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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.

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McKay, D. (2021). Towards framing the global in Global Development: prospects for development geography. Area, 54(2), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12718

Journal Article Type Article
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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