POLB90H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Racialization, Official Development Assistance
Document Summary
Race, gender and difference: representations of third world women in international development. Uma kothari: race is imbricated in development. Racialization operates through creation of opposition and stereotypes and the discursive production of racial identities. Wid period in cida: program targeting third world women through special programs. Many say international development should be viewed through the lens of colonialism. Bosrup claim: when development excludes women from full participation, it denies them benefits and is less effective. The developing world is shown as difference through dress, modernity, tradition, practices. Development shaped dominant mentality of the 20th century. Nato"s 3 points: support and expand the un, continue rebuilding europe, and establish nato constituted. Top two recipients of us official development assistance (oda) foreign aid were turkey and greece then egypt and. Israel, and now today is afghanistan, pakistan and iraq. Development has a long history and underdevelopment has a short one.
