Politics/Geography/Economics: Rethinking Aid & Development In The Global South: Does Aid Really Benefit The Beneficiary? With Dr Lana Chikhungu From University of Portsmouth

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In this session, Dr Lana Chikhungu, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at University of Portsmouth, presents Rethinking Aid & Development In The Global South: Does Aid Really Benefit The Beneficiary?

On the global scale, the idea of concerted international effort in the provision of aid is attributed to USA President Truman’s underlying belief that large investment capital together with technical expertise would contribute to growth and development in countries from the Global South. With Keynesian economic theory dominant at the time, there was strong support for foreign aid.

However, 73 years after Truman’s famous inaugural speech, countries in the Global South are still dependent on aid from the Global North. This session will review the debates on how aid perpetuates the Global South’s economic dependency on the Global North. 

Lecturer Profile (Please Click): Dr Lana Chikhungu

For forthcoming sessions in this great Autumn series with the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at University of Portsmouth, please see below and click for details:

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at University of Portsmouth – Autumn Series

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.

As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.

Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students (and equivalent) studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Politics, Geography, Economics and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.

Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.

The IT Setup: The event will be run on Bluejeans (similar to Zoom) and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via a microphone and/or typed comments and questions. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.

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