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New Publication: South Africa & the Group Areas Act
Cochrane, L. and Chellan, W. (2017) “The Group Areas Act affects us all”: Apartheid and Socio-Religious Change in the Cape Town Muslims Community, South Africa. Oral History Forum. Abstract: Oral history interviews with elders of the Cape Town Muslim community were conducted in order to record and explore the socio-religious changes that occurred over the last […]
Tags: #Apartheid #Group Areas Act #Oral History #Religion #South Africa
The Price of Inequality
Joseph Stiglitz is one of the most respected economists of our times and a person who has also held positions of significant influence, including chief economist of the World Bank and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors for the US President (Clinton). In 2012 he authored “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society […]
Tags: #America #Democracy #Inequality #Stiglitz #The Price of Inequality
From Dictatorship to Democracy
One of the world’s leading thinkers and activists for advancing democratic governance through non-violent action is Gene Sharp. He founded the Albert Einstein Institute and is a multiple-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as recipient of many other notable awards. He has authored many books, but one of his most influential and most widely […]
Tags: #Democracy #Dictatorship #Gene Sharp #Governance #Nonviolence
The Politics of Development in Morocco
‘Doing development differently’ can be interpreted as redistributing power in a decentralized way, and ensuring broad participation. How do we move these ideas from paper to practice? And, are these two objectives (not explicit in the DDD manifesto, but common in the discourse) compatible? Third, are these approaches to ‘doing development differently’ effective pathways to arrive […]
Tags: #Decentralization #Doing Development Differently #International development #Morocco #Politics
New Publication: Who is Defining Effectiveness?
Cochrane, L. and Thornton, A. (2017) Charity Rankers: Who is Defining Effectiveness? (Ch. 18, p 108-113). In Smart Risks: How Small Grants are Helping to Solve Some of the World’s Biggest Problems, edited by J. Lentfer and T. Cothran. Practical Action Publishing: Warwickshire. Preview (first page) of chapter available here, email me for a full copy.
Tags: #Charity rankers #Charity ranking #Effectiveness #Smart risks
Doctoral Dissertation: Strengthening Food Security in Rural Ethiopia
Cochrane, L. 2017. Strengthening Food Security in Rural Ethiopia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of British Columbia. Abstract: Food insecurity in rural areas of southern Ethiopia is widespread; in recent years over half of all communities in this region have been reliant upon emergency support. However, food security status varies significantly from year to year, as the […]
Tags: #Coproduction #Ethiopia #Food Security #Rural Development #Strengthening food security
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.
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