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Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development
Ian Scoones, Shibaji Bose, Roopa Gogineni, Natasha Maru, Tahira Mohamed, Michele Nori, Linda Pappagallo, Giulia Simula, Masresha Taye, Palden Tsering
In the drylands and mountains where pastoralists live, uncertainty is everywhere. In these settings, negotiating access to resources, navigating volatile markets, making use of varying social relations in times of stress, and responding to conflict and complex political dynamics is essential if live...
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Moving Forward / Salir Adelante
Pia Riggirozzi, Bruna Curcio, Tallulah Lines, Natalia Cintra
Compiling photographs and testimonies from Indigenous Warao and non-Indigenous Venezuelan women displaced in Brazil, ‘Moving Forward / Salir Adelante' offers a candid and often shocking insight into migrant women’s experiences. It specifically looks at the challenges these women face, their vulnerab...
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Development Practitioners in Action
What does a development practitioner look like? Located within deliberative development paradigms, this book addresses this question by examining some of the key attributes, behaviours and character dispositions of development practitioners. Such mentality and behaviours enable development practitio...
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The ‘Easternization’ of Development
Just over a decade ago, a new paradigm emerged that challenged the ‘conventional’ type of global development assistance by which the Global North vertically supports the Global South. It became apparent that a shift was taking place - to an approach built upon horizontal relationships between equal...
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Reframing Aid
Winterford, Deborah Rhodes, Christopher Dureau
The practice of international development continues to change as more is understood about what works. A shift from a deficit or problem-solving approach to a strengths-based approach is a significant reframing for international development. A strengths-based approach aims to reveal assets, strengths...
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The Heart of Our Earth
<p><strong>COMING SOON: 24th March 2023</strong></p> <p><strong>Pre order your copy now</strong></p> <p>From the time of Columbus and the Spanish conquistadores, the history of Latin America has been closely entwined with mining. Yet in recent decades, the industry has taken on vast new dimensions...
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Working to end Gender-based Violence in the Disability Community
Violence and economic oppression affect women the world over, and women with disabilities face even greater risks than their counterparts. Women with disabilities experience violence and poverty in different ways and at higher rates than non-disabled women and all men. This book explores gender-bas...