Pub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2393571
Molly Sundberg
What does it take to win a public contract in development consulting? I address this question based on interviews with 27 public buyers and private vendors of consulting services in Sweden, as well...
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Pub Date : 2024-08-29DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2393578
Andreas Henriksson
Religious differences are often portrayed as a source of conflict and tension in development work. Such portrayals imply that faith-based organizations (FBOs) struggle to bridge religious divides a...
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Pub Date : 2024-08-27DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2393594
Hege Bakke Sørreime
The creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge are crucial for achieving sustainable development and have been at the heart of international development efforts since World War II. In co...
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Pub Date : 2024-08-26DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2393581
Mehak Majeed
Published in Forum for Development Studies (Ahead of Print, 2024)
发表于《发展研究论坛》(2024 年提前出版)
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Pub Date : 2024-08-04DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2374707
Johanna Sofia Adolfsson, Dan Banik, Boniface Dulani
Belief in evil and hidden supernatural forces, generally referred to as witchcraft, is widespread in many parts of the African continent. In addition to affecting individual health, perceived secur...
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Pub Date : 2024-07-17DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2374711
Ana Cristina Suzina
What makes a piece of research decolonial? Do participatory or co-creative approaches make research participatory and co-creative? These reflections are raised in this article, which looks back at ...
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Pub Date : 2024-07-05DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2374717
Godfred Adduow Obeng
In cash crop producing countries, policy changes towards organic agriculture are critical for sustainable agriculture. This study explores the perceptions and reasons behind the lack of deliberate ...
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Pub Date : 2024-05-10DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2351879
Ilse Maria Renkens
Renewable energy projects are increasingly being implemented at scale to meet global climate goals, often targeting lands on the margins of the state and affecting the livelihoods of Indigenous or ...
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Pub Date : 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2348149
Janet Vähämäki, Susanna Alexius
In this paper we offer an empirically rich, longitudinal account of the role and influence of externally sourced experts by the Swedish development aid agency, Sida, from the 1960s until present ti...
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Pub Date : 2024-04-27DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2024.2341021
Petr Šmelc, Jana Vlčková
In the past three decades, Cuba has extended opportunities for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to establish operations within its predominantly centrally planned economy. Many MNEs have seized thi...
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