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The Power Shift: Decolonising Development

Kate Bird

The Power Shift: Decolonising Development podcast brings together activists, practitioners and thinkers to join a wide-ranging conversation on decolonisation, where they share ideas and identify tools for practical action. If you’d like to know more about decolonising development – and what it means in practice, or you would love to change the way you do your work in the development sector, then this is the right place. 

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Circular cooperation, dignity, and listening: reframing international aid. Jonathan Glennie interviewed. May 01, 2024
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Donor-funded development research: ethics and epistemic violence. Yacine Ait Larbi interviewed. April 18, 2024
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Driving organisational change starts with conversations. Ajoy Datta interviewed. April 03, 2024
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Reimagining the role of the INGO through community building and shared learning. Nancy Kankam Kusi (WACSI) interviewed.March 13, 2024
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Insights from feminist organising for decolonisation initiatives. Alba Murcia and Kate Bird in conversation.February 29, 2024
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Reflecting on personal journeys and lessons learned at The Development Hub. Nompilo Ndlovu and Kate Bird in conversation.February 14, 2024
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Decolonising consultancy: building a rooted network of ethical values-driven consultants. Kate Newman (INTRAC) interviewed.January 31, 2024
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Decoloniality as a way of being, and why language matters. Allan Moolman interviewed.January 17, 2024
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Tackling extreme poverty through locally led development at BRAC. Asif Saleh interviewed.December 13, 2023
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Disrupting colonial legacies through reparations and community healing. Edgar Villanueva interviewed.November 29, 2023
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Participatory grant-making & co-leadership at ADD International. Fredrick Ouko and Mary Ann Clements interviewed.November 16, 2023
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USAID’s localization agenda: money, power and partnerships. Sarah Rose interviewed.November 01, 2023
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Systems change in the philanthropy sector. Heather Grady & Tanya Beer interviewed.October 19, 2023
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Africa Rising: strong Africa-based Think Tanks with an Africa-centric development agenda. Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi interviewed.October 04, 2023
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Shifting power through participatory applied learning and co-decision-making. Maya Hasan interviewed.September 20, 2023
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Challenging structural racism in the peacebuilding and humanitarian sector. Dylan Mathews interviewed.September 06, 2023
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Bridging the personal and professional in anti-racism and decolonisation. Lena Bheeroo interviewed.July 19, 2023
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Disrupting the development sector from the Global South. Priyanthi Fernando interviewed.July 05, 2023
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Power, money and accountability in international development.June 20, 2023
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Why trust, bravery, and democracy matter when challenging racism at the organisational level. Arbie Baguios interviewed.June 07, 2023
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South-South learning and influencing the global feminist discourse. Piyumi Samaraweera (CREA World) interviewed.May 24, 2023
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What Womankind Worldwide’s anti-racism pledge can teach us about decolonising INGOs. Disha Sughand interviewed.May 10, 2023
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Localising funding through circular accountability, flexibility and mutual trust. Steve Murigi interviewed.April 26, 2023
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Rebalancing power in international development, including through localisation and how best to fund development action. Steve Murigi interviewed.April 12, 2023
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Decolonising Development - What have we learned so far? Prof Kate Bird and Charmaine McCaulay reflect on the Power Shift podcast series.March 29, 2023
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