| ID | 138982 |
| Title Proper | We are sitting on a time bomb” |
| Other Title Information | a multiperspectival approach to inter-national development at an East African border |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Allen , William L |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recent discussion in critical border studies has reaffirmed the validity and necessity of multiperspectival approaches which move beyond state-centric outlooks to include diverse viewpoints of people at or on borders. One understudied aspect of everyday border life involves how international development organisations fit within wider dynamics of cross-border activities. Drawing upon experiences of development projects at a key border crossing between Kenya and Uganda, I explore (1) how perceptions of risk and danger contribute to constructions of the border towns as places in need of development interventions, and (2) how this border also adds to practical and logistical concerns already held by development organisations as they deliver these interventions. I argue that the place-based mix of location, material forms, and perceptions or practices impacts how ‘inter-national development’ is rationalised in border regions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol. 20, No.2; 2015: p.381-403 |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol: 20 No 2 |
| Key Words | Geopolitics ; Critical Border Studies ; Border Regions ; Multiperspectival Approach ; Inter - National Development ; East African Border ; State - Centric Outlooks ; Kenya and Uganda |