Fossil-fuelled development and the legacy of Post-Development theory in twenty-first century Africa

Andreasson, Stefan

doi:10.1080/01436597.2017.1334544

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“…Despite post‐development's radical orientation and integration into development discourse, I am aware that it has been justifiably critiqued for its romanticizing, essentializing and valorizing of the ‘local’ and ‘traditional’; its overly moralizing rhetoric; its unsubstantiated claims about the global South's general lack of desire for mainstream development; and its disregard for the state (Andreasson, ; Kapoor, ; Wilson, ). Post‐development also suffers from a ‘white gaze’ problem in that it remains conspicuously silent on race, racism and racialized forms of Northern hegemony.…”

Section: Bridging Critical Development and Critical Race Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

De‐centring the ‘White Gaze’ of Development

Pailey¹

2019

Development and Change

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In its crudest form, development has traditionally been about dissecting the political, socio-economic and cultural processes of black, brown and other subjects of colour in the so-called global South and finding them regressive, particularly in comparison to the so-called progressive global North. However, in the midst of a 21st century, de-colonial scholarly pivot, 'opening up development' fundamentally demands turning the colonial, 'white gaze' on its head. In particular, contemporary social media movements challenging white supremacy such as #BlackLivesMatter have gained prominence while non-white development actors such as China have emerged as enticing alternatives. These phenomena have pried open development with both positive and negative results, intended and unintended consequences. This article seeks to put Critical Development Studies into fluid conversation with Critical Race Studies in an examination of how scholars, policy makers and practitioners have simultaneously succeeded and failed in subverting the 'white gaze' of development.

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Section: Bridging Critical Development and Critical Race Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

De‐centring the ‘White Gaze’ of Development

Pailey¹

2019

Development and Change

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“…Africa's colonial history has led to the view that "the continent is essentially inadequate, a place of systemic failure in terms of its ability to engage with and partake in the modern world" (Andreasson, 2017(Andreasson, :2635. With the end of colonialism, Africa is (presumed to be) hungry for answers on how to become more 'developed', and thus the modern development project is born.…”

Section: A Short Overview Of Development and Development Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The dark side of 'development' can no longer go unheeded: increased cultural homogenisation (specifically Westernisation); environmental destruction; the failure to deliver on promises such as poverty reduction, income inequity, economic growth and an increase in standards of living (Matthews, 2004:377). The realisation is that the mainstream view of 'development' cannot be regarded as a panacea for all people living in poverty (Andreasson, 2017(Andreasson, :2644. Critics call for alternative approaches to development that draw from, amongst others, dependency theory, the human development approach and sustainable development (Matthews, 2005:101-108).…”

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“…Neo-populism can also be seen as 'anti-development' that rejects the entire development paradigm while romanticising endogenous culture, tradition and community. The sceptical approach to post-development "recognises the political and economic power structures within which any fruitful debate on radical alternatives to the status quo must be located" (Andreasson, 2017(Andreasson, :2635.…”

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“…One critique against post-development theory is that it rejects the notion of development yet fails to put alternatives to development on the table (Ziai, 2017(Ziai, :2548. It can be argued, however, that even if post-development theory fails to construct alternatives to development, it does force a change in the mainstream development discourse by challenging the assumptions upon which the development ideology is built (Andreasson, 2017(Andreasson, :2643. Post-development thus proves a flexible platform for critique within the broader development framework.…”

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The current theoretical framing of entrepreneurship includes several diverse phenomena under the same conceptual umbrella, yet the terms are often conflated and used interchangeably. Based on the assumption that anything included under this conceptual umbrella contributes to economic development and job creation, entrepreneurship has become appropriated as a development tool in the Global South, where poverty and unemployment are rife. This study introduces the term 'entrepreneurship as a development apparatus' (EDA) that is defined as the implementation of entrepreneurship support interventions (such as training, incubation and funding) in economically marginalised communities, based on the assumption that these interventions lead to economic development and job creation. EDA is then taken out from under the conceptual entrepreneurship umbrella, and placed in a postdevelopment theory context, showing that insight can be gained when the critical debate on entrepreneurship is moved beyond the constraints of the mainstream entrepreneurship paradigm. Drawing from the development debate this article argues that the current theoretical entrepreneurship paradigm has proven unable to provide answers to the failure of EDA, and thus calls for the rejection of the entire notion of EDA as a form of entrepreneurship.

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Fossil-fuelled development and the legacy of Post-Development theory in twenty-first century Africa

Cited by 9 publications

References 55 publications

De‐centring the ‘White Gaze’ of Development

De‐centring the ‘White Gaze’ of Development

“Un”trepreneurship Undoing the Myth of Entrepreneurship as a Development Apparatus

Corporate carbon risk, voluntary disclosure, and cost of capital: South African evidence

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