The limits of Malawian headmen’s agency in co-constructed development practice and narratives

McNamara, Thomas

doi:10.1080/17531055.2019.1599196

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“…This paternalist approach is further situated in a context of a wider ‘commodification of third world [sic] poverty’ (Jefferess, 2002). This westernisation‐as‐development (McNamara, 2019) model has brought with it inconsistent funding, out‐of‐date skills training and undermined government efforts to mainstream disability equality in the workplace. In acknowledging how this limits the development of informal urban disabled workers, this paper contributes to the ongoing debate regarding the effectiveness international patronage in challenging structural poverty (De & Becker, 2015).…”

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“…International development is often philanthropic, informed by notions of religiosity or organisational priorities. Foreign aid has been criticised as a 'commodification of third world [sic] poverty' (Jefferess, 2002) and westernisation-as-development in terms of both policy and practice (McNamara, 2019). There is ongoing debate regarding the effectiveness of international patronage in challenging structural poverty (De & Becker, 2015), with critiques relating to a hierarchy in the delivery of aid based on donor preferences and agendas, whereby interventions and support are done for a given population, rather than with or by them (Morfit, 2011).…”

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Disability inclusive employment in urban Malawi: A multi‐perspective interview study

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Wånggren

Huque

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J of Intl Development

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The paper presents interview data from Malawian government representatives, trade unionists, employers and people with disabilities from the country's largest cities Lilongwe and Blantyre. Findings relate to the gap between the discourse of employers and government officials and that of workers with disabilities. Firstly, we find a policy‐based assumption of a formalised workforce that is not representative of the predominantly informal disabled workforce. Secondly, the disruptive, intermittent and often reactive nature of non‐governmental organisation (NGO) interventions can limit long‐term inclusivity agendas and undermine the work of disabled activists in Malawi. Lastly, we present findings on the stigmatised nature of disability in these urban centres. We find that stigma is economic: Urban workers with disabilities are discriminated against locally by employers, landlords and banks on assumptions they will not produce or earn enough to meet productivity demands, rent or repayment costs.

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Section: International Development Ngos Labour and Disability In Malawimentioning

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Disability inclusive employment in urban Malawi: A multi‐perspective interview study

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“…Unionists are also often understood to profit from this disjuncture, by either receiving promotions or siphoning off resources for themselves (Zlolniski 2019). These studies share some of the key flaws of much brokerage literature: the unionist in question is presumed to embody all the powers of the union, without considering these actors' (often junior) intra-institutional status, and there is little attention paid to how unionists' motivations and moral projects guide and are shaped by their brokerage capacity (James 2011;McNamara 2019). We focus on the moral discourses and emotional labour of relatively junior, shop floor-based, union officials.…”

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Inside mining capitalism: The micropolitics of work on the Congolese and Zambian Copperbelts

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African Affairs

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The project received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement n° 646802). The ideas developed in this work reflect the authors' views alone. The ERC is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it containsA catalogue record for this book is available on request from the British Library ISBN 978-1-84701-286-9 (James Currey paperback) ISBN 978-1-80010-318-4 (James Currey ePDF)The publisher has no responsibility for the continued existence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate Cover image: Workers washing copper plates in a solvent extraction and electrowinning plant (photograph © Héritier Amonda

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Energy Justice and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects in the Global South

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Grant

Montero

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A Critical Approach to the Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Infrastructures

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The limits of Malawian headmen’s agency in co-constructed development practice and narratives

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Disability inclusive employment in urban Malawi: A multi‐perspective interview study

Disability inclusive employment in urban Malawi: A multi‐perspective interview study

Inside mining capitalism: The micropolitics of work on the Congolese and Zambian Copperbelts

Energy Justice and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects in the Global South

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