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Unequal Development & Underdevelopment

Unequal Development & Underdevelopment

Continuing the “Thought Provokers” series from essential development studies reading, this post covers Samir Amin’s 1976 “Unequal Development: An Essay on the Social Formations of Peripheral Capitalism.” This work represents some of the earlier writing on ideas of unequal development, inequality and underdevelopment. Plenty of food for thought and discussion: “External equilibrium – international order – is possible […]

Tags: #Peripheral Capitalism #Samir Amin #Underdevelopment #Unequal Development #Unequal Exchange

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AgreenSkills’ Post-doc Research Fellowships

AgreenSkills+ is an European Union co-funded fellowship programmes, accepting applications for postdoctoral fellowships from experienced young and independent postdoctoral researchers, in the fields of life, agricultural, nutrition, and environmental sciences. Proposals are accepted, without any topic guideline, for basic or applied sciences. Fellows are offered 12-36 month positions in a laboratory based within one of […]

Tags: #Agriculture #Environmental Science #Fellowship #Nutrition #Post-doc

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Post-Doc Fellowship: Labrador Institute

The Postdoctoral Fellowship program of the Faculty of Arts and the Labrador Institute (Goose Bay) supports promising new scholars in the social sciences and humanities with a focus on issues relating to Labrador and Aboriginal communities. The Labrador Institute is a multi-disciplinary administrative unit of Memorial University with responsibility for delivery of academic initiatives such as […]

Tags: #Culture #Heritage #Labrador Institute #Language Retention #Post-doc

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Rockefeller Writing Residency

The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Program offers academics, artists, thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners a serene setting conducive to focused, goal-oriented work, and the unparalleled opportunity to establish new connections with fellow residents from a wide array of backgrounds, disciplines, and geographies. The Foundation’s Bellagio Residency Program has a track record for supporting the generation […]

Tags: #Interdisciplinary #Residency #Rockefeller Foundation

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Oxford Policy Fellowship

Applications for the next round of the Oxford Policy Fellowship are now open. They will close on Sunday 10 April 2016 at 23:59 GMT. Depending on the specific post for which you are applying, a law degree, an LLM, a Masters in Law, a Masters in Public Policy, or a related field will be required. […]

Tags: #Fellowship #Law #Oxford Policy Fellowship #Policy

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An Introduction to International Development

Looking for an introductory book to share or use in an undergraduate course? Radelet’s 2015 The Great Surge is worth considering, particularly for the economics side of development. He introduces readers to key thinkers and books, supporting some and disputing others. Very readable. From the book; ‘We live at a time of the greatest development […]

Tags: #Development economics #Development progress #International development #Radelet

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