A Long Look Back: Some Critical Reflections on Development Education in Ireland and the UK

Abstract

This article examines development education (DE) from the perspectives of content, methodology and audiences, and looks at issues of funding and coordination, concluding with some reflections on how a review of past omissions and weaknesses may be of help to the sector in forging newer partnerships, innovative outreach delivery, and greater emphasis on activism and political engagement.

Keywords

• Development
• History
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Africa
• African Socialism
• Cold War
• Activism