by Smith Oduro-Marfo | Sep 3, 2019 | Posts
Prof. Guoguang Wu in conversation with Can Zhao (Doctoral Candidate, University of Victoria) on his book ‘Globalization against Democracy: A Political Economy of Capitalism after its Global Triumph’ (Cambridge University Press, 2017, in hardcover and...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | Apr 17, 2019 | Posts
In August 2018, of the 1,500 refugee spaces provided by the Canadian government for the Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) Program more than 1,000 were left unclaimed. Only due to the exceptional financial commitment of some philanthropic leaders did Canada move any...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | Feb 28, 2019 | Posts
What is ‘development’? Development for whom, and for what purpose? Who really benefits from development, and at what cost to others? The topic of development as an aspiration, an ideology, and an academic field of study became particularly significant in the...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | Oct 23, 2018 | Posts
South Africa seems set to amend its Constitution to allow land expropriation without compensation. On 27 February 2018, the governing African National Congress (ANC) supported a measure proposed by a small, ‘left-wing’ opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | Aug 8, 2018 | Posts
By Marlea Clarke This Blog is called ‘Global South Political Commentaries’, leading, perhaps, to the questions: where and what is the global South, when did this term emerge, who uses the term and why? The answers are not quite...