Introduction: relocating culture in development and development in culture

This introduction situates the contributions of articles in this special issue within the so-called cultural turn of development. It examines relevant debates to locate ways in which this special issue goes beyond the decisive disregard for and the glib celebration of 'culture' in developm...

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Published in:Third world quarterly 2010-06, Vol.31 (4), p.501-522
Main Author: Da Costa, Dia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Cultural Capital
Cultural Change
Cultural economics
Cultural history
Cultural Imperialism
Cultural relations
Cultural studies
Cultural values
Culture
Development
Economic development
Economic hardship
Economic liberalism
Globalization
Governmentality
Ideology
Imperialism
Inequality
International economics
Learning
Market economies
Market Economy
Progress
Security
Social change
Social research
Social structure
Violence
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Summary:This introduction situates the contributions of articles in this special issue within the so-called cultural turn of development. It examines relevant debates to locate ways in which this special issue goes beyond the decisive disregard for and the glib celebration of 'culture' in development thinking. Together the papers contribute to rethinking three key questions: 1) whether 'culture' ultimately constructs ideological security for the market economy and imperialism; 2) whether recognition of voice, creative difference and inter-cultural learning can prevail over structural inequalities and violence; and 3) whether 'culture' is destined to serve instrumental purposes of capital and governmentality. This introductory article articulates an agenda for a cultural turn in development by taking the shared history of 'culture' and 'development' seriously.
ISSN:0143-6597
1360-2241
DOI:10.1080/01436591003701059