In this episode, Prof. Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji (University of Massachusetts Amherst) challenges the idea that there’s a single road to “modernity.” Drawing on his co-edited trilogy Decolonial Reconstellations—especially Volume II, Dissolving Master Narratives—he argues for development defined as expanding people’s possibilities in their own historical and ecological context. That means industrialising under climate constraints, negotiating transformation within democratic politics, and learning fr...
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In this episode, Prof. Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji (University of Massachusetts Amherst) challenges the idea that there’s a single road to “modernity.” Drawing on his co-edited trilogy Decolonial Reconstellations—especially Volume II, Dissolving Master Narratives—he argues for development defined as expanding people’s possibilities in their own historical and ecological context. That means industrialising under climate constraints, negotiating transformation within democratic politics, and learning fr...
Rethinking Development & Industrial Policy — Prof. Fiona Tregenna on APORDE’s Impact
APORDE Podcast Series
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3 weeks ago
Rethinking Development & Industrial Policy — Prof. Fiona Tregenna on APORDE’s Impact
In this episode, Thobani Khumalo speaks with Prof. Fiona Tregenna (University of Johannesburg; SARChI in Industrial Development) about the evolution and significance of APORDE—the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics. Prof. Tregenna reflects on two decades of the programme, why exposure to plural and heterodox perspectives matters, and how APORDE and its sister course IPPM (Industrial Policy for Policymakers) build lasting professional networks across the continent. The conve...
APORDE Podcast Series
In this episode, Prof. Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji (University of Massachusetts Amherst) challenges the idea that there’s a single road to “modernity.” Drawing on his co-edited trilogy Decolonial Reconstellations—especially Volume II, Dissolving Master Narratives—he argues for development defined as expanding people’s possibilities in their own historical and ecological context. That means industrialising under climate constraints, negotiating transformation within democratic politics, and learning fr...
