Living excluded from the world: essentialism in development discourse and its percolation into Santomean self-perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Soekoe
Keyword(s):  
Development Discourse ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
The World

Dialectics to the rescue: Critical insights into Africa’s (under)development

2021 ◽  
pp. 194277862199344
Author(s):  
Joseph Mensah ◽  
David Firang
Keyword(s):  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
The World ◽  
Dialectical Process ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
Dialectical Analysis

That dialectics, as a mode of reasoning, is routinely used to explain the worlds of both nature and society per their inherent complexities, contradictions, and states of flux makes it quite amenable to robust theorizations of development. However, since many are those who see Africa(ns) in simplistic and wholly pessimistic terms, it is unsurprising that there is a conspicuous dearth of dialectical analysis of Africa’s development challenges and prospects. This paper examines Africa’s development from the standpoint of dialectics, showing how the key tenets and concepts of dialectics—including negation, sublation, the transformation of quantity to quality, the interpenetration of opposites, and the interchangeability of causes and effects—could help us understand the trajectory and dynamics of Africa’s development. The paper conceptualizes development as a dialectical process and, consequently, sees efforts in development discourse to set Africa (or any other part of the world, for that matter) in strict binary opposition to another region as unsustainable.

From Symptoms to Phenomena: The Articulation of Experience in Schizophrenia

1994 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Corin ◽  
Gilles Lauzon
Keyword(s):  
Structural Level ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
The North ◽  
Identity Narratives ◽  
The World ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Phenomenological Psychiatry ◽  
Mode Of Being ◽  
Present World ◽  
Positive Evolution

AbstractResearch conducted in Montreal with schizophrenic patients was aimed at exploring the mode of Being-in-the-world and the kind of lifeworld associated with a positive evolution. Data were collected through open-ended interviews with patients who were contrasted for their rate of rehospitalization. The analysis combined structural analysis, inspired by hermeneutics, and discourse analysis. The interpretation of the data was guided by the framework provided by European phenomenological psychiatry. The research indicates that nonrehospitalization is associated with a specific mode of Being-in-the-world, which is described at several levels: At the structural level, it is marked by a stance of "positive withdrawal" dominated by personal detachment; self-perceptions evidence various semiological and rhetorical strategies that contribute to the rearticulation of a sense of personal identity; narratives reveal that patients resort to a limited number of specific life strategies for relocating themselves within their own biography and within the present world. Hypotheses are posed regarding the potential influence of the North American culture on the restorative strategies drawn from the patients' narratives.

scholarly journals The Unification of Differences

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Stefan Freytag
Keyword(s):  
Belief Systems ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
The Earth ◽  
World Regions ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
Unites States

In this paper, I discuss the evolving idea of the ―One World‖ as articulated in Wolfgang Sachs‘ article (1992), which was derived from the principles of the 1945 UN Charter. The paper also presents an insightful discussion on the recent crisis of perception in the three ‗world regions‘ which are dominating the development discourse i.e. the Unites States, Europe and China. It argues that this is primarily a crisis of perception; ―the world has turned into a mirror, which reflects a reality of us, which is constructed by experts of the system‖. It argues that placeless cultural knowledge has transformed our reality into a reality which lacks a place. We are stuck in our space - centered belief systems and we are everywhere and nowhere at the same time. The paper concludes that universalism has made us to be alone in space, knowing about the whole world, but at the same time unable to feel the connection to this world. We have lost presence, the ability to perceive our body and therefore the relation to the earth

scholarly journals Journal of the History of Economic Thought Preprints – A Win-Win Model of Development: How Indian Economics Redefined Universal Development from and at the Margins

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Bach
Keyword(s):  
Economic Thought ◽  
History Of Economic Thought ◽  
Economic Knowledge ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
History Of Economics ◽  
The World ◽  
Elite Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Century Idea

In this article, I argue that looking at lesser known intellectuals can help history of economics uncover news ways of seeing the world. My focus is the beginnings of “Indian Economics” and its conceptualization of development. The Indian economists, despite their elite status in India, were from an imperial context where they were never considered economists. Studies throughout the 20th century continued to treat them only as nationalists, rarely as contributors to economic knowledge. My research gives agency to these economists. I show how the position of Indian Economics from the margins of discursive space offered a unique perspective that enabled it to discursively innovate at the margins of development discourse. Indian Economics redefined the concept of universality in the existing 19th century idea of development by rejecting the widely accepted comparative advantage model and assertion that progress originated in Europe. Moreover, the economists pushed for universal industrialization, even for imperial territories, arguing that universal progress was beneficial to all.

A WIN-WIN MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT: HOW INDIAN ECONOMICS REDEFINED UNIVERSAL DEVELOPMENT FROM AND AT THE MARGINS, 1870–1905

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Maria Bach
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Economic Knowledge ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
History Of Economics ◽  
The World ◽  
Elite Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Century Idea

In this article, I argue that looking at lesser known intellectuals can help the history of economics to uncover new ways of seeing the world. My focus is the beginnings of “Indian economics” and its conceptualization of development. The Indian economists, despite their elite status in India, were from an imperial context where they were never considered economists. Studies throughout the twentieth century continued to treat them only as nationalists, rarely as contributors to economic knowledge. My research gives agency to these economists. I show how the position of Indian economics from the margins of discursive space offered a unique perspective that enabled it to innovate at the margins of development discourse. Indian economics redefined the concept of universality in the existing nineteenth-century idea of development by rejecting the widely accepted comparative advantage model and assertion that progress originated in Europe. Moreover, the economists pushed for universal industrialization, even for imperial territories, arguing that universal progress was beneficial to all.

scholarly journals Benchmarks for a truly universal Post-2015 Agenda for Sustainable Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Martens
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Reference Period ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Business People ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

“Post-2015” is the “flavor of the day”; it is currently right in the center of the development discourse. The United Nations, governments, civil society organizations, researchers, and even business people are currently discussing what will come aft er the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As you all know, the reference period for the MDGs will expire in 2015, and this is the reason why the world community is now engaged in the task of formulating an agenda for the following period. But this Post-2015 Agenda can and must be much more than just an updated list of MDGs.

The “O'Brien Ethic” as an Interpretative Problem

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 908-939
Author(s):  
John M. Regan
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
The State ◽  
Professional Practices ◽  
Intellectual Life ◽  
Irish Society ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law ◽  
Conor Cruise

AbstractThe necessity of adopting or redefining illiberal measures—such as torture, internment, or targeted-killings of terrorists—to protect states places burdens on the meaning of liberalism around the world. After 1969, liberal intellectual responses to the so-called Troubles in Northern Ireland identified two conflicted groups of Irish liberals. Then academic and politician Conor Cruise O'Brien attempted to reduce responses to the crisis to the choice between supporting the state and condoning terrorism. “Consenting liberals” compromised professional practices in the law, journalism, broadcasting, and academia to support the state's counterinsurgency. Alternatively, “dissenting liberals” defended their “neutrality” alongside the freedom to criticize the counterinsurgency. Justifying infringements on individual freedoms, O'Brien and others said the democratic state was imperiled. But, anomalously, freedoms were sacrificed in defense of the Irish state, which in security terms did little to defend itself. Nevertheless, the counterinsurgency became an organizing principle in intellectual life, and over forty years colored self-perceptions of Irish society, past and present.

Mind the gap: thoughts on intergenerational relations in medical leadership

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Glen Bandiera
Keyword(s):  
Generational Differences ◽  
Intergenerational Relations ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
The World ◽  
Medical Leadership ◽  
Early Training

Numerous models categorize, characterize, and explain differences among generations in society. Currently, four distinct generations are engaged in the physician pipeline from early training to late career. The distinct differences in how they view the world, their self-perceptions, and how they conduct relationships create real and imagined tensions. However, the significance of these differences is debated, as variability among those within a generation is likely larger than that between generations. Nevertheless, medical leaders and educators will be wise to develop an appreciation for generational differences to ensure that everyone may live up to their full potential. Opportunities exist to gain greater appreciation for how generational differences manifest in day-to-day interactions, adopt new approaches to interacting with those of different generations, and identify points of leverage across generations to optimize relationships and outcomes.

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