International development
One of the Most Effective Aid Projects (Agriculture)
Many individuals and organizations suggest that selecting and implementing highly effective international development projects is straightforward. My experience working in North America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia over the last twelve years is that it is far more complex. When projects are smaller-scale, some of the most effective international development projects I have seen are […]
Tags: #Agriculture #Effective aid #International development #Irrigation #Thinking Outside the Box
New Publication in the Journal of International Development
Cochrane, L. and Thornton, A. (2016) Charity Rankings: Delivering Development or Dehumanizing Aid? Journal of International Development DOI: 10.1002/jid.3201 Abstract Individuals want to know which organisations to donate to, and a variety of organisations have developed ranking systems to guide them. This paper explores charity ranking, with a particular focus on the increasing role of […]
Tags: #Charity ranking #Cost effectiveness #Evaluation #Human Rights #International development
Seeing Like A State – Prescribing Society
Thought provoking quotes from Scott’s (1998) Seeing Like A State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition have Failed. The rationale: “The publicly stated rationale for planned settlement schemes was almost always couched in the discourse of orderly development and social services (such as the provision of health clinics, sanitation, adequate housing, education, clean […]
Tags: #Development #International development #James C. Scott #Prescribing Society #Seeing Like a State
Looking for a Job in International Development?
A few job boards you can follow (set up RSS or email feeds on topics/countries of interest): http://reliefweb.int/jobs http://www.unjobs.org/ www.developmentaid.org www.devex.com http://www.eldis.org/ http://www.devnetjobs.org/ Job boards are important. You should also be: Networking Linking with organizations you want to work for (yes, volunteer) Continue building your CV with on-going professional training Stand out form the crowd […]
Want to volunteer overseas and don’t know where to start?
I have received a number of requests for volunteer placements and/or for support locating volunteer placements. The conversations more of less start off in the same way, summarized here for those in a similar position: Getting started. Make sure you check out organizations that specifically place volunteers/interns to see if you might meet their criteria, […]
Tags: #International development #Volunteer overseas #Volunteer placement #Volunteering
International Development – Essential Reading (Books)
Not all these books are freshly pressed. If you are interested in international development, the history of ideas and practices is just as important as the new ones. This list reflects my work and interests as much as it is an exhaustive list. In chronological order: Peasants into Frenchmen – Weber (1976) Weapons of the […]
Tags: #Books #Essential Reading #International development #Suggested Books
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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