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Recasting the ‘New Actors in Development’ Research Agenda

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  • Adam Moe Fejerskov

    (Danish Institute for International Studies)

  • Erik Lundsgaarde

    (Danish Institute for International Studies)

  • Signe Cold-Ravnkilde

    (Danish Institute for International Studies)

Abstract

The rising prominence of new state and non-state actors in development cooperation has stimulated extensive discussion over the last decade. This article reviews and critically reflects on the present and future directions of this body of scholarship. It questions the homogeneity of actor constellations, relationships and ideas as they are currently conceptualised. The article argues for the importance of adopting more analytically and conceptually diverse approaches to study the interaction between heterogeneous development actors and homogenising forces, recognising the complexity and (dis)continuities of stability and change in the field of development cooperation.

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  • Adam Moe Fejerskov & Erik Lundsgaarde & Signe Cold-Ravnkilde, 2017. "Recasting the ‘New Actors in Development’ Research Agenda," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 29(5), pages 1070-1085, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:29:y:2017:i:5:d:10.1057_s41287-016-0072-1
    DOI: 10.1057/s41287-016-0072-1
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