Bartleby, The Scrivener

#Spiritual-materialists

“The West taught us that they are 'materialists' and we are 'spiritualists'. But this is a fragmented lie. We are spiritual materialists. This is perhaps the most important aspect to understand for any cultural regeneration efforts.

TEDx-itis

Some symptoms of TEDxitis -- the disease of watching too many TED talks.

Seeing Like a State

James Scott builds a persuasive case against "development theory" and imperialistic state planning that disregards the values, desires, and objections of its subjects.

Ecoversities Gathering in Portugal

Stories from our first Ecoversities Gathering in August 2015 in Tamera, Portugal.

Declaration of Decolonizing Education (draft for comments)

I can no longer accept a narrative of education, which teaches me that my village grandmother was illiterate, primitive, backward, stupid, uneducated, underdeveloped, uncivilized and not capable of managing her own affairs.

Development Dictionary

In this classic collection, some of the world's most eminent critics of development review the key concepts of the development discourse.