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Knowledges for development

Group members in this sub-theme are interested in understanding the political, cultural, institutional and post/de-colonial geographies of (international) development knowledges and practices. This research recognises the pluralising landscape of global development politics and how different knowledges – for example, lay, scientific, western, non-western – gain authority in this landscape. Main areas of research include the (re-)emergence of South-South cooperation, transition of the so-called ‘traditional’ donors, financialisation and private sector-led development, and the role of civil society.

Research projects

Research projects currently being undertaken on this theme include:

Development consultants and contractors: for-profit companies in the changing world of 'Aidland'

Development consultants and contractors: for-profit companies in the changing world of 'Aidland'

This project explores the growing role of private sector consultants and contractors within the UK's foreign aid and development sector. We focus on seven consulting and contracting firms, selected primarily with reference to their aid-funded contracting history and we are interested in understanding their roles in producing, shaping, implementing and evaluating development knowledge and practice.

Landslip

Landslip

Landslip is a NERC-DFID Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) project seeking to reduce the risk of landslides in case study areas in India.

Tomorrow's Cities

Tomorrow's Cities

Tomorrow's Cities is a GCRF Interdisciplinary Hub managed from the University of Edinburgh. It is working across four global cities (Nairobi, Quito, Istanbul and Kathmandu) to bring multi-hazard disaster risk management to the centre of urban planning and development.

Earlier projects