Jonathan Makuwira
Biographic Data
| ID | 139242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan Makuwira |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Makuwira |
| SIGNATURE | MAKUWIRA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4323-2712 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Routledge Handbook of Global Development
This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world's most pressing global development challenges - including how they may be better understood and addressed through innovative practices and approaches to learning and teaching. Featuring 61 contributions from leading and emerging academics and practitioners, this multidisciplinary volume is organized into five thematic parts exploring: changes in global development financing, ide…
Routledge Handbook of Global Development
Marginal Voices, Resilient Acts: Urban Marginality and Responses to Climate-Related Events in Lilongwe City Informal Settlements
Power and development in practice: NGOs and the development agenda setting
There is a firm belief and evidence to suggest that local communities benefit when they are actively engaged in development processes. A parallel discourse has also gained ascendancy – one which posits that if the poor have power, they will influence institutions and processes to their advantage. NGOs have been, and continue to be, the primary proponents of this thinking. While the assertion holds some substance theoretically, in practice, there …
Global financial crisis and women's micro-lending innovations in Pakistan and Malawi
Microcredit/finance as a tool to eradicate poverty and empower women in developing countries has been a darling of developed countries. The success stories from microcredit borrowers from Bangladesh, India, and Africa, and global endorsement of microcredit programmes have largely ignored local indigenous initiatives managed by groups of women in rural and urban areas. Evidence from fieldwork in Pakistan and Malawi suggests that although systemati…
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Changing Nature of African Politics: The Case of the CSO-Government Relationship in Malawi
The aim of this article is to analyze critically the implications of Malawi's changing nature of politics on civil society organizations (CSOs). The article seeks to clarify whether or not the social, political and economic engagement of civil society organizations has contributed to a strengthened relationship between Malawi' government and its own development agenda, given the CSOs' dependence on 'Northern' aid agencies and/or international NGO…
Towards Pedagogies of Mathematics Achievement: An Analysis of Learning Advisers' Approaches to the Tutoring of Mathematics in the Indigenous Tertiary Entry Program
This research examined different ways in which tutors of mathematics approach their tutoring among Indigenous students enrolled in the Tertiary Entry Program (TEP) at Central Queensland University's Indigenous Learning, Spirituality and Research Centre. The study sought to establish whether or not there were any differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous tutors' approaches to tutoring and, document challenges and opportunities in tutoring …
The Politics of Community Capacity-Building: Contestations, Contradictions, Tensions andAmbivalencesin the Discourse in Indigenous Communities in Australia
The recent hype and ascendancy in the discourse of community capacity-building has generated a lot of heated debate among development and policy experts on its applicability in various contexts. In particular, questions have been raised on the presuppositions inherent in the discourse and, more so, the tension that exists between theory and practice. This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the politics of capacity-building. Whil…
Aid partnership in the Bougainville conflict: The case of a local women's NGO and its donors
Thisc article documents lessons learned from a study of aid partnerships in post-conflict development and peace building in Bougainville. It examines how donor agencies, in this case the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) through the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA), contributed to the successes and failures of the Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency (LNWDA). Although the donors contributed to the organis…
Development? Freedom? Whose development and freedom
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJonathan MakuwiraJonathan Makuwira is Lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Islander Studies
Do we make a difference? Teaching and researching peace at tertiary level
This article reflects upon the theories and methodologies that inform peace studies teaching and research practice. It explores the challenges faced by tertiary educators working within the narrowing confines of current university structures, and, by analysing the motives, process and methodologies that have shaped one particular program, suggests that a dynamic and adaptive approach to teaching is necessary to ensure relevance and currency. It p…
Power and development in practice: NGOs and the development agenda setting
There is a firm belief and evidence to suggest that local communities benefit when they are actively engaged in development processes. A parallel discourse has also gained ascendancy – one which posits that if the poor have power, they will influence institutions and processes to their advantage. NGOs have been, and continue to be, the primary proponents of this thinking. While the assertion holds some substance theoretically, in practice, there …
Do we make a difference? Teaching and researching peace at tertiary level
This article reflects upon the theories and methodologies that inform peace studies teaching and research practice. It explores the challenges faced by tertiary educators working within the narrowing confines of current university structures, and, by analysing the motives, process and methodologies that have shaped one particular program, suggests that a dynamic and adaptive approach to teaching is necessary to ensure relevance and currency. It p…
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Changing Nature of African Politics: The Case of the CSO-Government Relationship in Malawi
The aim of this article is to analyze critically the implications of Malawi's changing nature of politics on civil society organizations (CSOs). The article seeks to clarify whether or not the social, political and economic engagement of civil society organizations has contributed to a strengthened relationship between Malawi' government and its own development agenda, given the CSOs' dependence on 'Northern' aid agencies and/or international NGO…
Towards Pedagogies of Mathematics Achievement: An Analysis of Learning Advisers' Approaches to the Tutoring of Mathematics in the Indigenous Tertiary Entry Program
This research examined different ways in which tutors of mathematics approach their tutoring among Indigenous students enrolled in the Tertiary Entry Program (TEP) at Central Queensland University's Indigenous Learning, Spirituality and Research Centre. The study sought to establish whether or not there were any differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous tutors' approaches to tutoring and, document challenges and opportunities in tutoring …
Development? Freedom? Whose development and freedom
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJonathan MakuwiraJonathan Makuwira is Lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Islander Studies
Global financial crisis and women's micro-lending innovations in Pakistan and Malawi
Microcredit/finance as a tool to eradicate poverty and empower women in developing countries has been a darling of developed countries. The success stories from microcredit borrowers from Bangladesh, India, and Africa, and global endorsement of microcredit programmes have largely ignored local indigenous initiatives managed by groups of women in rural and urban areas. Evidence from fieldwork in Pakistan and Malawi suggests that although systemati…
The Politics of Community Capacity-Building: Contestations, Contradictions, Tensions andAmbivalencesin the Discourse in Indigenous Communities in Australia
The recent hype and ascendancy in the discourse of community capacity-building has generated a lot of heated debate among development and policy experts on its applicability in various contexts. In particular, questions have been raised on the presuppositions inherent in the discourse and, more so, the tension that exists between theory and practice. This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the politics of capacity-building. Whil…
Aid partnership in the Bougainville conflict: The case of a local women's NGO and its donors
Thisc article documents lessons learned from a study of aid partnerships in post-conflict development and peace building in Bougainville. It examines how donor agencies, in this case the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) through the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA), contributed to the successes and failures of the Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency (LNWDA). Although the donors contributed to the organis…
Do we make a difference? Teaching and researching peace at tertiary level
This article reflects upon the theories and methodologies that inform peace studies teaching and research practice. It explores the challenges faced by tertiary educators working within the narrowing confines of current university structures, and, by analysing the motives, process and methodologies that have shaped one particular program, suggests that a dynamic and adaptive approach to teaching is necessary to ensure relevance and currency. It p…
Aid partnership in the Bougainville conflict: The case of a local women's NGO and its donors
Thisc article documents lessons learned from a study of aid partnerships in post-conflict development and peace building in Bougainville. It examines how donor agencies, in this case the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) through the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA), contributed to the successes and failures of the Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency (LNWDA). Although the donors contributed to the organis…
Development? Freedom? Whose development and freedom
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJonathan MakuwiraJonathan Makuwira is Lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Islander Studies
The Politics of Community Capacity-Building: Contestations, Contradictions, Tensions andAmbivalencesin the Discourse in Indigenous Communities in Australia
The recent hype and ascendancy in the discourse of community capacity-building has generated a lot of heated debate among development and policy experts on its applicability in various contexts. In particular, questions have been raised on the presuppositions inherent in the discourse and, more so, the tension that exists between theory and practice. This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the politics of capacity-building. Whil…
Towards Pedagogies of Mathematics Achievement: An Analysis of Learning Advisers' Approaches to the Tutoring of Mathematics in the Indigenous Tertiary Entry Program
This research examined different ways in which tutors of mathematics approach their tutoring among Indigenous students enrolled in the Tertiary Entry Program (TEP) at Central Queensland University's Indigenous Learning, Spirituality and Research Centre. The study sought to establish whether or not there were any differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous tutors' approaches to tutoring and, document challenges and opportunities in tutoring …
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Changing Nature of African Politics: The Case of the CSO-Government Relationship in Malawi
The aim of this article is to analyze critically the implications of Malawi's changing nature of politics on civil society organizations (CSOs). The article seeks to clarify whether or not the social, political and economic engagement of civil society organizations has contributed to a strengthened relationship between Malawi' government and its own development agenda, given the CSOs' dependence on 'Northern' aid agencies and/or international NGO…
Global financial crisis and women's micro-lending innovations in Pakistan and Malawi
Microcredit/finance as a tool to eradicate poverty and empower women in developing countries has been a darling of developed countries. The success stories from microcredit borrowers from Bangladesh, India, and Africa, and global endorsement of microcredit programmes have largely ignored local indigenous initiatives managed by groups of women in rural and urban areas. Evidence from fieldwork in Pakistan and Malawi suggests that although systemati…
Power and development in practice: NGOs and the development agenda setting
There is a firm belief and evidence to suggest that local communities benefit when they are actively engaged in development processes. A parallel discourse has also gained ascendancy – one which posits that if the poor have power, they will influence institutions and processes to their advantage. NGOs have been, and continue to be, the primary proponents of this thinking. While the assertion holds some substance theoretically, in practice, there …
The Routledge Handbook of Global Development
This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world's most pressing global development challenges - including how they may be better understood and addressed through innovative practices and approaches to learning and teaching. Featuring 61 contributions from leading and emerging academics and practitioners, this multidisciplinary volume is organized into five thematic parts exploring: changes in global development financing, ide…
Routledge Handbook of Global Development
Marginal Voices, Resilient Acts: Urban Marginality and Responses to Climate-Related Events in Lilongwe City Informal Settlements
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Social science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · International Development and Aid (3 works) · Business (2 works)