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Orientalism
Few books have been as widely read and cited as Orientalism (1978) by Edward Said. Reading Orientalism now, it is hard to understand its importance because so many of Said’s ideas have become part of a broader cultural and post-colonial critiques. Despite its influence, in a 2003 Preface, the author writes: “The disheartening part is […]
Tags: #Authority #Orientalism #Power #Representation #Responsibility
Q-Squared
Random control trials and ethnographic studies use very different approaches to answer research questions. Often the underlying epistemological foundations differ, the means of measurement differ, and the process of understanding causation differ. But, does it matter? It one approach more accurate than another? Do qualitative and quantitative studies arrive at similar conclusions? These questions are […]
Tags: #Mixed methods #Poverty analysis #Q-squared #Qualitative #Quantitative
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?
How Change Happens
Governments, activists, NGOs, politicians and development programs all want change. It is why donor dollars are raised and people protest in the streets. But, how much do we actually know, or reflect upon, how change actually happens – and to what extent is that embedded within how development works? “How Change Happens” (2016) by Duncan Green, […]
Tags: #Civil society #Development Studies #Duncan Green #How change happens #International development
New Publication: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in Ethiopia
Cochrane, L. and Gecho, Y. (2016) The Dynamics of Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in Southern Ethiopia (p. 139-148). In Responses to Disasters and Climate Change: Understanding Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience, edited by M. Companion and M. Chaiken. CRC Press: Boca Raton. Abstract Agriculture accounts for more than 40% of the Ethiopian economy, 85% of all […]
Tags: #Adaptive Capacity #Agency #Ethiopia #Smallholders #Vulnerability
About me
Logan Cochrane
Logan is a 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 twenty 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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