Tom De Bruyn
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3697458 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Tom De Bruyn |
| PRENOMES | Tom |
| SOBRENOME | De Bruyn |
| ASSINATURA | DE BRUYN T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6088-6240 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2002 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Equal Relations and Appropriate Expertise in India’s South-South Co-operation? Discourse and Practice of the Pan-African e-Network
This article examines the implementation of India’s South-South Co-operation (SSC) principles in the health component of one of its flagship project: the Pan-African e-Network. Data are combined from the few available studies as well as from fieldwork in Mozambique, including interviews and policy documents. After scrutinizing the capacity building approach and the conception, design and implementation phases, the conclusion drawn is that the gov…
Analysing South-South Capacity Building. Comparing Six Flagship Projects of Brazil, India and China in Mozambique
While South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC) is claimed to unlock domestically sourced expertise of countries of the Global South to address development challenges in countries with similar political economic and social conditions, not much is known about the capacity building approaches used. This article analyses and compares the capacity building strategies of three of the main protagonists of SSDC, India, Brazil and the PR China. A critic…
New friends, easier partners and bigger brothers
Emerging powers are credited with influencing development cooperation, but field-based studies incorporating the viewpoints of recipient developing country actors are scarce. This article analyses the presence and the material, ideational and institutional influence of assistance in agriculture and food security in Malawi by the governments of Brazil, India, China and South Africa. The findings suggest first that, despite a similar and powerful d…
New development philanthropists? The effects and characteristics of the (Flemish) fourth pillar of development cooperation
Cet article porte sur les acteurs et les organisations du quatrième pilier de l'aide internationale belge, agissant au-delà de l'aide bilatérale directe ou indirecte et de l'aide multilatérale. L'auteur cherche à identifier les différents types d'organisations composant ce quatrième pilier, ainsi que leurs caractéristiques principales. Il s'intéresse, également, aux projets conduits par ces acteurs en Inde et en République Démocratique du Congo
The emergence of a fourth pillar in development aid
Development co-operation has traditionally been the playing field of governments, multilateral institutions, and established development NGOs. In the past decade, however, other actors in Northern countries (such as businesses, migrants' organisations, professional groups, and schools) have shown active interest in development-related activities. Although they do not belong to the epistemic community of development specialists and are often overl…
Towards strategies for making offshore outsourcing economically and socially sustainable
This paper looks at the role trade unions and employee representatives can play in workplaces where offshoring and outsourcing projects are introduced. Starting with an overview of the literature on the employment impacts of offshore outsourcing, it highlights a strong contrast between the generally optimistic macro-economic studies focusing on the net effects, and the realities of offshore projects revealed through case studies, in which failure…
The Democratic Republic of Congo
The information in this chapter is based on interviews conducted in collaboration with the MIDA coordinator Sefu Kawaya during a two-week visit to Kinshasa (3-17 November 2005)
Remittances in the Great Lakes Region
To facilitate the involvement of the diaspora of the Great Lakes region, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Belgium initiated the programme Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA) in 2001. IOM commissioned a study to develop initiatives to facilitate the development impact of remittances for the Great Lakes region. This study aims to provide insight into the advantages and disadvantages of existing transfer methods, governme…
Dynamics of Remittance Utilization in Bangladesh
Belgium. In recent years he has focused on development and migration policy issues. Specifically on remittances he has carried out research in Bangladesh, Sub-Saharan Africa and European countries. Tom De Bruyn has prepared this article on the occasion of BASUG’s forum on “Remittances & Expatriates: Development of Bangladesh ” at Golden Tulip (Hotel Bel Air in the Hague on 22 Saturday 2006 – Editor) A renewed interest in remittances Since the end…
Policy, fear and systemic violence
The emergence of a fourth pillar in development aid
Development co-operation has traditionally been the playing field of governments, multilateral institutions, and established development NGOs. In the past decade, however, other actors in Northern countries (such as businesses, migrants' organisations, professional groups, and schools) have shown active interest in development-related activities. Although they do not belong to the epistemic community of development specialists and are often overl…
New development philanthropists? The effects and characteristics of the (Flemish) fourth pillar of development cooperation
Cet article porte sur les acteurs et les organisations du quatrième pilier de l'aide internationale belge, agissant au-delà de l'aide bilatérale directe ou indirecte et de l'aide multilatérale. L'auteur cherche à identifier les différents types d'organisations composant ce quatrième pilier, ainsi que leurs caractéristiques principales. Il s'intéresse, également, aux projets conduits par ces acteurs en Inde et en République Démocratique du Congo
New friends, easier partners and bigger brothers
Emerging powers are credited with influencing development cooperation, but field-based studies incorporating the viewpoints of recipient developing country actors are scarce. This article analyses the presence and the material, ideational and institutional influence of assistance in agriculture and food security in Malawi by the governments of Brazil, India, China and South Africa. The findings suggest first that, despite a similar and powerful d…
Policy, fear and systemic violence
Dynamics of Remittance Utilization in Bangladesh
Belgium. In recent years he has focused on development and migration policy issues. Specifically on remittances he has carried out research in Bangladesh, Sub-Saharan Africa and European countries. Tom De Bruyn has prepared this article on the occasion of BASUG’s forum on “Remittances & Expatriates: Development of Bangladesh ” at Golden Tulip (Hotel Bel Air in the Hague on 22 Saturday 2006 – Editor) A renewed interest in remittances Since the end…
The Democratic Republic of Congo
The information in this chapter is based on interviews conducted in collaboration with the MIDA coordinator Sefu Kawaya during a two-week visit to Kinshasa (3-17 November 2005)
Remittances in the Great Lakes Region
To facilitate the involvement of the diaspora of the Great Lakes region, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Belgium initiated the programme Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA) in 2001. IOM commissioned a study to develop initiatives to facilitate the development impact of remittances for the Great Lakes region. This study aims to provide insight into the advantages and disadvantages of existing transfer methods, governme…
Towards strategies for making offshore outsourcing economically and socially sustainable
This paper looks at the role trade unions and employee representatives can play in workplaces where offshoring and outsourcing projects are introduced. Starting with an overview of the literature on the employment impacts of offshore outsourcing, it highlights a strong contrast between the generally optimistic macro-economic studies focusing on the net effects, and the realities of offshore projects revealed through case studies, in which failure…
The emergence of a fourth pillar in development aid
Development co-operation has traditionally been the playing field of governments, multilateral institutions, and established development NGOs. In the past decade, however, other actors in Northern countries (such as businesses, migrants' organisations, professional groups, and schools) have shown active interest in development-related activities. Although they do not belong to the epistemic community of development specialists and are often overl…
New development philanthropists? The effects and characteristics of the (Flemish) fourth pillar of development cooperation
Cet article porte sur les acteurs et les organisations du quatrième pilier de l'aide internationale belge, agissant au-delà de l'aide bilatérale directe ou indirecte et de l'aide multilatérale. L'auteur cherche à identifier les différents types d'organisations composant ce quatrième pilier, ainsi que leurs caractéristiques principales. Il s'intéresse, également, aux projets conduits par ces acteurs en Inde et en République Démocratique du Congo
New friends, easier partners and bigger brothers
Emerging powers are credited with influencing development cooperation, but field-based studies incorporating the viewpoints of recipient developing country actors are scarce. This article analyses the presence and the material, ideational and institutional influence of assistance in agriculture and food security in Malawi by the governments of Brazil, India, China and South Africa. The findings suggest first that, despite a similar and powerful d…
Equal Relations and Appropriate Expertise in India’s South-South Co-operation? Discourse and Practice of the Pan-African e-Network
This article examines the implementation of India’s South-South Co-operation (SSC) principles in the health component of one of its flagship project: the Pan-African e-Network. Data are combined from the few available studies as well as from fieldwork in Mozambique, including interviews and policy documents. After scrutinizing the capacity building approach and the conception, design and implementation phases, the conclusion drawn is that the gov…
Analysing South-South Capacity Building. Comparing Six Flagship Projects of Brazil, India and China in Mozambique
While South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC) is claimed to unlock domestically sourced expertise of countries of the Global South to address development challenges in countries with similar political economic and social conditions, not much is known about the capacity building approaches used. This article analyses and compares the capacity building strategies of three of the main protagonists of SSDC, India, Brazil and the PR China. A critic…
Political science (8 obras) · International Development and Aid (6 obras) · Business (5 obras) · Economic growth (5 obras) · Economics (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Development economics (3 obras) · Engineering (3 obras) · Social science (3 obras)