Between political economy and postcolonial theory: first encounters

Kayatekin, Serap A.

doi:10.1093/cje/bep067

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“…5. In addition, Kayatekin (2009Kayatekin ( , p. 1115 identifies "ongoing material and ideological legacies of colonialism" in many developing nations, irrespective of any need for structural changes reflecting indigenous culture(s).…”

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The nature and potential of corporate governance in developing countries

Shikaputo

Burton

Dunne

2017

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Purpose This paper provides detailed findings regarding the perceived role of corporate governance in Zambia. There have been no detailed studies of opinions in a setting such as Zambia, i.e. a nation which has experienced relative political calm and which has an abundance of natural resourcesbut where corporate governance failures have been blamed directly for economic difficulties. Design/Methodology/Approach The study reports the results of a series of 24 in-depth interviews with Zambians, including politicians, regulators, senior business executives, trans-national organisation representatives, academics and governance consultants. The discussions were conducted face-to-face and recorded in all cases. Findings Understanding of corporate governance is at an embryonic stage in Zambia, but embedded corruption is likely to require addressing before any meaningful change is likely. A range of isomorphic forces appear to be prevalent and the study argues that root-and-branch change in structures and attitudes is a necessity if improvements are to be forthcoming. The paper concludes with a call for unity in purpose and recognition of current malignancies. Originality/Value Despite Zambia's idiosyncrasies, the evidence suggests a pan-African picture is emerging, with growing awareness of the potential benefits of improved corporate behaviour-but deep cynicism about the likelihood of these arising, given corruption in reward structures. Such is the extent of embeddedness in power amongst those who benefit from current arrangements that both mimetic and coercive forces are argued to be ranged against any shift in extant systems and processes.

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The nature and potential of corporate governance in developing countries

Shikaputo

Burton

Dunne

2017

AAAJ

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“…This is in line with the aspiration among economists to turn economics into an exact science, 'just as rational, just as precise and just as incontrovertible as were the laws of astronomy' (Walras, Lettre no. 1454 to Hermann Laurent in Jaffe 1965), and with the evolution of economics to an allegedly apolitical and ahistorical science, following European positivist assumptions of a universal, objective truth (Kayatekin 2009), as we also argue in Alves and Kvangraven (2020). This is clear in Duflo's (2017, p. 15) view of the randomistas as 'plumbers':…”

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Nobel Rebels in Disguise — Assessing the Rise and Rule of the Randomistas

Kvangraven

2020

Review of Political Economy

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were awarded the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for their pioneering of randomized control trials (RCTs) to find reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty. This article unpacks the laureates' theoretical and methodological approach to development economics in order to evaluate to what extent their approach signifies a break from broader trends in the field. In particular, it investigates the role RCTs have played in both generating knowledge about development interventions and in shaping development policy debates more broadly. Finally, the article argues that despite their rebellious and radical façade, the randomista enterprise has led to a more exclusive development economics, while at the same time failing to improve our ability to fight poverty.

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“…Economic analyses, as the Global South scholars mentioned above show, can resist economism and advance divergent perspectives through the use of quantitative data. This is important because economism is guided by positivist assumptions of a universal objective truth, accompanied by modernism’s principles of rationality and ‘economic agency’ (Kayatekin, 2009). Economism also assumes that economics is inherently apolitical and amoral, detached from social forces and hierarchies (Gradin, 2016; Leonardo, 2004).…”

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Decolonising quantitative research methods pedagogy: Teaching contemporary politics to challenge hierarchies from data

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Decolonisation of the curriculum in higher education is a radical, transformative process of change that interrogates the enduring Eurocentric and racist narratives surrounding the production of academic ‘knowledge’. Our key argument is that it is essential for students of politics to understand the authorities and hierarchies exerted through quantitative data. In this article, we show that (1) quantitative methods and data literacy can be an explicit tool in the endeavour to challenge structures of oppression, and (2) there is a need to apply decolonial principles to the teaching of quantitative methods, prioritising the historical contextualisation and anti-racist critique of the ways in which statistics amplify existing micro and macro power relations. To explain how this can be done, we begin with a commentary on the ‘state of decolonisation’ in higher education, its relevance to the subdisciplines of politics, and its application to quantitative teaching in the United Kingdom. We then suggest some guiding principles for a decolonial approach to quantitative methods teaching and present substantive examples from political sociology, international political economy, and international development. These suggestions and examples show how a decolonial lens advances critical and emancipatory thinking in undergraduate students of politics when it is used with quantitative methods.

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Between political economy and postcolonial theory: first encounters

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

The nature and potential of corporate governance in developing countries

The nature and potential of corporate governance in developing countries

Nobel Rebels in Disguise — Assessing the Rise and Rule of the Randomistas

Decolonising quantitative research methods pedagogy: Teaching contemporary politics to challenge hierarchies from data

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