| ID | 103308 |
| Title Proper | Deconstructing development |
| Other Title Information | The use of power and pity in the international development discourse |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Naylor, Tristen |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study examines how power operates within international development discourse and investigates its effects on development organizations and on individuals-donors and recipients of aid alike. It analyzes the narratives pertaining to Afghanistan that are (re)produced by five different types of development actors: a donor state, a recipient state, an international financial institution, an international organization, and a non-governmental organization. I argue that the operation of multiple, interrelated types of power has both ideational and material effects which manifest in development policies, programs, and projects. I demonstrate how these types of power operate discursively through a Politics of Pity which (re)creates and perpetuates hierarchical, coconstituted relationships between and among these actors, and which (re)constitutes the identities and abilities of actors. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 55, No. 1; Mar 2011: p.177-197 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 55, No. 1; Mar 2011: p.177-197 |
| Key Words | International Development ; Afghanistan ; International Financial Institution ; International Organization ; Non - Governmental Organization |