Deus ex machina?: Truman/Marshall Aid, Engineers, and Greece's Post-war Development Discourse

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Kakridis
Keyword(s):  
Development Discourse ◽  
Post War

Religion and Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 179-205
Author(s):  
John Klaasen
Keyword(s):  
Theological Anthropology ◽  
Imago Dei ◽  
Contextual Approach ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Christian Doctrine ◽  
Spiritual Dimension ◽  
Post War ◽  
Role Of Religion

Abstract This article is a contribution to the discourse on religion and development. The contribution seeks to investigate the role of religious conceptualisations in development. Theological anthropology, and specifically the Christian doctrine of the imago Dei, is critically analysed from the historical-biblical approach, a feminist and postcolonial approach, and a contextual approach. Themes such as progression, responsibility, relationships, and the spiritual dimension of personhood are identified as contributing toward the role of religion in development. Drawing from theological concepts such as “vocation,” “rule,” “image,” and “likeness,” the specific connections between religion and development derives from the central theological anthropological doctrine of the imago Dei. The themes that are identified are not explored exhaustively but are nonetheless highlighted as markers that should be considered by both practitioners and academics in the broad-based development discourse and practices. The limitations of the modernisation and materialistic approaches of the post-war period are countered by the centrality of personhood.

scholarly journals Evolution of Developmentspeak From the 1940s Until Today

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 425-432
Author(s):  
V. Eolian ◽  
E. Muratova
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Bretton Woods ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Post War ◽  
Bretton Woods Institutions

The paper briefs on the emergence of the UN and the Bretton-Woods institutions necessitated by the post-war reconstruction of countries and development assistance. The planning, discussion, and implementation of development interventions were carried out exclusively in the English language. Since the origination of the Northern development discourse some 70 years ago, a specialized variant of English, the so-called Developmentspeak, has become widespread in the literature and the practice. Currently, it is used to implement most development programs. The article notes characteristics of Developmentspeak, e. g. it is overloaded with terms and jargonized. The paper also gives examples of Developmentspeak terms and expressions and discusses challenges related to their perception and understanding by countries-recipients of development assistance.

Links Between War-Time Trauma and Loss and Post-War Social Support: When a Moderator is an Outcome

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Layne ◽  
Brian Allen ◽  
Krys Kaniasty ◽  
Laadan Gharagozloo ◽  
John-Paul Legerski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Post War
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