From Colonialism to International Aid, 1st ed. 2020
External Actors and Social Protection in the Global South
Global Dynamics of Social Policy Series

This open access volume addresses the role of external actors in social protection in the Global South, from the Second World War until today, analysing the influence of colonial powers, superpowers during the Cold War and contemporary donor agencies.

Following an introduction to the analysis of external actors in social policy making in the Global South, the contributions explore which external actors were dominant in the decades after World War II, and how they shaped early and contemporary social protection making in developing countries. The latter half of the collection elucidates important players in the contemporary transnational social policy arena, such as donor organizations and international organizations, and critically evaluates the potential for and limits of the explanatory power of external actors in social protection making in the Global South, considering the relative contribution of external and domestic influences.    

By examininghow transnational relationships and external actors have influenced the formation, development and transformation of social policies in the developing world, this collection will be an invaluable resource for scholars interested in social protection in the Global South from a range of disciplines. These include political science, social policy, and sociology, as well as historians of the welfare state, international relations scholars and scholars working on global and transnational social policy and development policy. 

Part I Introduction.- 1 External Actors and Social Protection in the Global South: An Overview, Carina Schmitt.- 2 Advancing Transnational Approaches to Social Protection in the Global South, Amanda Shriwise.- Part II The Influence of the Colonial Legacy and Cold War on Social Protection.- 3 Cold War and Social Protection in Burma and Malaysia, Michele Mioni and Klaus Petersen.- 4 The Influence of Colonialism and Donors on Social Policies in Kenya and Tanzania,Daniel Künzler.- 5 The Effects of Colonialism on Social Protection in South Africa and Botswana, Jeremy Seekings.- 6 The Colonial Legacy and the Rise of Social Assistance in the Global South, Carina Schmitt.- 7 Colonial Legacies in International Aid: Policy Priorities and Actor Constellations, Bastian Becker.- Part III The Influence of Donors on Social Protection.- 8 International Donors and Social Policy Diffusion in the Global South, Marina Dodlova.- 9 The World Bank and the Contentious Politics of Global Social Spending, Rahmi Çemen and Erdem Yörük.- 10 The Limits of the Influence of International Donors: Social Protection in Botswana, Isaac Chinyoka and Marianne S. Ulriksen.- 11 External Donors and Social Protection in Africa: A Case Study of Zimbabwe, Stephen Devereux and Samuel Kapingidza.- Part IV Critical Reflections and Conclusion.- 12 Transnational Actors and the Diffusion of Social Policies: An Ideational Approach, Privilege Haang’andu and Daniel Béland.- 13 Transnational Actors and Institutionalization of Social Protection in the Global South, Armando Barrientos.- 14 Critical Assessment and Outlook, Carina Schmitt, Bastian Becker, Judith M. Ebeling, and Amanda Shriwise.

Carina Schmitt is Professor of Global Social Policy, SOCIUM - Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, University of Bremen, Germany.