New Varia Issue | DevPol 4.3 | 2013

The first section focuses on major development policy issues and presents original, peer-reviewed articles dealing with aid, trade, finance, human rights as well as social and environmental issues.

The policy debate section presents an initial discussion paper written either by a scholar or a policy-maker, followed by critical reactions from academics, reflective practitioners and other stakeholders in a constructive spirit. The debates can be followed here on the eJournal’s blog where you are invited to share your reflections under your name.

• Articles

  • Patricia I. Vasquez
    Kenya at a Crossroads: Hopes and Fears Concerning the Development of Oil and Gas Reserves
  • Gilles Carbonnier
    Procurement of goods and services by international organisations in donor countries
  • Amy Skinner, Nicole Blum and Douglas Bourn
    Development Education and Education in International Development Policy: Raising Quality through Critical Pedagogy and Global Skills

   

• Policy Debates

  • Aid and Democratisation

    • Martin Dahinden
      Democracy Promotion at a Local Level : Experiences, Perspectives and Policy of Swiss International Cooperation
    • Olivier Roy
      A Comment on ‘Democracy Promotion at a Local Level : Experiences, Perspectives and Policy of Swiss International Cooperation’ by Martin Dahinden

  • Failure of the Aid System in Haiti

    • Jean-Marc Biquet
      Haiti: Between Emergency and Reconstruction
      An inadequate response
    • Andrea Binder
      Is the Humanitarian Failure in Haiti a System Failure?
      A Comment on Jean-Marc Biquet’s critique ‘Haiti: Between Emergency and Reconstruction. An Inadequate Response’