Deirdre McKay d.c.mckay@keele.ac.uk
Towards framing the global in Global Development: prospects for development geography
McKay, Deirdre
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This paper examines data in the public sphere on the global scope of geography’s UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) projects. Building on decolonial critiques of development research, I argue that geography should frame ‘the global’ of global research as a sphere of ethical choices in research design and practice. The distribution of funded projects in the UKRI Gateway data suggests geographers succeed where they extend on the more worthy aspects of the discipline’s Area Studies legacy. The discipline’s engagements with Early Career Researchers, international colleagues, and the development sector, however, have potentially been reshaped by GCRF and thus need closer examination. While the UK government has brought the GCRF programme to a close, further work on these themes should inform the next iteration of global research. The ethical choices which make research global will remain fundamental to equitable design and impact in Global Development projects, thus scholars in development geography should prepare to make their projects more transparent and accountable.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 16, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | May 6, 2021 |
Publication Date | Mar 29, 2021 |
Journal | Area |
Print ISSN | 0004-0894 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 54 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 185-194 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12718 |
Keywords | area studies, collaboration, decolonial, development geography, Global Challenges Research Fund, global research |
Publisher URL | https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/area.12718 |
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