TY - BOOK AU - Havnevik,Kjell J. AU - Oestigaard,Terje AU - Tobisson,Eva AU - Virtanen,Tea TI - Framing African development: challenging concepts T2 - African-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies SN - 9789004305465 AV - HC800.Z9 E4442 2015 U1 - 338.96 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Boston PB - Brill KW - Economic development KW - Africa KW - International cooperation N1 - "This book is based on contributions t:o a serles of semlnars organized by the Rural and Agrarian research cluster at the Nordic Africa Institute (.NAI), LJppsala, between 2011 and 2013."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; Kjell Havnevik , Terje Oestigaard , Eva Tobisson and Tea Virtanen --; Framing African Development – Challenging Concepts; Kjell Havnevik --; Developing the ‘Other’: Perceptions of Africans and change; Terje Oestigaard --; Misconceptions and Poor Understanding – The Debate on Poverty; Mats Hårsmar --; Debating Empowerment: A Case Study of Knowledge Practices in the Development Assistance Committee; Rosalind Eyben --; Beyond Livelihoods: Occupationality and Career Formation in African Artisanal Mining; Deborah Fahy Bryceson --; The Concept and Paradoxes of Displacement; Amanda Hammar --; Primitive Accumulation: Concept, Similarities and Varieties; Rune Skarstein --; From Food Security to Food Sovereignty?; Kjell Havnevik --; Index; Kjell Havnevik , Terje Oestigaard , Eva Tobisson and Tea Virtanen; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - This book discusses and challenges concepts that are widely used in research and policy related to development issues in Africa. The main rationale for such an undertaking is that the concepts that are used to understand and define the world in general and Africa in particular are not merely describing social, economic and political processes and events; they are also largely framing these very same processes. Thus, the concepts by which we structure the world will implicitly or explicitly give premises for policies and practices; limiting or favouring certain types of actions and frameworks of interpretation and understanding in various contexts. It is therefore important to challenge commonly held conceptions about framing African development. Contributors include: Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Rosalind Eyben, Amanda Hammar, Kjell Havnevik, Mats Hårsmar, Terje Oestigaard and Rune Skarstein UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004305465 ER -