Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
About the Book Series
The series features innovative and original research at the regional and global scale. Its scope extends to scholarly works that take an interdisciplinary and comparative approach.
In terms of theory and method, rather than basing itself on any one orthodoxy, the series draws broadly on the tool kit of the social sciences in general, emphasizing comparison, the analysis of the structure and processes, and the application of qualitative and quantitative methods.
The series welcomes submissions from established authors in the field as well as from junior authors. To submit proposals, please contact the Development Studies Editor, Helena Hurd ([email protected]).
Rural Development in Iran, 1960-2020
1st Edition
By Mostafa Azkia
June 30, 2025
This book is an authoritative account of rural development in Iran, spanning 60 years and 2 distinct political regimes. Professor Mostafa Azkia has spent many decades demonstrating the importance of participatory rural development, not only in addressing rural problems but also in reducing urban ...
Foreign Aid in a World in Crisis: Shifting Geopolitics in the Neoliberal Era
1st Edition
By Viktor Jakupec, Max Kelly, John McKay
June 27, 2025
This book investigates the geopoliticisation of foreign aid in recent years, against a background of global overarching crises such as climate change, conflict, Covid-19, economic crisis, energy shortages and migration. Foreign aid has historically been understood as assisting both with the ...
Gender-Based Violence in the Global South: Ideologies, Resistances, Responses, and Transformations
1st Edition
Edited
By Ramona Biholar, Dacia L. Leslie
June 27, 2025
This book amplifies the different voices and experiences of those facing gender-based violence (GBV) in the Global South. It explores the localised ways in which marginalised individuals design modes of coping with and address GBV, including cultural interpretations, and artistic and faith-based ...
Taxation, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development: Global South Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Eghosa O. Ekhator, Newman U. Richards, Chisa Onyejekwe
June 27, 2025
This book investigates the relationship between human rights and taxation, exploring how human rights have been impeded or enhanced through tax laws and policies, and what this means for sustainable development in the Global South. Drawing on cases from across the Global South, the book ...
Multinationals, Poverty Alleviation and UK Aid: The Complex Quest for Mutually Beneficial Outcomes
1st Edition
By Jo-Anna Russon
January 30, 2025
This book analyses the complex relationship between the private sector, UK official development assistance (ODA) and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, the private sector has occupied an increasingly prominent position within UK ODA, bringing a range of opportunities and ...
Public Diplomacy and Civil Society Organisations
1st Edition
Edited
By Ibrahim Natil
December 19, 2024
This book explores the roles of civil society organisations (CSOs) when engaging in public diplomacy activities and their impact on community development and change. It provides up-to-date analysis of the challenges and constraints facing CSOs involved in diplomatic missions and working with ...
Gender, Digitalization, and Resilience in International Development: Failing Forward
1st Edition
By Julia Bello-Bravo, John William Medendorp, Anne Namatsi Lutomia, Barry Robert Pittendrigh
December 18, 2024
This book explores the intersection of gender, digitalization, and resilience in international development. Building resilience is increasingly seen as crucial when planning and implementing development programmes, enabling communities to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in...
Sweden’s Research Aid Policy: The Role of Science in Development
1st Edition
By Veronica Brodén Gyberg
November 29, 2024
Science and technology have long been considered key for development, problem solving and education in low-income countries, and Sweden has been at the forefront of efforts in this area, as one of the first countries to formalize research aid. This book analyses how the Swedish Agency for Research ...
Banking and Microfinance Institution Partnerships: A Comparative Analysis of Cambodia and Australia
1st Edition
By Don Chandima Padmaperuma
August 26, 2024
This book examines partnerships between commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs). It demonstrates that when set up properly, these partnerships have the potential to develop and enhance the financial inclusion agenda, and further support sustainable development. MFIs provide access to...
European Civil Society and International Development Aid: Organisational Incentives and NGO Advocacy
1st Edition
By Balázs Szent-Iványi
August 26, 2024
This book explains how and why European non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs) engage in advocacy towards the European Union (EU). It analyses the heterogenous structure of the sector, with examples ranging from large multinational networks to essentially single person NGDOs. The book ...
The Rise of Small-Scale Development Organisations: The Emergence, Positioning and Role of Citizen Aid Actors
1st Edition
Edited
By Hanne Haaland, Sara Kinsbergen, Lau Schulpen, Hege Wallevik
August 26, 2024
This edited volume discusses the rise, positioning and role of small-scale, voluntary development organisations in the Global North. This book presents and reflects upon unique data and analyses of a growing global community of researchers involved in this field of study located in a diverse set of...
Caribbean Regional Integration: A Critical Development Approach
1st Edition
By Patsy Lewis
May 27, 2024
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of regional integration in the contemporary Caribbean, challenging the value of the neoliberal ideology that permeates regionalism discourse. The book asks what value neoliberal regionalism holds for the Caribbean, when its economic goals of ...