Rethinking Development in the British Empire after the Second World War

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370885
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of Europe and America
• Research Institution: Shimonoseki City University
• Principal Investigator: MIZUNO Shoko 下関市立大学, 経済学部, 教授 (40372601)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: イギリス / 帝国 / 植民地科学 / 開発 / アフリカ / 技術援助 / 資源 / エコロジー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the process in which colonial scientific and technical officers constructed agricultural development strategies in British Africa after the Second World War. The primary goal of this study is to reconsider development concepts and practices in colonial Africa. First, I explore how the concept of ‘ecological development’ was generated and shared in the networks of colonial scientists. Second, I consider the influence of colonial experiences on international development aid programmes for decolonizing African countries.

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人文学