Logan Cochrane

The Parable of the Pauper

“Imagine a pauper who turns to two finance gurus for advice. Not only is he broke, this pauper is poorly educated and lives in a rough neighborhood. The first guru urges, “Earn your first paycheck. Once you start making money, your circumstances will improve, and you will eventually escape poverty.” The second guru counsels differently: […]

Tags: #Best practices #China #Development #Development Studies #Parable of the pauper

Top Posts of 2017

The most read blog posts of 2017: 1. List of Ethiopian Academic Journals 2. Conducting Research in Ethiopia 3. Essential Development Studies Books 4. Whose Reality Counts? 5. PhD Reality Check Looking forward to more in 2018, with a continued focus on book reviews / commentaries (despite the fact that four of the five most […]

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New Publication: Designing the Next Generation of Climate Adaptation Research for Development

Jones, L., Harvey, C., Cochrane, L., Cantin, B., Conway, D., Cornforth, R. J., De Souza, K. and Kirbyshire, A. (2018) Designing the Next Generation of Climate Adaptation Research for Development. Regional Environmental Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-017-1254-x Abstract: Adaptation research has changed significantly in recent years as funders and researchers seek to encourage greater impact, ensure value for money […]

Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

Notes from Lenin’s (1916) book “Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism”: “Imperialism emerged as the development and direct continuation of the fundamental attributes of capitalism in general. But capitalism only became imperialism at a definite and very high stage of its development… Economically, the main thing in this process is the substitution of capitalist monopolies […]

Tags: #Capitalism #Imperialism #Lenin #Monopoly #The Highest Stage of Capitalism

List of Ethiopian Academic Journals

Appear active (alphabetical) Abyssinia Journal of Business and Social Sciences (Wollo University) Abyssinia Journal of Engineering and Computing (Wollo University) Abyssinia Journal of Science and Technology (Wollo University) Bahir Dar Journal of Education (Bahir Dar University) Bahir Dar University Journal of Law (Bahir Dar University) Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (Chemical Society of […]

Tags: #Academic Journal #Ethiopia #Ethiopian Academic Journals #Ethiopian Journals #Ethiopian University

Political Economy of Tanzania

Edwards wrote about Tanzania in 2014, providing an external perspective, largely from purview of the World Bank. For an alternative perspective, readers can pick up Andrew Coulson’s “Tanzania: A Political Economy” (1982), which he wrote from within, as a civil servant and academic in Tanzania. Coulson provides an introduction to Tanzania from the colonial period until […]

Tags: #Africa Socialism #Development Studies #Nyerere #Political Economy #Tanzania

2 Years of Blogging!

It has been two years to the day since I started posting blogs on this page. This marks the 273rd posting. According to Google Analytics, these were the most popular posts: Conducting Research in Ethiopia? Read this. PhD Reality Check Essential Development Studies Books Advice for Conducting Household Surveys Want to Volunteer Overseas and Don’t […]

Banting Fellow, Carleton University (2017-2019)

The 2017 Banting Fellows have been announced. Honoured to have been selected and looking forward to joining Carleton University. From Banting: http://banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca/en/2016-2017-eng.html Carleton University announcement available here.  Will be continuing my research in East Africa, with a focus on enabling environments engaged citizens and responsive governance.

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Most read in 2016

As is tradition on most blogs, the most popular stories / articles / posts of the year are summarized. I am somewhat late in reporting, nonetheless, the most read posts on this site of 2016 were: PhD Reality Check Conducting Research in Ethiopia, Read This. Systematic Change (Healthcare) Essential Development Studies Books (Review) Effective Aid […]

Tags: #International development #international development studies #most read in 2016

What I’ve been reading

It has been a month since my last post on a book. Took a detour away from development studies reading over the break, even if a minor one. Some of my recent reads have included: Human Rights in Cross-cultural Context (1995) edited by An-Naim. An early collection of essays that challenge the universality of human […]

Tags: #Arabian Sands #On the Muslim Question #The Ethics Rupture #​Who Rules the World?