The Global Politics of Listening

A Critical Analysis of the World Bank's »Voices of the Poor«
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ISBN: 978-3-8376-8379-0
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, Band 215, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm

Reihe: Edition Politik

What does it mean to listen to the poor in global development politics? Taking the World Bank’s participatory mega-study 'Voices of the Poor' and the World Development Report 2000/2001 as its point of departure, Anne Reiff critically examines the promise of listening beyond narratives of empathy or co-optation. She reconceptualises listening as a form of global politics and develops the concept of 'hegemonic listening' through a theoretically informed case study. An important contribution to international relations and postcolonial-feminist theory, offering valuable insights into participatory knowledge production in contemporary North-South relations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reiff, Anne

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Über Autor(innen)

Reiff, Anne
Anne Reiff, born in 1990, works as equal opportunity officer at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. She completed her PhD in 2025 at the Department for Development and Postcolonial Studies at Universität Kassel. Her research focuses on global knowledge production and participation from a postcolonial-feminist perspective.