Overview
- Contributes to debates on current state and future visions of international development studies (IDS)
- Presents contributions of Anglophone, Francophone and Spanish-language social science traditions and academic communities in the global South by leading scholars in the field
- Discusses recent epistemological and ontological discussions on knowledges and qualities of engaged research
Part of the book series: EADI Global Development Series (EADI)
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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.
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Keywords
- Development Studies
- The Anthropocene
- Spanish language
- Francophone Literature
- Postcolonialism
- Sub-Sarahan Africa
- India
- The Netherlands
- Tanzania
- Environmental Studies
- Gender Studies
- Urbanisation
- African Commuism
- The Global North
- The Global South
- Research Methods
- Postcolonial Development Studies
- urban politics
Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Narratives and Paradigms
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Southern (Challenging) Voices and Themes in Development Studies
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Isa Baud is Emeritus Professor of International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Elisabetta Basile is Professor of Development Economics at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Tiina Kontinen is Senior Lecturer at the Master Degree Programme in Development and International Cooperation, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Susanne von Itter is Executive Director of EADI, Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Building Development Studies for the New Millennium
Editors: Isa Baud, Elisabetta Basile, Tiina Kontinen, Susanne von Itter
Series Title: EADI Global Development Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04052-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04051-2Published: 14 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04052-9Published: 21 December 2018
Series ISSN: 2947-8529
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 406
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development and Social Change, Development and Post-Colonialism, Development and Sustainability, African Politics, Urban Politics