Anthropology and development

The long-lasting history of development has been studied intensively and questioned continuously through the different lenses of confronted or even contradictory theories. This paper presents and analyzes the most important lessons learned from the history of development. To fully understand these lessons, we first need define the most basic concepts of development, establish a common language and…

A different approach to Development

Development should not be seen as a salvation practice from the so-called First World to the Third World. It should not focus on the western discourse of rescuing the poor from the other world maintaining the distance but creating universal rules of salvation and stereotypes around this “other” world. The definition of development should be, as Jan…