Dr Brendan Whitty
Lecturer in Non-Profit Management
Research areas
I am a researcher interested in the technopolitics of international development, and notably:
- Conflicting institutional logics and organisational change within international development organisations
- Consultants and contractors, particularly in international development
- Engagements of the Development sector with broader ideas of development and progress
PhD supervision
- Aparna Bose
- Hannah Geddes
Selected publications
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Open access
Dismantling the anti-politics machine in aid: political mētis and its limits
Whitty, B., 7 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Political Economy. Latest Articles, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Outsourcing the business of development: the rise of for-profit consultancies in the UK aid sector
Whitty, B., Sklair, J., Gilbert, P., Mawdsley, E., Russon, J-A. & Taylor, O. G., 31 Jul 2023, In: Development and Change. 54, 4, p. 892-917 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Practising politics: Technical project templates and political practice in a DFID country office
Whitty, B., 10 Nov 2018, In: Development Policy Review. 37, S2, p. O293-O309 https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review