The Western Gaze and Its Effects on Aid
Today’s post addresses a composite of issues connected to racism and paternalism in representations of Africans in the West and its impact on humanitarianism in Africa. The post represents revised […]
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Rethinking ‘Good Intentions’ With Ivan Illich in the Holiday Season
Given that this is the season for giving, today we repost an address by Ivan Illich to the Conference on InterAmerican Student Projects (CIASPJ) in Cuernevaca, Mexico, on April […]
Seminar: The Political Economy Of Failing Aid In Karamoja
Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)
Event Date:
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 – 2:15pm
Presenter: Dr. Matteo Caravani (Post-Doctoral Fellow at MISR)
Seminar title: The Political Economy of Failing Aid in Karamoja
Abstract:
The aim of this […]
Benue’s floods and the case for better disaster giving infrastructure
In this post, Titilope F. Ajayi from the University of Ghana discusses the well-intended response by Nigerians to alleviate the suffering caused by flooding in Nigeria’s Benue State. She echoes […]