T D Hendriks
Biographic Data
| ID | 67818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T D Hendriks |
| GIVEN NAMES | T D |
| FAMILY NAME | Hendriks |
| SIGNATURE | HENDRIKS T D |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8471-8874 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Disastrous deductions
Following the dismantling of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in early 2025, this article draws on ethnographic fieldwork with government officials in Lilongwe and NGO staff in Malawi's southern districts to examine how aid cuts reshape disaster governance. The analysis demonstrates that reducing donor resources strains not only collaboration between state and non‐state actors but also state‐citizen relationships, as pro…
Duty, Diligence and Disasters
African civil servants are often portrayed as lacking capacity, deeply entangled in patronage networks, embroiled in all kinds of corruption and largely indifferent to their jobs and the plight of their fellow citizens. Perceptions of Malawian civil servants have been no exception to this stereotype and find fertile ground in numerous recent governance scandals, including the misuse of COVID-19 funds. In this paper, I suggest that this overarchin…
Beyond Failure
Following a national referendum in 1993, Malawi transitioned from the 30-year autocratic regime of Hastings Kamuzu Banda and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to become a democratic state.1 While sus
Data, disasters and disquietude in ethnography
PurposeIn this article, I answer the call to normalize and discuss how ethnographers navigate failure in the field by sharing my own experiences from long-term fieldwork in Malawi. I highlight, particularly, my own struggles with feelings of failure and the role of my interlocutors in helping me navigate and understand these situations.Design/methodology/approachMy argument is based on more than 18 months of ongoing in-depth ethnographic fieldwor…
Fraught with Friction
Informal workers are a heterogeneous group distinguished by diverse activities and interests, but they have in common that they operate largely outside state regulations. In this article, we analyse the ways in which informal workers in Ghana are organising (themselves) in response to proposed relocations of their workspace. Borrowing from Tsing, we distinguish three layers of friction that can lead to (structural) change, collective action, and …
Care and its costs
status: Published
A State of Relief
Studies of bureaucrats and bureaucracy have contributed to our understanding of the social production of indifference (Herzfeld 1992). However, in this article, I argue that this focus obscures the centrality of feelings, affect and emotions in their everyday functioning. Drawing on twelve months of ethnographic fieldwork in Malawi with civil servants of the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, I show empirically how they did not-nor did th…
Violence and Vulnerability
This study explores how children in conflict‐affected Burundi deal with violence in their everyday lives. Focusing on schools as a context in which children are prepared for further roles in society, child‐centred, qualitative and mixed‐methods research was conducted at 36 primary schools throughout Burundi. Findings reveal that children use a variety of strategies to deal with violence they encounter. These strategies reflect a learned ‘logic of…
Duty, Diligence and Disasters
African civil servants are often portrayed as lacking capacity, deeply entangled in patronage networks, embroiled in all kinds of corruption and largely indifferent to their jobs and the plight of their fellow citizens. Perceptions of Malawian civil servants have been no exception to this stereotype and find fertile ground in numerous recent governance scandals, including the misuse of COVID-19 funds. In this paper, I suggest that this overarchin…
Beyond Failure
Following a national referendum in 1993, Malawi transitioned from the 30-year autocratic regime of Hastings Kamuzu Banda and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to become a democratic state.1 While sus
Data, disasters and disquietude in ethnography
PurposeIn this article, I answer the call to normalize and discuss how ethnographers navigate failure in the field by sharing my own experiences from long-term fieldwork in Malawi. I highlight, particularly, my own struggles with feelings of failure and the role of my interlocutors in helping me navigate and understand these situations.Design/methodology/approachMy argument is based on more than 18 months of ongoing in-depth ethnographic fieldwor…
Fraught with Friction
Informal workers are a heterogeneous group distinguished by diverse activities and interests, but they have in common that they operate largely outside state regulations. In this article, we analyse the ways in which informal workers in Ghana are organising (themselves) in response to proposed relocations of their workspace. Borrowing from Tsing, we distinguish three layers of friction that can lead to (structural) change, collective action, and …
A State of Relief
Studies of bureaucrats and bureaucracy have contributed to our understanding of the social production of indifference (Herzfeld 1992). However, in this article, I argue that this focus obscures the centrality of feelings, affect and emotions in their everyday functioning. Drawing on twelve months of ethnographic fieldwork in Malawi with civil servants of the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, I show empirically how they did not-nor did th…
Violence and Vulnerability
This study explores how children in conflict‐affected Burundi deal with violence in their everyday lives. Focusing on schools as a context in which children are prepared for further roles in society, child‐centred, qualitative and mixed‐methods research was conducted at 36 primary schools throughout Burundi. Findings reveal that children use a variety of strategies to deal with violence they encounter. These strategies reflect a learned ‘logic of…
Fraught with Friction
Informal workers are a heterogeneous group distinguished by diverse activities and interests, but they have in common that they operate largely outside state regulations. In this article, we analyse the ways in which informal workers in Ghana are organising (themselves) in response to proposed relocations of their workspace. Borrowing from Tsing, we distinguish three layers of friction that can lead to (structural) change, collective action, and …
Care and its costs
status: Published
A State of Relief
Studies of bureaucrats and bureaucracy have contributed to our understanding of the social production of indifference (Herzfeld 1992). However, in this article, I argue that this focus obscures the centrality of feelings, affect and emotions in their everyday functioning. Drawing on twelve months of ethnographic fieldwork in Malawi with civil servants of the Department of Disaster Management Affairs, I show empirically how they did not-nor did th…
Duty, Diligence and Disasters
African civil servants are often portrayed as lacking capacity, deeply entangled in patronage networks, embroiled in all kinds of corruption and largely indifferent to their jobs and the plight of their fellow citizens. Perceptions of Malawian civil servants have been no exception to this stereotype and find fertile ground in numerous recent governance scandals, including the misuse of COVID-19 funds. In this paper, I suggest that this overarchin…
Beyond Failure
Following a national referendum in 1993, Malawi transitioned from the 30-year autocratic regime of Hastings Kamuzu Banda and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to become a democratic state.1 While sus
Data, disasters and disquietude in ethnography
PurposeIn this article, I answer the call to normalize and discuss how ethnographers navigate failure in the field by sharing my own experiences from long-term fieldwork in Malawi. I highlight, particularly, my own struggles with feelings of failure and the role of my interlocutors in helping me navigate and understand these situations.Design/methodology/approachMy argument is based on more than 18 months of ongoing in-depth ethnographic fieldwor…
Disastrous deductions
Following the dismantling of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in early 2025, this article draws on ethnographic fieldwork with government officials in Lilongwe and NGO staff in Malawi's southern districts to examine how aid cuts reshape disaster governance. The analysis demonstrates that reducing donor resources strains not only collaboration between state and non‐state actors but also state‐citizen relationships, as pro…
Political science (7 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)