Prof Kate Bird introduces The Development Hub's new podcast series The Power Shift: Decolonising Development, and outlines key themes including what development is, how development is funded, whose knowledge counts and how the majority world is regarded (the white gaze). The series will bring together practitioners, activists and thinkers to share ideas around how the development sector can decolonise and identify practical ideas for progressive change.
Kate is the Director of The Development Hub, Professor of Practice at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Surrey, Senior Research Associate with ODI and Associate with the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network. She brings over 25 years of experience to her work designing and leading multidisciplinary research, training and advisory work.
If you’re interested to find out more about Kate’s work, take a look here: LinkedIn, The Development Hub, ODI
