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July 7th, 2014

Tim Allen on the Importance of Fieldwork

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

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July 7th, 2014

Tim Allen on the Importance of Fieldwork

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

In an interview with The Economist‘s Prospero blog, JSRP Research Director Tim Allen underlines the crucial role serious fieldwork should play in underpinning international development policy and practice, arguing that: “There are systems of scholarship and discourses of power that are grounded in ignorance”, but ultimately concluding that “it’s possible to change things by bringing evidence from the ground”.

Read the full interview here.

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