GDP - The Global Development Primer

This week Heather Carroll joins Dr. Bob Huish in the podcast studio to talk about voluntourism, the combination of volunteering, tourism, and academic credit.  Is this the heart of development?  Is it poverty tourism?  Is it a multi-million dollar business?  These two educators dive into the details. Thousands of students volunteer abroad every year.  Is it a necessary rite of passage to enter the field of development? Is it outright exploitation?

Heather is an elementary school teacher in Halifax, who has taught at the elementary level in Cambodia and in Fiji. She is a 3M National Student Fellow. Heather is currently attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  She guest lectured for Dr. Huish at Dalhousie, and followed up with this chat in the podcast studio.

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Today Dr. Bob Huish brings in fellow coffee addict Dr. Gavin Fridell to talk about fair trade coffee, and the broader economics of the coffee trade.  Thought of as an ideal model of development, Dr. Fridell discusses just how well fair trade has faired in International Development.  

Dr. Fridell is a Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies at St. Mary’s University. A member of the Advisory Council of the Canadian Fair Trade Network. Author of 3 books Coffee (2014); Alternative Trade (2013); and Fair Trade Coffee (2007). His research explores socially responsible trade policy, the political economy of NAFTA and Caribbean trade.

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Today on GDP Dr. Bob Huish has Patrick Balazo on the phone from Thailand to talk about the very serious perils of statelessness.  

Patrick holds a BAH and Masters in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University. He is a Killam Scholar, and Recipient of the Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela, and worked as a Research Officer with a Burmese human rights organization based in Thailand.

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In this episode Dr. Bob Huish speaks with Dr. Eli Diamond about Aristotle, the Capabilities Approach, and why it matters for International Development Studies today.

Dr. Diamond is an Associate professor of Ancient Philosophy at Dalhousie University. His research interests include metaphysics and politics in ancient Greek philosophy. He is the author of “Mortal Imitations of divine life: The Nature of Soul in Aristotle’s De anima”.

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A podcast that goes well beyond Gross Domestic Product!  GDP, the Global Development Primer, is a podcast, a course, and a lens into the world of International Development Studies.  Featuring experts from around the world, Dr. Bob Huish broadcasts from Dalhousie University, in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada, to bring you important insights into everything related to International Development Studies.