Nexus of Emotional and Development Geographies

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ID5696993
AuthorsRebecca Clouser (Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume10
Issue8
Pages321-332
Publication date2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeography Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gec3.12275
OpenAlexW2503949882
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited46

Recently, the nexus of international development and emotion has received increasing attention from diverse sectors. While scholars from postcolonial, post-structural, and feminist perspectives have long called for increased attention to emotions and the more-than-rational, more recent pieces such as the World Bank's World Development Report 2015 on Mind, Society, and Behavior have also taken up the refrain that "emotions matter" in development. Whether viewed as motivating factors, explanatory devices, or phenomena to be harnessed and manipulated, emotions are emerging as a key piece in development theory and practice. This paper critically analyzes the ways in which the nexus of emotion and development has been conceptualized from various perspectives. In particular, it raises questions related to geographies of power and control and highlights the implications of this emotional turn for both the theory and practice of development

Epistemology · Explanatory power · Sociology · Engineering · International Development and Aid · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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