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DESCRIPTION:The objective of Development Studies theory and practice is to 
 uplift and empower the world's poor. Much Development theory\, however\, i
 s based upon elite-led conceptions of social change. Whilst distinct from 
 each other\, such theories form a broader unity of Elite Development Theor
 y (EDT). EDT conceptualizes 'the poor' as human inputs into\, or at best\,
  as junior partners within elite-led development projects and processes\, 
 rather than as development 'actors' in their own right. In this talk Benja
 min Selwyn argues that this elitism contributes to a) the continual (re)fr
 aming of the poor as passive beneficiaries of elite policy\, b) legitimati
 ng economic exploitation and political repression of the poor\, especially
  when they act against the pre-conceived objectives of elite-led developme
 nt\, and c) naturalizing the hierarchical social relations which nourish E
 DT. He illustrates these claims by discussing a number of EDT traditions -
  The Washington/Post-Washington Consensus\, Statist Political Economy and 
 Modernisation Marxism. He argues that Elite Development Theory and practic
 e contributes to a situation where the benefits of capitalism's immense ec
 onomic dynamism are concentrated in the hands of a minority of the world's
  population. He concludes by proposing a non-elite comprehension of human 
 development\, conceived here as 'labour-centred development'.\n\nBenjamin 
 Selwyn is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and International Dev
 elopment and Director of the Centre for Global Political Economy at the Un
 iversity of Sussex in the UK. He is author of Workers\, State and Developm
 ent in Brazil: Powers of Labour\, Chains of Value (2012) and The Global De
 velopment Crisis (2014). His most recent publication is 'Elite Development
  Theory: A Labour-Centred Critique'\, in Third World Quarterly (2016).
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LOCATION:Warren Hall\, B73 (Polson Room)
SUMMARY:Elite Development Theory: A Labour-Centered Critique\, Benjamin Sel
 wyn\, University of Sussex\, UK
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.cornell.edu/event/elite_development_theory_a_l
 abour-centered_critique_benjamin_selwyn_university_of_sussex_uk
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
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