concept of “Global Development”. While proponents argue that this shift would better reflect the interconnected nature of our world, I believe that such a move would be detrimental to our field, our understanding of global differences and inequalities, and our ability to understand the dynamics of development.
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