Editing Development studies (section)

==History==
The emergence of development studies as an academic discipline in the second half of the twentieth century is in large part due to increasing concern about economic prospects for the [[third world]] after [[decolonisation]]. In the immediate post-war period, [[development economics]], a branch of [[economics]], arose out of previous studies in colonial economics. By the 1960s, an increasing number of development economists felt that economics alone could not fully address issues such as political effectiveness and educational provision.<ref>Kothari, U. (ed), ''A Radical History of Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies''</ref> Development studies arose as a result of this, initially aiming to integrate ideas of [[politics]] and economics. Since then, it has become an increasingly inter- and multi-disciplinary subject, encompassing [[#Disciplines of development studies|a variety of social scientific fields]].<ref>Abbott, Lewis F. (2003) ''Theories of Industrial Modernization and Enterprise Development: A Review''. ISR/Google Books, Second revised edition {{ISBN|978-0-906321-26-3}}</ref> In recent years the use of political economy analysis- the application of the analytical techniques of economics- to try and assess and explain political and social factors that either enhance or limit development has become increasingly widespread as a way of explaining the success or failure of reform processes. The era of modern development is commonly deemed to have commenced with the [[Harry S. Truman's 1949 inaugural address|inauguration speech]] of [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1949.<ref>Rist, G., ''The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith''</ref>  In Point Four of his speech, with reference to Latin America and other poor nations, he said:

<blockquote>More than half the people of the world are living in conditions approaching misery. Their food is inadequate. They are victims of disease. Their economic life is primitive and stagnant. Their poverty is a handicap and a threat both to them and to more prosperous areas. For the first time in history, humanity possesses the knowledge and the skill to relieve the suffering of these people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/swearing-in/address/address-by-harry-s-truman-1949|title=Address by Harry S. Truman, 1949|last=|first=|date=|website=Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies|publisher=|access-date=|archive-date=2016-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313195517/http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/swearing-in/address/address-by-harry-s-truman-1949|url-status=dead}}</ref></blockquote>

But development studies has since also taken an interest in lessons of past development experiences of Western countries. More recently, the emergence of [[human security]] – a new, people-oriented approach to understanding and addressing [[International security|global security]] threats – has led to a growing recognition of a relationship between security and development. Human security argues that inequalities and insecurity in one state or region have consequences for global security and that it is thus in the interest of all states to address underlying development issues. This relationship with studies of human security is but one example of the interdisciplinary nature of development studies.

Global Research cooperation between researchers from countries in the [[Global North and Global South|Global North and the Global South]], so called [[North-South research partnerships|North-south research partnerships]], allow development studies to consider more diverse perspectives on development studies and other strongly [[Value (ethics and social sciences)|value]] driven issues. Thus, it can contribute new findings to the field of research.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hofmänner, Alexandra |date=2021-02-02 |title=A short history of the KFPE 1994-2019 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/4309902 |language=en |doi=10.5281/zenodo.4309902}}</ref>