Abstract
Development studies rarely considers in depth the career choices and inner lives
of civil servants, academicians and activists in the Third World. This paper draws on
life stories of twelve former students of the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague,
from diverse countries, in the context of wider literature on Third World intellectuals
and on identity in the late modern era of globalization. The paper argues against dichotomizing `humanist intellectuals’ and `technocrats’, and for a more composite representation of professional identities. It questions associations of economics with technocracy and highlights the multi-vocal nature of economics. Recommendations for
pedagogy at schools of development studies are put forward.
of civil servants, academicians and activists in the Third World. This paper draws on
life stories of twelve former students of the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague,
from diverse countries, in the context of wider literature on Third World intellectuals
and on identity in the late modern era of globalization. The paper argues against dichotomizing `humanist intellectuals’ and `technocrats’, and for a more composite representation of professional identities. It questions associations of economics with technocracy and highlights the multi-vocal nature of economics. Recommendations for
pedagogy at schools of development studies are put forward.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Den Haag |
| Publisher | International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) |
| Number of pages | 69 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Series | ISS working papers. General series |
|---|---|
| Number | 364 |
| ISSN | 0921-0210 |
Series
- ISS Working Paper-General Series