GDP - The Global Development Primer

GDP - The Global Development Primer

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GDP - The Global Development Primer episodes

  • What's it like being a front-line Humanitarian Development Worker? Watch M*A*S*H.

    In this episode Dr. Bob Huish talks with Jessica Cadesky in Vancouver to talk about her experiences as a worker with the Red Cross, and UN agencies working on gender and violence prevention.  Jessica's research looks at gender in post-conflict settings, and how humanitarian programs need to be mindful of gender in their scope and approach.  

    Jessica is a gender and violence prevention specialist with over a decade of experience with the United Nations & The Red Cross. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in International Development Studies at the University of Ottawa. Her research looks at post-conflict aid programming and the impacts of gender equality in Sri Lanka.  

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    32 min
  • Who Votes for Democracy? The Place of "Democracy Assistance" in International Development.
    Democracy is a precious thing and it takes work to build it and to protect it.  In our kick-off episode of season 2, Dr. Bob Huish talks to Dr. Gabrielle Bardall about "Democracy Assistance" in International Development.  Working in post-conflict, and authoritarian states, Dr. Bardall has on the ground experience of enhancing democratic processes and elections around the world.
    Dr. Gabrielle Bardall is a Research Associate with the Center for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa and an independent consultant. Over the past 15 years, Gabrielle has worked in over 50 countries worldwide for a variety of UN agencies and international organizations, including UNDP, DPKO, UN Women, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the Carter Center. She specializes in democracy assistance, especially promoting women’s political rights in post-conflict and authoritarian states. Gabrielle holds degrees from McGill University, Sciences-Po Paris and l’Université de Montreal. She received the American Political Science Association’s Congressional Fellowship and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship for her work in the area of violence against women in politics.
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    31 min
  • It's season two of Rick and Morty! No, wait! It's season two of GDP - The Global Development Primer.

    It's Season 2 of GDP.  Here's what to expect:  More development in action podcasts by practitioners who lend advice on how to get jobs in the development field.  And a block set of episodes dedicated entirely to the Cuban development model. 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺

    Season 2 episodes start on January 2, 2020.

    Tune in, check it out, and follow along on Twitter:  @ProfessorHuish

    3 min
  • A Power No Government Can Suppress: Activism as Development.

    In 2019 we witnessed protests in Chile, Hong Kong, Lebanon, and even Nova Scotia.  Why are these protests occurring, and how effective are they in making transformative change?  In this "In the Now" bonus podcast on GDP, Dr. Bob Huish speaks with Dr. Jon Langdon about the efficacy of activism today.  Knowing the local matters when it comes to Activism & Development, and in this conversation we discuss the bigger issues that go beyond street-level protest.

    What makes for successful activism?  What motivates people to put themselves in harms way when it comes to fighting for change?  This is a bonus podcast that goes far beyond  the headlines of activism and protest today.

    Jonathan Langdon is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Social Change Leadership at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He has been working with social movements in Ghana for the last 18 years, and more specifically with a movement in Ada defending communal access to a salt yielding lagoon since 2008. His recent work connects with other resource contention hot spots in Ghana, as well as with Indigenous Mayan educators/activists in Guatemala. He also works closely with climate justice movements and Mi’kmaq First Nation Water Protectors in Nova Scotia, and sits on the steering committee of the Nova Scotia Fracking Resource Action Coalition (NOFRAC).

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    45 min
  • School is Out! A Bangladesh University for Women brings about Impressive Development Goals.
    It's the finale for Season 1 of GDP.  Dr. Bob Huish calls up two good friends in Fiji, Dr. Sara Amin & Dr. Christian Girard.  Both have teaching experience at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, which offers fully-funded scholarships to incredibly talented women from across Asia.  In this conversation, Sara & Christian share stories and reveal important insights into innovative teaching for gender and development.
    Dr. Christian Girard is an independent researcher and development practitioner based in Fiji. His main research interests include development, poverty, vulnerability and livelihoods; governance, public policy and urban planning; and social innovation, social entrepreneurship and social business. For the last 15 years, he has worked, conducted and supervised research in Asia, Africa and Latin America on various projects related to poverty reduction, housing and urban management, education, women’s empowerment
    Dr. Sara Amin is a Lecturer and Discipline Coordinator of Sociology at the University of the South Pacific (Suva, Fiji). Her research focuses on the areas of a) migration dynamics b) identity politics c) gender relations and politics d) and education. Previously she was a Fulbright International Visiting Scholar to Georgetown University. She has received research grants from the Ford Foundation and the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Council.
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    51 min
  • Development is Just so Modern: Modernization theory 101.
    In this episode Dr. Matthew Schnurr joins Dr. Bob Huish to chat about modernization theory.  Like other episodes in this first season, we're covering the groundwork for theories of International Development that have transformed the lives of millions for better and worse.  
    Matthew Schnurr is an environmental geographer with research and teaching interests in environment and development. His research looks at political ecology, ecology, agricultural biotechnology, farmer-decision making and environmental security. His regional interests lie in East and Southern Africa.
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    21 min
  • Feminist Foreign International Assistance Policy: Development's new era?
    Canada has a Feminist Foreign International Assistance Policy that focuses on peace, security, violence issues, and economic empowerment that puts poverty alleviation at the heart of the policy.  Dr. Laura Parisi joins Dr. Bob Huish in this episode to talk about the details, and how effective this approach is to International Development.  
    Dr. Parisi is Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Gender Studies with a cross-appointment in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC Canada. She publishes and teaches in the areas of gender equality, political economy, human rights, global governance, and international development. She co-authored forthcoming book, Gender, Power, and International Development: A Critical Approach.
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    23 min
  • Disabilities within International Development: Chronicles of Nigeria.

    Disability issues are some of the most understudied and neglected areas of International Development.  In this episode recent MA graduate Anu Oduwole talks to Dr. Bob Huish about her work in studying disability issues in Nigeria.  In Nigeria, persons with disabilities face enormous challenges, and the state is doing very little to ensure their well being.  Anu talks to GDP about this situation and what needs to be done. 

    A recent graduate of the Master’s Program in International Development Studies at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada. She is pursuing research around disability, global health and development, with a specific focus on the struggles and health care barriers facing Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria. Her undergraduate degree was from Carleton University, and she has plans to further her research in Global Health and International Development.

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    28 min
  • Colonialism: Global Development's Painful Origins.

    This week it is a window into the University class experience with Dr. Huish and Tari Ajadi.  Tari offers some detailed clarification after students at Dalhousie University covered a chapter and a lecture on Colonialism in Development.  If you're curious as to what we discuss in our Introduction to Development Studies courses, here's your chance to find out all about it.  And what a topic!  Colonialism sets the development stage in motion with painful and brutal consequences still felt to this day.

    Tari Ajadi is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at Dalhousie University and he is a Junior Fellow at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance.  His research looks at the barriers to, and the opportunities for, targeted policies aimed at reducing racial health inequities.  Tari has published articles in The Globe and Mail, The Chronicle Herald, University Affairs, and The Tyee.  

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    36 min
  • Diamonds and Development Are Forever?

    In this episode Dr. Bob Huish makes his way to Blackball New Zealand to catch up with long-time friend Prof. Tony Binns.  Prof. Binns talks to us about his time and work in Sierra Leone, a country deeply impacted by conflict, food security challenges, and the 2014 Ebola outbreak.  

    Prof. Tony Binns is the Ron Lister Chair of Geography at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.  He has worked in the field of Geography and International Development Studies for 40 years, and he has published 21 books and over 150 journal articles.  He was made Chief Majawah of Sandor in Kayima, Sierra Leone in 2014.

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    37 min

About GDP - The Global Development Primer

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The Global Development Primer podcast is about all issues in Global Development. Your host is Professor Bob Huish, broadcasting from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.