Blog
The Arts of Resistance
James C. Scott wrote “Weapons of the Weak” (1985) and “Seeing like a State” (1998), which have been widely influential (cited over 10,000 times each), and each are covered in earlier posts. Scott’s 1990 book “Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts” has similar been widely read and referenced (also over 10,000 citations) and […]
Tags: #Domination and the Arts of Resistance #Hidden Transcripts #Infrapolitics #James C. Scott #Power
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
Famine in Ethiopia (1958-1977)
One of the earliest comprehensive works on famine in Ethiopia was “Rural Vulnerability to Famine in Ethiopia, 1958-1977”, written by Mesfin Wolde Mariam (published 1986). The author is noteworthy for a career advocating for human rights, for which he was nominated for the Sakharov Prize, and also for which he was imprisoned by the Government […]
Tags: #Drought #Ethiopia #Famine #Food Security #Mesfin Wolde Mariam
Sustainable Solutions for Global Warming
Ever wonder where you might find a collection of the evidence-based solutions to address global warming, which are also feasible in the policy world? Paul Hawken’s edited volume “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” (2017) is just that. The book presents 100 of the most sustainable solutions, and in case […]
Tags: #Climate change #Drawdown #Paul Hawken #Reverse global warming #Sustainable Solutions
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
New publication: Designing Knowledge Co-production for Climate and Development
Harvey, B., Cochrane, L., Van Epp, M., Cranston, P., and Pirani, P.A. (2017) Designing Knowledge Co-production for Climate and Development. CARIAA Working Paper #21. International Development Research Centre: Ottawa. Abstract: Climate change poses significant global challenges. Solutions require new ways of working, thinking and acting. Knowledge co-production is often cited as one of the innovations needed […]
Tags: #Climate change #Development Studies #International development #Knowledge coproduction
About me
Logan Cochrane
Associate Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last fifteen years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.
Featured Posts
Tags
Africa Agriculture Anthropology Books Capitalism Civil society Climate change Colonialism Colonization Conflict Culture decolonization Democracy Development Development Studies Economics Education Ethics Ethiopia Ethnography Fellowship Food Security Gender Globalization Governance History Human Rights Inequality Interdisciplinary International development Islam Justice Land Leadership Middle East Migration Participation Philosophy Policy Politics Post-doc Poverty Power Qatar Racism Resilience Revolution Rural Development South Africa SustainabilitySubscribe to receive new blog posts via email