Participatory development and empowerment: the dangers of localism

Article Abstract:

Emphasis by proponents of the "new" Left and "new" Right in economic development on local empowerment often underplays local power relations and inequalities. Effective development must account for how local politics can be affected by counter-hegemonic and hegemonic interests.

Influence, Right and left (Political science)

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Beyond the American bubble: Does empire matter?

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The concept of an empire in a globalized world, specifically in relation to the position of the U.S. in the world politics is analyzed. It is argued that the superpower/empire syndrome is embedded in the American bubble that leads Americans to underestimate resistance.

United States, Military aspects, United States foreign relations, Capitalism, World politics

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After post-development

Article Abstract:

Post-development analysis is centered on the problems of poverty, development as an exclusively Western concern, and critique of science and modernism. Post-development alternatives include anti-management and dichotomic thinking.

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