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The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique
Development researchers have long held a belief that developed states use their power to provide Aid or other forms of external assistance such as private philanthropy, assistance of Non-Governmental Organisations, and other private financing to underdeveloped, or developing, nations to achieve glob...
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| author | Oppenheim, Beth T |
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| description | Development researchers have long held a belief that developed states use their power to provide Aid or other forms of external assistance such as private philanthropy, assistance of Non-Governmental Organisations, and other private financing to underdeveloped, or developing, nations to achieve global economic and political stability. Development scholars (including geographers) have largely attributed this to a sense of responsibility. Many have assumed this assistance to travel in one direction, i.e. from Global North to Global South, thus overlooking the modalities of care and hospitality among individuals within countries of the Global South. In this thesis, I posit that looking at everyday modes of assistance at the community level would challenge scholars to re-think the ways in which place matters in development. Analysing qualitative data gathered through interviews and focus groups in two neighbourhoods in Maputo, Mozambique, this study is ultimately an investigation of proximity. I argue that the closeness of people in these complex community relationships matters in three ways: (i) the everyday practices of assistance in these communities are modes of resistance to an oppressive state; (ii) forms of assistance serve as expressions of local (as opposed to national) identity; and (iii) religious institutions play a significant role in fostering public discourse, rather than motivating assistance itself. In speaking more specifically about how proximity matters, this study contributes uniquely to the growing realisation that development must come from within. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25403 The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique Oppenheim, Beth T Daya, Shari Environment, Society and Sustainability Development researchers have long held a belief that developed states use their power to provide Aid or other forms of external assistance such as private philanthropy, assistance of Non-Governmental Organisations, and other private financing to underdeveloped, or developing, nations to achieve global economic and political stability. Development scholars (including geographers) have largely attributed this to a sense of responsibility. Many have assumed this assistance to travel in one direction, i.e. from Global North to Global South, thus overlooking the modalities of care and hospitality among individuals within countries of the Global South. In this thesis, I posit that looking at everyday modes of assistance at the community level would challenge scholars to re-think the ways in which place matters in development. Analysing qualitative data gathered through interviews and focus groups in two neighbourhoods in Maputo, Mozambique, this study is ultimately an investigation of proximity. I argue that the closeness of people in these complex community relationships matters in three ways: (i) the everyday practices of assistance in these communities are modes of resistance to an oppressive state; (ii) forms of assistance serve as expressions of local (as opposed to national) identity; and (iii) religious institutions play a significant role in fostering public discourse, rather than motivating assistance itself. In speaking more specifically about how proximity matters, this study contributes uniquely to the growing realisation that development must come from within. 2017-09-26T14:55:42Z 2017-09-26T14:55:42Z 2017 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25403 eng application/pdf Department of Environmental and Geographical Science Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Environment, Society and Sustainability Oppenheim, Beth T The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_full | The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_fullStr | The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_full_unstemmed | The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_short | The periphery as the centre: trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary Maputo, Mozambique |
| title_sort | periphery as the centre trajectories of responsibility and community support in contemporary maputo mozambique |
| topic | Environment, Society and Sustainability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25403 |
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