scholarly journals On becoming a development cooperation partner: Kazakhstan’s foreign policy, identity, and international norms

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-173
Author(s):  
Insebayeva Nafissa
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mutual Benefit ◽  
Hybrid Identity ◽  
Emerging Donors ◽  
Cooperation Partner ◽  
Core Features

This article joins the discussion on foreign aid triggered by the rise of multiplicity of emerging donors in international development. Informed by the constructivist framework of analysis, this article evaluates the philosophy and core features of Kazakhstan’s chosen development aid model and explains the factors that account for the construction of distinct aid patterns of Kazakh donorship. This article asserts that Kazakhstan embraces a hybrid identity as a foreign aid provider through combining features and characteristics pertaining to both—emerging and traditional donors. On one hand, it discursively constructed its identity as a “development cooperation partner,” adopting the relevant discourse of mutual benefit, respect for sovereignty, and non-interference, which places it among those providers that actively associate themselves with the community of “emerging donors.” On the other hand, it selectively complies with policies and practices advocated by traditional donors. This study suggests that a combination of domestic and international factors played an important role in shaping Kazakhstan’s understanding of the aid-giving practices, and subsequently determined its constructed aid modality.

scholarly journals Who Supports International Development Cooperation in Times of Crisis? Public Opinion in Rural Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2027
Author(s):  
Juan Gómez-Quintero ◽  
Pilar Gargallo Valero ◽  
Jesús Miguel Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
International Development ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Official Development Aid ◽  
The Town

The official development aid provided by donor countries does not solely depend on government decisions; it is also affected by trends in public opinion. This means that it is important to find out more about the opinions, views and attitudes of the citizens of donor countries. In spite of this, very few research studies have specifically analysed the opinions of people from rural areas. The aim of this research is to analyse the attitudes of the inhabitants of rural areas in northeast Spain to assess the degree of support for policies of international cooperation and development. To this end we carried out a survey of 403 people resident in small towns, selected using a stratified sampling process. We then conducted multivariate statistical techniques of the information we had gathered, in which we found that there were three types of individuals according to their level of interest, concern and action: aware but not actively involved, not interested and passive, and proactive with strong convictions. This research has shown that educational level, size of the town and age all influence the person’s interest in the problems affecting the rest of the world and their support for international cooperation.

scholarly journals Conceptualising Ideational Convergence of China and OECD Donors: Coalition Magnets in Development Cooperation

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-243
Author(s):  
Heiner Janus ◽  
Lixia Tang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Development Assistance Committee ◽  
Policy Entrepreneurs ◽  
Mutual Benefit ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Discursive Approach

AbstractThis chapter analyses the development discourse on foreign aid to explore areas of convergence between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors and Chinese development cooperation. We apply the concept of “coalition magnets”—the capacity of an idea to appeal to a diverse set of individuals and groups, and to be used strategically by policy entrepreneurs to frame interests, mobilise support, and build coalitions. Three coalition magnets are identified: mutual benefit, development results, and the 2030 Agenda. The chapter finds that coalition magnets can be used to influence political change and concludes that applying a discursive approach provides a new conceptual opportunity for fostering closer engagement between OECD-DAC and Chinese development cooperation actors.

scholarly journals Het Spaar- En Kredietprogramma Van Vredeseilanden / Rafia in Noord-Togo: Een Kritische Evaluatie

Afrika Focus ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 161-189
Author(s):  
Patrick Van Damme ◽  
Inge Hatse
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
West Africa ◽  
International Development ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Credit Program ◽  
A Priority

The Savings and Credit Program of Vredeseilanden (Islands of Peace) / Rafia in Northern-Togo: A Critical Evaluation Northern Togo has never been over-assisted as some of the other dry and poor areas of West Africa have been. It has never been a priority of national or international development organisations. As a consequence, the area has intermittent food security problems. Islands of Peace (Vredeseilanden), a Flemish NGO for development cooperation, however, has initiated a (successful) savings and credit scheme based on local surpluses which now allows local populations to invest and consolidate their (food security) situation.

Opening address of the 11th Stockholm Water Symposium

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. xiii-xv
Author(s):  
Gun-Britt Andersen
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Proper Place ◽  
International Water ◽  
Development And Environment ◽  
Opening Address

Water security for the 21st century – building bridges through dialogue It is an honour and a great pleasure for me to address you at the opening of the 11th Stockholm Water Symposium. I am here in the place of the Swedish ministers most concerned: Kjell Larsson, the minister for environment and Maj-Inger Klingvall, the minister for development cooperation, who are involved in the annual Swedish cabinet recess to agree the priorities in next year's budget. Let me extend their and add my own congratulations to Professor Takashi Asano for his well deserved award of the 2001 Stockholm Water Prize. We all appreciate your important contribution to our common goal: to achieve a good and efficient use and reuse of water. Also I wish to commend the Stockholm International Water Institute, SIWI, and the other contributors for making this week in Stockholm not only a prominent event itself, but most importantly helping to put water in its proper place on the international development and environment agendas.

The Rise of Asian Aid Donors: Recipient-to-Donor Transition and Implications for International Aid Regime

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-80
Author(s):  
David Dole ◽  
Steven Lewis-Workman ◽  
Dennis D. Trinidad ◽  
Xianbin Yao
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Emerging Donors ◽  
Aid Programs ◽  
Over Time

The aims of this article are twofold. First, from a historical perspective, it examines the recipient-to-donor transition of five Asian aid donors, namely Japan, Korea, China, India, and Thailand. Specifically, it examines the evolution of their foreign aid programs and practices. Second, it analyzes the effects of Asian aid donors on the international aid regime. We argue that the mix of economic and security goals, which motivated Asian donors to develop their initial economic cooperation programs, have persisted over time. This explains why Asian aid donors have allotted a disproportionate share of their assistance to neighboring countries and their use of foreign aid as a key tool of their commercial and diplomatic policies. Moreover, we contend that the rise and experience of Asian aid donors have created a new dynamic to donor–recipient partnerships and development cooperation like new approaches and modalities. Key findings of this study add to the growing literature on emerging donors and aid effectiveness debate.

scholarly journals Untapped Research Capacities? Mobility and Collaboration at the Intersection of International Development Aid and Global Science Regimes

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Måns Fellesson ◽  
Paula Mählck
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
International Research ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
International Mobility ◽  
International Research Collaboration ◽  
Global Science ◽  
International Development Aid

<p class="p1">This article aims to offer some thoughts that go beyond mere bibliometric and scientometric evidence, by empirically and comparatively exploring the conditions for, and the experiences of research and international research collaboration of African PhD holders who graduated with support from development cooperation/aid. The article explores the constraints on research, international research mobility and collaboration, at the intersection of development cooperation and global science regimes. Taking Swedish development cooperation as an example, the article focuses on preconditions and constraints that scholars from Mozambique and Tanzania, in their current positions, experience in their research, with special attention on international mobility and cooperation.</p>

scholarly journals COVID-19 Related Development Aid Provided by the US and the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
M. Beletskaya
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
The U.S

The outbreak of the pandemic of COVID-19 in 2020 affected all spheres of human life and reiterated the important role of international development cooperation. This paper provides a qualitative study of the international assistance by the United States and Russian Federation as active donors and suppliers of vaccines against the COVID-19 virus. The research is based on publications in scientific journals, as well as up-to-date information on the official websites of U.S. and Russian government agencies related to the provision of such assistance. In addition, publications of aggregated data on the fight against the spread of coronavirus are used. The results indicate that in spite of a large gap between the U.S. and Russia’s development aid volumes, the political ambitions and actual objectives of development aid policies are similar. The initial response to the pandemic was similar between both countries. However, as the situation developed, the attitude towards vaccination and subsequently providing vaccine doses as aid proved to be different between the U.S. and Russia. While the U.S. concentrated heavily on the vaccination of its own population, Russia made an emphasis on using its vaccine as a “soft power” on the international market.

scholarly journals Het spaar- en kredietprogramma van de Vredeseilanden / Rafia in Noord-Togo: Een kritische evaluatie.

Afrika Focus ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Van Damme ◽  
Ingrid Hatsé
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
West Africa ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sustained Development ◽  
Rural Credit ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
A Priority

Northern Togo has never been over-assisted as some of the other dry and poor areas of West Africa have been. It has never been a priority of national or international development organisations. As a consequence, the area has intermittent food security problems. Islands of Peace (Vredeseilanden), a Flemish NGO for development cooperation, however, has initiated a (successful) savings and credit scheme based on local surpluses which now allows local populations to invest and consolidate their (food security) situation.  KEYWORDS : tontines, informal savings, rural credit, sustained development   

Taiwan's Foreign Aid in Transition: From ODA to Civil Society Approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-490
Author(s):  
TEH-CHANG LIN ◽  
JEAN YEN-CHUN LIN
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
International Development ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Humanitarian Relief ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Aid Programs ◽  
Middle Powers

AbstractSince the 1950s, Taiwan and China have utilized foreign aid as an instrument of foreign policy. After Taiwan's forced withdrawal from the United Nations in 1971, diplomatic and aid-giving competition with China became more intense. As a result, Taiwan's and China's struggles to gain supporters have been reflected in foreign aid strategies. Taiwan's bid for the UN and the WHO, and the issue of diplomatic recognition empirically demonstrate the utilization of aid to obtain diplomatic support from recipient countries, and, frequently, any decisions are heavily influenced by the competition it experiences with China. Theoretically, this highlights an important relational framework for analyzing foreign aid decisions – particularly the management of foreign relations of small states or middle powers simultaneously influenced by greater powers and aid recipient states.Using data from ICDF and related reports, we observe geographically concentrated patterns in the distribution of Taiwan's aid recipients from 1988 to 1997 – mostly in Latin America and Southeast Asia. In contrast to China's foreign aid which emphasizes infrastructural development, the spirit of Taiwan's economic development aid programs often took the form of technical cooperation. However, a high percentage of aid went to countries with diplomatic ties to Taiwan. With civil society development and increased international activities of Taiwanese NGOs in humanitarian relief and development projects after 2000, we find a new emerging set of geographical aid distribution patterns that expand beyond countries that recognize Taiwan. In addition, while the process of incorporating civil society into foreign aid work was initiated by the ICDF the following decade, Taiwanese NGOs have increasingly demonstrated autonomous international agendas, funding, and direction, as well as the formation of civil society alliances that work on common international development issues.

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