Race Racism and Development

Race Racism and Development places racism and constructions of race at the centre of an exploration of the dominant discourses structures and practices of development. Combining insights from postcolonial and race critical theory with a political economy framework it puts forward provocative theoretical analyses of the relationships between development race capital embodiment and resistance in historical and contemporary contexts. Exposing how race is central to development policies and practices relating to human rights security good governance HIV/AIDS population control NGOs visual representations and the role of diasporas in development the book raises compelling questions about contemporary imperialism and the possibilities for transnational political solidarity.