Category Archives: International Political Economy

Characteristics of the new foreign aid architecture and ways forward

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

Introduction Countries have developed at various paces, some of them as a result of foreign aid or more officially known as Official Development Assistance ODA. In recent years, there have been many changes to the ODA architecture, including 1) a … Continue reading →

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My Guest Article on Europe Asia Security Forum

Posted on December 3, 2015 by

Take a look, read and comment please My Guest Article .

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Is overseas aid an instrument of soft power?

Posted on July 30, 2013 by

Originally posted on Phil Vernon's blog:
I was giving evidence to a UK House of Lords select committee on aid as an instrument of soft power yesterday, so spent a bit of time researching what “soft power” actually means.…

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Warwick/RIPE Debate 2013

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

h/t Dr. Simon Glaze. An International Political Economy (IPE) themed post. Recently, one of my favourite academic journals, the Review of International Political Economy, or RIPE, marked its twentieth anniversary. Below is a link of a video (I think now … Continue reading →

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Never ever use Wikpedia to find out about International Political Economy and International Development

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Never ever use Wikpedia to find out about IPE and International Development. Never Ever. Whether you are a student (at any level), journalist (Wikipedia is not a reliable source for news!), researcher (you ought to be shot if you ever … Continue reading →

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World Bank Open Knowledge Repository: Opening up IDA Replenishment Documents?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

So the World Bank under soon-to-be-leaving Robert “Bob” Zoellick has been working in the name of transparency… Continue reading →

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New Political Economy Special Issue: Seeing like an IO

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

In the early days of my PhD, I was blessed to be able to conduct some research work for my supervisor. The end result is this special issue in the International Political Economy (IPE) journal, New Political Economy Seeing like an IO. Continue reading →

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